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Improvement of Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminium Alloy Joint

  • Taher A. Shehabeldeen
  • , T. S. Mahmoud
  • , Mahmoud Nemat-Alla
  • , E. Y. Elkady
  • , Yajun Yin
  • , Xiaoyuan Ji
  • , Xu Shen
  • , Jianxin Zhou

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Abstract

To improve mechanical characteristics of friction stir welded joint made of AA6061-T6, AA2024 was used as a filler material due to its high strength and compatibility with AA6061 aluminium alloy. Different filler strip thickness (1, 1.5, and 2 mm) were investigated. Homogenous plastic deformation of the mixture with soft and refined grains was observed in the stir zone due to dynamic recrystallization of the grains. Friction stir welded joints with filler strip showed high hardness and tensile strength compared with filler-free joints. Welded joint with 1 mm filler strip has the highest tensile strength among other joints due to the dynamic recrystallization of the refined grains as a result of heat concentration. In addition, using greater thickness of filler strips makes the joining process more difficult, causes joint defects and reduces the tensile strength of welded joints.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012088
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume751
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 5th International Conference on Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, ICMAE 2019 - Sanya, China
Duration: 12 Dec 201915 Dec 2019

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Keywords

  • AA6061 Aluminum Alloy
  • dissimilar alloys
  • Friction Stir Welding
  • Mechanical Characteristics
  • Microstructure.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering

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