Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy
Vertical compensation friction stir welding (VCFSW) was proposed in order to solve the adverse effect caused by a big gap at the interface between two welded workpieces. VCFSW was successfully applied to weld 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with the thickness of 4 mm, while 2024-T4 aluminum alloy was selecte...
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| author | Ji Shude Meng Xiangchen Xing Jingwei Ma Lin Gao Shuangsheng |
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| description | Vertical compensation friction stir welding (VCFSW) was proposed in order to solve the adverse effect caused by a big gap at the interface between two welded workpieces. VCFSW was successfully applied to weld 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with the thickness of 4 mm, while 2024-T4 aluminum alloy was selected as a rational compensation material. The results show that VCFSW is difficult to get a sound joint when the width of strip is no less than 1.5 mm. Decreasing the welding speed is beneficial to break compensation strip into pieces and then get higher quality joint. When the width of strip is 1 mm, the tensile strength and elongation of joint at the welding speed of 50 mm/min and rotational velocity of 1,800 rpm reach the maximum values of 203 MPa and 5.2%, respectively. Moreover, the addition of 2024-T4 alloy plays a strengthening effect on weld zone (WZ) of VCFSW joint. The fracture surface morphology of joint consisting of amounts of dimples exhibits ductile fracture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3a4d5b214564f44b7ffd8b647841bdc2022-12-21T18:36:26ZengDe GruyterHigh Temperature Materials and Processes0334-64552191-03242016-09-0135884385110.1515/htmp-2015-0063Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum AlloyJi Shude0Meng Xiangchen1Xing Jingwei2Ma Lin3Gao Shuangsheng4Shenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, ChinaShenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, ChinaShenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, ChinaShenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, ChinaShenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, ChinaVertical compensation friction stir welding (VCFSW) was proposed in order to solve the adverse effect caused by a big gap at the interface between two welded workpieces. VCFSW was successfully applied to weld 6061-T6 aluminum alloy with the thickness of 4 mm, while 2024-T4 aluminum alloy was selected as a rational compensation material. The results show that VCFSW is difficult to get a sound joint when the width of strip is no less than 1.5 mm. Decreasing the welding speed is beneficial to break compensation strip into pieces and then get higher quality joint. When the width of strip is 1 mm, the tensile strength and elongation of joint at the welding speed of 50 mm/min and rotational velocity of 1,800 rpm reach the maximum values of 203 MPa and 5.2%, respectively. Moreover, the addition of 2024-T4 alloy plays a strengthening effect on weld zone (WZ) of VCFSW joint. The fracture surface morphology of joint consisting of amounts of dimples exhibits ductile fracture.https://doi.org/10.1515/htmp-2015-0063vertical compensation friction stir welding6061-t6 aluminum alloygapcompensation stripmicrostructure |
| spellingShingle | Ji Shude Meng Xiangchen Xing Jingwei Ma Lin Gao Shuangsheng Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy High Temperature Materials and Processes vertical compensation friction stir welding 6061-t6 aluminum alloy gap compensation strip microstructure |
| title | Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_full | Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_fullStr | Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_short | Vertical Compensation Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_sort | vertical compensation friction stir welding of 6061 t6 aluminum alloy |
| topic | vertical compensation friction stir welding 6061-t6 aluminum alloy gap compensation strip microstructure |
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