On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets
The aim of this work was to weld thin sheets (2 mm) of Al 7075 in a butt joint configuration using friction stir welding and to identify the appropriate tool geometry and optimum process parameters. Two tools were produced with heat treatable low alloy steel WNr 1.6582/DIN 34CrNiMo6 with a different...
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| description | The aim of this work was to weld thin sheets (2 mm) of Al 7075 in a butt joint configuration using friction stir welding and to identify the appropriate tool geometry and optimum process parameters. Two tools were produced with heat treatable low alloy steel WNr 1.6582/DIN 34CrNiMo6 with a different pin diameter (3 mm and 4 mm). Welding was performed at a range of rotation speeds 1000–2500 rpm and various welding speeds 80–800 mm/min. The tensile strength was measured to evaluate mechanical properties. Results showed that despite the difficulties in friction stir welding thin plates, sound joints can be produced in a repeatable manner, without visible wear on the welding tool. The mechanical strength of the welds showed a decrease (33.75%) over that of the parent material. The mechanical strength was less affected by rotation speed than welding speed and there was a significant decrease in tensile strength compared to the parent material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b055f47cc7e949d9a0e86a5daeffa4482023-11-21T03:02:35ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012020-12-011115710.3390/met11010057On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin SheetsAndreas Dimopoulos0Achilles Vairis1Nectarios Vidakis2Markos Petousis3Mechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion Crete, GreeceMechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion Crete, GreeceMechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion Crete, GreeceMechanical Engineering Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion Crete, GreeceThe aim of this work was to weld thin sheets (2 mm) of Al 7075 in a butt joint configuration using friction stir welding and to identify the appropriate tool geometry and optimum process parameters. Two tools were produced with heat treatable low alloy steel WNr 1.6582/DIN 34CrNiMo6 with a different pin diameter (3 mm and 4 mm). Welding was performed at a range of rotation speeds 1000–2500 rpm and various welding speeds 80–800 mm/min. The tensile strength was measured to evaluate mechanical properties. Results showed that despite the difficulties in friction stir welding thin plates, sound joints can be produced in a repeatable manner, without visible wear on the welding tool. The mechanical strength of the welds showed a decrease (33.75%) over that of the parent material. The mechanical strength was less affected by rotation speed than welding speed and there was a significant decrease in tensile strength compared to the parent material.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/11/1/57friction stir welding (FSW)welding speedrotational speedtool geometrytool wearprocess parameters |
| spellingShingle | Andreas Dimopoulos Achilles Vairis Nectarios Vidakis Markos Petousis On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets Metals friction stir welding (FSW) welding speed rotational speed tool geometry tool wear process parameters |
| title | On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets |
| title_full | On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets |
| title_fullStr | On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets |
| title_short | On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets |
| title_sort | on the friction stir welding of al 7075 thin sheets |
| topic | friction stir welding (FSW) welding speed rotational speed tool geometry tool wear process parameters |
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