Effects of Tool Design and Friction Stir Welding Parameters on Weld Morphology in Aluminum Alloys

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 1261-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian A. Widener ◽  
Dwight A. Burford ◽  
Sarah Jurak
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Grain Orientation ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Tool Design ◽  
Welding Parameter ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Microstructural Changes ◽  
Mechanical Process ◽  
Friction Stir

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a complex thermo-mechanical process which produces wrought microstructure with microstructural gradients in grain size, grain orientation, dislocation density, and precipitate distribution. The type and degree of microstructural modification is a function of the particular alloy chosen, its initial temper, the tool design and corresponding weld process parameter window, and other variables like material thickness, size, fixturing, etc. Since the microstructural changes produced can dramatically affect resultant mechanical performance and corrosion response, a thorough understanding of the variables involved in those changes is needed. A design of experiments approach was used to study the effects of welding parameter selection on the microstructural changes wrought by FSW with two different sizes of the same FSW tool design. A combination of microhardness mapping and electrical conductivity testing was used to investigate potential differences. The importance of these factors and the means for characterizing them for developing standards and specifications are also discussed.

Axial Force Reduction in Friction Stir Welding of AA6061-T6 at Right Angle

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Imani ◽  
Michel Guillot
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
Tool Design ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Minor Effect ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Force Reduction ◽  
Solid State Joining

Invented in 1991, friction stir welding (FSW) is a new solid state joining technique. This process has many advantages over fusion welding techniques including absence of filler material, shielding gas, fumes and intensive light, solid state joining, better microstructure, better strength and fatigue life, and etc. The difficulty with FSW is in the high forces involved especially in axial direction which requires use of robust fixturing and very stiff FSW machines. Reduction of FSW force would simplify implementation of the process on less stiff CNC machines and industrial robots. In this paper axial welding force reduction is investigated by use of tool design and welding parameters in FSW of 3.07 mm thick AA6061-T6 sheets at right angle. Attempt is made to reduce the required axial force while having acceptable ultimate tensile strength (UTS). It is found that shoulder working diameter and shoulder angle are the most important parameters in the axial force determination yet pin angle has minor effect. According to the developed artificial neural network (ANN) model, proper selection of shoulder diameter and angle can lead to approximately 40% force reduction with acceptable UTS. Regions of tool design and welding parameters are found which result in reduced axial force along with acceptable UTS.

scholarly journals Improvement on Mechanical Properties of Submerged Friction Stir Joining of Dissimilar Tailor Welded Aluminum Blanks

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
R. Suryanarayanan ◽  
V. G. Sridhar ◽  
L. Natrayan ◽  
S. Kaliappan ◽  
Anjibabu Merneedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Weld Zone ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tailor Welded Blanks ◽  
Secondary Precipitates

Friction stir welding is a solid-state welding method that produces joints with superior mechanical and metallurgical properties. However, the negative effects of the thermal cycle during welding dent the mechanical performance of the weld joint. Hence, in this research study, the joining of aluminum tailor welded blanks by friction stir welding is carried out in underwater conditions by varying the welding parameters. The tensile tests revealed that the underwater welded samples showed better results when compared to the air welded samples. Maximum tensile strength of 229.83 MPa was obtained at 1000 rpm, 36 mm/min. The improved tensile strength of the underwater welded samples was credited to the suppression of the precipitation of the secondary precipitates due to the cooling action provided by the water. The lowest hardness of 72 HV was obtained at the edge of the stir zone which indicated the weakest region in the weld zone.

scholarly journals Studies on Effect of Tool Design and Welding Parameters on the Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys AA 5052 – AA 6061

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. RajKumar ◽  
M. VenkateshKannan ◽  
P. Sadeesh ◽  
N. Arivazhagan ◽  
K. Devendranath Ramkumar
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Tool Design ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Friction Stir

Establishing optimal friction stir welding parameters for AA2219-T87 Al-alloy using comprehensive RSM and GA approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boddu Rajnaveen ◽  
Govada Rambabu ◽  
Kollabothina Prakash ◽  
Kotipalli Srinivasa Rao
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Welding Parameter ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Aa2219 Alloy

Abstract AA2219-T87 aluminium alloy has been used in aerospace applications because of its high strength, low density and resistance to corrosion. The copper in the alloy improves the hardness and lowers melting point, which makes two sections easily joined with a process called friction stir welding of aluminium alloy. In the present work, heat-treated AA2219 alloy was butt welded by solid-state friction stir welding process. This work aims to develop a suitable combination of welding parameters for producing defect-free weld joints of AA2219 alloy to improve tensile and corrosion properties. The most influencing control parameter for optimising the friction stir welding responses was determined using sophisticated design of experiments (DOE) techniques. Ultimate tensile strength and corrosion resistance are observed as responses in this study. To achieve the desired weld responses, a three-factor, three-level Box-behneken design was used. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was carried out to examine the interaction effect and significant welding parameter to set the optimal level of welding conditions. Multi-response regression equations have been developed using response surface methodology (RSM) to estimate the output characteristics of weld. The Genetic algorithm (GA) was used to optimise the predicted mathematical model under given optimization constraints. The results shown that the optimum responses are obtained at input factors rotational speed 300 rpm, welding speed 80 mm/min, and axial force of 10kN.

On the friction stir welding, tool design optimization, and strain rate-dependent mechanical properties of HDPE–ceramic composite joints

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabeer Raza ◽  
Muhammad Shamir ◽  
Muhammad Kashan Akhtar Qureshi ◽  
Abdul Shaafi Shaikh ◽  
Muhammad Zain-ul-abdein
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Tool Design ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Composite Joints ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Composite Joint ◽  
Joint Efficiency

Friction stir welding is a recently developed technique for joining low-melting metals and polymers. In the present work, friction stir welded joints of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sheets were produced using a newly designed tool with a concave shoulder and a grooved conical pin. The joints were produced with and without the additions of ceramic particulates including silicon carbide (SiC), alumina, graphite, and silica. The effect of strain rate on the tensile properties of base material and plain welded joints was examined. In addition to tensile properties of composite joints, hardness profiles across the weld nugget were analyzed. It was observed that the increasing strain rate improved both the tensile strength and the ductility of the plain welded joints. The tool was able to yield a joint efficiency of around 84% in the plain welded samples. Although, in terms of joint efficiency, the composite joints were less efficient than the plain welded HDPE, SiC additions were found to yield better material properties relative to other reinforcements. Finally, it was concluded that an SiC–HDPE composite joint can be of practical importance in high strain rate applications, provided the optimum tool design and stir welding parameters are available.

scholarly journals Investigation of Factors Affecting Friction Stir Welding of Polyethylene by ANOVA Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Kemal BİLİCİ ◽  
Ahmet İrfan YUKLER ◽  
Memduh KURTULMUS ◽  
İlyas KARTAL
Keyword(s):  
Friction Stir Welding ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Welding Parameter ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Taguchi Optimization ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Shoulder Diameter ◽  
Wide Range

The variables that are effective in joining high density polyethylene sheets by friction stir welding (FSW) have been investigated. In order to understand the effects of welding parameters, using Taguchi optimization, tool rotation speed, feed rate, shoulder diameter and pin diameter values were selected in a wide range. The results obtained with Taguchi optimization method were evaluated according to the highest / the best signal-noise ratio. Macro photographs taken cross-sectional view taken the weld seam, SEM images and hardness measurements were used to evaluate. As a result of the evaluation, the accuracy of the optimization was found to be approximately 96 %. As a result, feed rate and shoulder diameter were determined as the most effective parameter affecting the welding quality and welding performance. These two parameters (shoulder diameter and feed rate) have found to effect of approximately 65 % on tensile strength, weld quality and hardness. Finally, it has obtained that the most effective welding parameter was the shoulder diameter with 40.81 %.

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.

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