Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA2195-T0

2016 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 266-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Sung Lee ◽  
Jong Hoon Yoon ◽  
Joon Tae Yoo ◽  
Kyung Ju Min

Aluminum-copper-lithium alloy is a light weight metal that has been used as substitute for conventional aerospace aluminum alloys. With addition of Li element, it has lower density but higher strength. However these aluminum alloys are hard to weld by conventional fusion welding, since they often produce porosities and cracking in the weld zone. It is known that solid state welding like friction stir welding is appropriate for joining of this alloy. In this study, friction stir welding was performed on AA2195 sheets, in butt joint configuration in order to understand effects of process parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties in the weld zone. The results include the microstructural change after friction stir welding with electron microscopic analysis of precipitates.

2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 720-726
Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar Revelly ◽  
B. Rajkumar ◽  
V. Swapna

The main aim of the present topic is friction stir welding (FSW) of Aluminium HE-30, which shows that improved microstructures, strong weld and with less of defects. In the other hand, an attempt was made to correlate the welding parameters and mechanical properties. In the present investigation four rotational speeds of 1000 rpm, 1200 rpm, 1400 rpm and 1600 rpm with travelling speed of 30 mm/min. and tool geometry (straight cylindrical) was chosen. It was observed that the tool rotational speed is a sensitive parameter to decide the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the present material. Similarly, the hardness of Al plates is improved at the weld zone. Hence, it is suggested that to consider a parameter such as welding tool rotational speed, travelling speed and materials in selecting the welding methods of sound joints, because it influences the microstructure and mechanical properties in various applications. In the present study, non-destructive tests are also confirmed the defective nature of the weld zone of Al plates.


Author(s):  
A.A. Saleh

Purpose: This work aims to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties achieved by FSW of butt joints, namely of dissimilar sheets namely of 2014-T3 to 5059-H11 Al alloys by bonding the two materials perpendicular to their rolling directions. Design/methodology/approach: AA 2014T3 and AA 5059H11 were two dissimilar aluminium alloys friction stir welded. The joint has been examined in terms of hardness, microstructure, and mechanical properties. The microstructure of the weld area was characterized by using optical microscopy. Seven diverse regions of the microstructure in the joint can be illustrious. Findings: It has been noticed that a structure of fine grain is formed in the nugget region as a consequence of recrystallization. The thermos mechanically affected and heat affected zones of aluminium alloy 2014 are characterized by the lowest hardness values in spite of there are a general hardness decrease through the weld zone compared to both base metals. The ultimate tensile strength values of the dissimilar joint were found to be varying between 54% to 66% those of the base metal. Research limitations/implications: The t joining in FSW takes place with the base materials remnant in the solid state, which gives a considerable possibility to produce joints between the alleged difficult-to-weld heat treatable aluminium alloys. Originality/value: The outcomes display that friction stir welding can be effectively applied for the joining of dissimilar aluminium alloys.


DYNA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (210) ◽  
pp. 150-155
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Hoyos Pulgarín ◽  
María Zuluaga-Posada ◽  
Yesid Montoya

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) has the advantage of generating sound welds on materials that generally present low weldability by traditional fusion welding processes, such as 2xxx and 7xxx aluminum alloys. Force measurement in FSW provides significant information about the process, the machine requirements, the effect of selected parameters, and weld soundness. In this paper, an axial force measuring device was designed, built, and tested to be used in a CNC adapted system. All tests were performed using AA 7075-T6 and a butt joint configuration. The forces obtained by the device match, in profile, key values, and trends, the ones found in literature which allows to conclude that this is a functional and sufficient device for the application.


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