Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys

This paper investigates the effect of tool eccentricity on material flow of friction stir welded (FSW) AA6061 aluminum alloy. Samples were butt joined using a threaded conical shaped tool pin with 1200 rpm rotational speed and 63 mm/min travel speed with and without 0.2 mm tool offset. A 0.1 mm thin...

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Main Authors:	L. H., Shah, Guo, Shihui, Walbridge, Scott, Gerlich, Adrian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
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spelling	ump-197792018-01-12T05:17:40Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19779/ Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys L. H., Shah Guo, Shihui Walbridge, Scott Gerlich, Adrian TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy This paper investigates the effect of tool eccentricity on material flow of friction stir welded (FSW) AA6061 aluminum alloy. Samples were butt joined using a threaded conical shaped tool pin with 1200 rpm rotational speed and 63 mm/min travel speed with and without 0.2 mm tool offset. A 0.1 mm thin Al foil was inserted at the faying surface prior to welding process to enhance the observation of faying surface material flow. Results show that tool eccentricity enhances nugget zone's material flow. Evidence show upward and horizontal expansion of the soft region in the nugget zone due to the eccentric setup. In addition, the pin-driven region of the nugget zone experiences increased softening with the soft region expanding upwards owing to the eccentric setup. However, tensile tests have shown minimal effect of the tool eccentricity to the strength and elongation of the weld joint. It can be concluded that the tool eccentric motion due to the 0.2 mm tool offset can enhance material flow in the nugget zone and expand the soft region of the nugget zone, but has shown no effect on the mechanical properties of AA6061 alloy. Elsevier 2017-12-24 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19779/7/fkm-2018-lh-Effect%20of%20tool%20eccentricity%20on%20the%20properties%20of%20friction%20stir%20welded1.pdf L. H., Shah and Guo, Shihui and Walbridge, Scott and Gerlich, Adrian (2017) Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys. Manufacturing Letters, 15. pp. 14-17. ISSN 2213-8463 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2017.12.019 doi: 10.1016/j.mfglet.2017.12.019
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description	This paper investigates the effect of tool eccentricity on material flow of friction stir welded (FSW) AA6061 aluminum alloy. Samples were butt joined using a threaded conical shaped tool pin with 1200 rpm rotational speed and 63 mm/min travel speed with and without 0.2 mm tool offset. A 0.1 mm thin Al foil was inserted at the faying surface prior to welding process to enhance the observation of faying surface material flow. Results show that tool eccentricity enhances nugget zone's material flow. Evidence show upward and horizontal expansion of the soft region in the nugget zone due to the eccentric setup. In addition, the pin-driven region of the nugget zone experiences increased softening with the soft region expanding upwards owing to the eccentric setup. However, tensile tests have shown minimal effect of the tool eccentricity to the strength and elongation of the weld joint. It can be concluded that the tool eccentric motion due to the 0.2 mm tool offset can enhance material flow in the nugget zone and expand the soft region of the nugget zone, but has shown no effect on the mechanical properties of AA6061 alloy.
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author	L. H., Shah Guo, Shihui Walbridge, Scott Gerlich, Adrian
author_facet	L. H., Shah Guo, Shihui Walbridge, Scott Gerlich, Adrian
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title	Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys
title_short	Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys
title_full	Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys
title_fullStr	Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys
title_sort	effect of tool eccentricity on the properties of friction stir welded aa6061 aluminum alloys
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2017
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Effect of Tool Eccentricity on the Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminum Alloys

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