Effect of processing parameters on friction stir welded aluminum matrix composites wear behavior

Adel Mahmood Hassan; Mohammed Almomani; Tarek Qasim; Ahmed Ghaithan

doi:10.1080/10426914.2012.700156

Effect of processing parameters on friction stir welded aluminum matrix composites wear behavior

Adel Mahmood Hassan^*
, Mohammed Almomani
, Tarek Qasim
, Ahmed Ghaithan

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the present work, the aluminum matrix composites reinforced with both SiC and graphite particles are joined using a friction stir welding (FSW) process. The wear characteristics of the welded joints were investigated at constant load of 50N and a rotational speed of 1,000rpm using a pin-on-disk wear testing apparatus. This study focuses on the influences of the FSW processing parameters (tool geometry, rotational speed, and welding speed) on the wear characteristics of the welded joint of the considered hybrid aluminum matrix composite under dry sliding conditions. The experimental results indicate that the wear resistance of the joint increases at high welding speeds (>45mm/min) and/or low value of rotational speeds. Different tool pin profiles (square, octagonal, and hexagonal) are developed to perform the welding process, and the effects of the tool pin profile on the weldments were studied. It is found that joints welded with square pin profile have better wear resistance compared to the other pin profiles. The results demonstrate that the FSW processing parameters greatly affect on the wear resistance of the welded joints due to various microstructural modifications during welding that cause an improvement in the welded zone hardness and wear properties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1419-1423
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Volume	27
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2012.700156
State	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported by a grant from the Deanship of Scientific Research at Jordan University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2010/195). The authors also would like to acknowledge all members of the Industrial Engineering Department workshops and laboratories for their help in using the machines and other available facilities.

Keywords

Aluminum
Composite
Friction
Wear
Welding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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