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Material flow and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA 5052-H32 and AA6061-T6 alloys with Sc interlayer

  • Dr. Balamurugan Senthamaraikannan, born in 1988, received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, India, in 2009 and a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University-MIT Campus, Chennai, India, in 2012. He received his PhD from Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai, India, in 2022. His research areas include welding, advanced materials, materials characterization, corrosion study, design of experiments and optimization techniques.

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    Dr. Jayakumar Krishnamoorthy, born in 1981, received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MCE, Trichy, India, in 2002 and a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from GCT, Coimbatore, in 2004. He received his PhD from NIT Calicut in 2014. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai, India. His research areas include machining studies on composites and advanced materials, materials characterization, welding, design of experiments and optimization techniques.

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 65 Issue 7

Abstract

Friction stir welding (FSW) is superior to fusion welding for joining incompatible alloys. In FSW Al/Mg alloys, developing IMCs like Al3Mg2 and Al12Mg17 is almost predictable and undesirable. Continuous IMCs produce a simple fracture propagation path, increasing brittleness and reducing weld strength. AA5052-H32 and AA6061-T6 were joined with a scandium (Sc) strip in the current study to improve material flow and reduce brittleness. Interlayer added on these alloys are the military-grade aluminium alloys used in the production of ship hull constructions and armoured helicopters. During FSW, a threaded cylinder tool with a rotating speed (TRS) of 1600–2000 rpm, welding speed (WS) of 60–80 mm/min and tool pin depth (TPD) of 0.1–0.4 mm were used to create the weld joints. To improve the strength of the above material combination during FSW, a 2 mm thickness Sc interlayer was added. The mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of the weld joints were studied. The maximum ultimate tensile strength value obtained from the cylinder-threaded tool pin profile with 0.1 mm TPD presented 237.63 MPa. Experimental interpretations were employed using response surface methodology-box Behnken design (RSM- BBD). FSW variables’ influence was investigated using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique.

Keywords: dissimilar aluminium alloys; friction stir welding; response surface methodology; scandium; tool pin depth; ultimate tensile strength
Corresponding author: Jayakumar Krishnamoorthy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, OMR, Kalavakkam, Chennai, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail:

About the authors

Balamurugan Senthamaraikannan

Dr. Balamurugan Senthamaraikannan, born in 1988, received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, India, in 2009 and a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Anna University-MIT Campus, Chennai, India, in 2012. He received his PhD from Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai, India, in 2022. His research areas include welding, advanced materials, materials characterization, corrosion study, design of experiments and optimization techniques.

Jayakumar Krishnamoorthy

Dr. Jayakumar Krishnamoorthy, born in 1981, received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MCE, Trichy, India, in 2002 and a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from GCT, Coimbatore, in 2004. He received his PhD from NIT Calicut in 2014. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), Chennai, India. His research areas include machining studies on composites and advanced materials, materials characterization, welding, design of experiments and optimization techniques.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2023-06-09
Published in Print: 2023-07-26

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2022-0352
Keywords for this article
dissimilar aluminium alloys; friction stir welding; response surface methodology; scandium; tool pin depth; ultimate tensile strength

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. B-pillar design optimization under a crushing load
  3. Determination of residual stresses in metallic materials based on spherical indentation strain
  4. Design analysis and manufacture of a variable load effective wear machine
  5. Corrosion and wear resistance of the Al/steel dissimilar weld metals by using multi-principal filler materials
  6. Impact toughness improvement of high boron-chromium steel by different isothermal heat treatment durations
  7. Effect of different corrosive media on the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of armor steel
  8. Design and analysis of lattice structure applied humerus semi-prosthesis
  9. Experimental and numerical investigation of flexural behavior of balsa core sandwich composite structures
  10. Investigating microstructural evolution and wear resistance of AISI 316L stainless steel cladding deposited over mild steel using constant current GMAW and pulsed current GMAW processes
  11. Dynamic recrystallization in friction stir welded AA2014 aluminium alloy joints to replace riveted joints
  12. Application performance of bio-based plasticizer for PVC automotive interior material
  13. Improving the wear resistance of the magnesium alloy WE43 by cold sprayed Ni–Al2O3 and Ni–Zn–Al2O3 coatings
  14. Multi-material additive manufacturing: investigation of the combined use of ABS and PLA in the same structure
  15. Material flow and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA 5052-H32 and AA6061-T6 alloys with Sc interlayer
  16. Corrigendum to: Relationship between extrusion temperature and corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy AZ61
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