Review on Research Status of Friction Stir Welding Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 335-336 ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Fen Zhang ◽  
Fei Long ◽  
Xiao Wen Chen ◽  
Xiang Qian Wen ◽  
Hong Song Luo
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Development Prospect ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Research Status ◽  
Welding Technology ◽  
Joining Technology

Friction stir welding(FSW) as a new，environmental and energy-saving solid phase joining technology has become the focus of research in the welding field at home and abroad in recent years. The technical characteristics，microstructure and application status of Friction Stir Welding were elaborated in this paper，meanwhile the studying situation of Friction stir welding for aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys and so on was stated. Finally development prospect of FSW in welding field was analyzed.

scholarly journals Metallurgical Joining of Magnesium Alloys by the FSW Process

10.14311/1602 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Kupec ◽  
Ivana Hlavačová ◽  
Milan Turňa
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Optical Microscopy ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Fusion Welding ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Welding Technology ◽  
Joint Quality

This paper deals with welding AZ 31Mg alloy by FSW (Friction Stir Welding) technology. Welds were fabricated with new equipment supplied from China for VUZ-PI Bratislava (Welding Research Institute — Industrial Institute). Welding parameters and conditions were proposed and tested. Joint quality was assessed by optical microscopy and microhardness measurements. The fabricated joints were sound, apart from minor inhomogeneities (cracks). It is considered that after certain adaptations of the welding parameters, and perhaps also of the welding tool, that this equipment will be capable of producing welded joints of excellent quality that can compete with any fusion welding technologies, including concentrated power sources.

Enhanced Numerical Results on Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Butt Joints

2007 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 759-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Detlev Staud ◽  
Arthur Giera ◽  
Marion Merklein ◽  
Manfred Geiger
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Weld Seam ◽  
Fe Simulation ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Tensile Specimen ◽  
Friction Stir

Friction stir welding is a newer technology to join materials in the solid phase. Therefore plenty of problems which appear by melting phase welding technologies for aluminium alloys are avoided by this process. This is the main chance for friction stir welding to be accepted and integrated in forthcoming applications, especially for uses out of aluminium alloys. Starting from former results for friction stir welding of aluminium this article deals with the determination of the constitutive material properties of friction stir welded aluminium tailored blanks with regard to the finite-element (FE) simulation of sheet metal forming. The FE simulation of the formability of welded sheet metal demands the knowledge of the precise mechanical properties of the base material as well as the characteristic zones of the weld seam, which are affected by friction stir welding. While ordinary tensile tests can only determine the constitutive behaviour of a simple tensile specimen, an optical strain measurement can be used to determine flow stresses of the base and of the welded material with an adapted tensile specimen, respectively. By the usage of the so called rule of mixture the advantages of this new approach is demonstrated with a comparison of the tensile forces within FE simulations and experimental validations. For this purpose specimen with the weld seam oriented perpendicular and parallel to the uniaxial loading direction are utilized.

Microstructural and Mechanical Behaviour Evaluation of Mg-Al-Zn Alloy Friction Stir Welded Joint

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 8150-8159
Author(s):  
Kulwant Singh ◽  
Gurbhinder Singh ◽  
Harmeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Tensile Fracture ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
The Impact

The weight reduction concept is most effective to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from vehicles, which also improves fuel efficiency. Amongst lightweight materials, magnesium alloys are attractive to the automotive sector as a structural material. Welding feasibility of magnesium alloys acts as an influential role in its usage for lightweight prospects. Friction stir welding (FSW) is an appropriate technique as compared to other welding techniques to join magnesium alloys. Field of friction stir welding is emerging in the current scenario. The friction stir welding technique has been selected to weld AZ91 magnesium alloys in the current research work. The microstructure and mechanical characteristics of the produced FSW butt joints have been investigated. Further, the influence of post welding heat treatment (at 260 °C for 1 h) on these properties has also been examined. Post welding heat treatment (PWHT) resulted in the improvement of the grain structure of weld zones which affected the mechanical performance of the joints. After heat treatment, the tensile strength and elongation of the joint increased by 12.6 % and 31.9 % respectively. It is proven that after PWHT, the microhardness of the stir zone reduced and a comparatively smoothened microhardness profile of the FSW joint obtained. No considerable variation in the location of the tensile fracture was witnessed after PWHT. The results show that the impact toughness of the weld joints further decreases after post welding heat treatment.

Optimization of friction stir welding parameters of dissimilar aluminium alloys 6061 and 5083 by using response surface methodology

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622110058
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Verma ◽  
Vinod Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Tilt Angle ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Tool Pin

Aluminium and its alloys are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, affordable and high-strength material and find wide applications in shipbuilding, automotive, constructions, aerospace and other industrial sectors. In applications like aerospace, marine and automotive industries, there is a need to join components made of different aluminium alloys, viz. AA6061 and AA5083. In this study friction stir welding (FSW) is used to join dissimilar plates made of AA6061-T6 and AA5083-O. The effect of varying tool pin profile, tool rotation speed, tool feed rate and tilt angle of the tool has been investigated on the tensile strength and percentage elongation of the welded joints. Box-Behkan design, with four input parameters and three levels of each parameter has been employed to decide the set of experimental runs. The regression models have been developed to investigate the influence of welding variables on the tensile strength and elongation of the welded joint. It is revealed that with the increase in welding parameters like tool rpm, tool feed rate and tilt angle of the tool, both the mechanical properties increase, reach a maximum level, followed by a decrease with further increase in the value of parameters. Amongst different types of tool pin profiles used, the FSW tool having straight cylindrical (SC) pin profile is found to yield the maximum strength and elongation of the welded joint for different combinations of welding parameters. Multiple response optimization indicates that the maximum UTS (135.83 MPa) and TE (4.35%) are obtained for the welded joint fabricated using FSW tool having SC pin profile, tilted at 1.11° and operating at tool speed and feed rate of 1568 rpm and 39.53 mm/min., respectively.

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