The application of friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminium alloys in shipbuilding and railway industry

• Autorzy: Gesella G. , Czechowski M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.2903

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article describes possibilities of application of friction stir welding (FSW) in shipbuilding and railway industry. Actually, in these sectors of industry more and more often modern construction materials are used. The biggest restriction of implementing new materials is technological possibility of joining them. One of construction materials used in the shipbuilding is aluminum, mainly its alloy of 5xxx-aluminium-magnesium series. Its application is justified by good corrosion resistance in seawater and good mechanical attributes. Thanks to susceptibility to plastic treatment, one gains good mechanical attributes with thrice-smaller density than a density of steel, what causes triple reduction of weight of aluminum construction relative to steel one. Alloys of 5xxx series are well weldable. It is generally known that welding is not a good way to joint metals, especially the aluminum. The application of FSW with mixing allows one to change approach to production of aluminum constructions. Using aluminum plates prefabricated with FSW method allows one to reduce time needed for installation of construction and considerably decreases the production costs. The article describes technology and directions of development of friction welding of aluminum alloys of 5xxx series using FSW method. There is also shown analysis of its usefulness in ship and railway industry and comparison of mechanical attributes of weld made with electric arc using MIG (135), TIG (141) method and FSW method.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Friction Stir Welding; FSW; aluminium alloys; welding; shipbuilding industry; mechanical properties

• Wydawca: Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation ; European Science Society of Powertrain and Transport KONES Poland ; Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych
• Czasopismo: Journal of KONES
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 24, No. 2
• Strony: 85--90
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 9 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Gesella G.

• Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Morska Street 81-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland tel.: [phone]

autor

Czechowski M.

• Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Morska Street 81-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland tel.: [phone]

Bibliografia

• [1] Lohwasser, D., Chen, Z., Friciton stir welding: from basics to applications, Woodhead Publishing Limited and CRC Press LLC, New Delhi 2010.
• [2] Walczak, W., Zgrzewanie tarciowe, Wykład EWE III.
• [3] Friction Stir Welding (online), Accessed 6 June 2016, Available from: http://www.ptcinnovation.se/en/processes/fsw-15940643.
• [4] Mishra, R. S., Mahoney, M. W., Friction Stir Welding and Processing, ASM International, Ohio 2007.
• [5] Czechowski, M., Pietras, A., Zadroda, L., The properties of Aluminum Alloys 5xxx Series Welded by New Technology Friction Stir Welding, Inżynieria Materiałowa, Nr 6 (137), pp. 264-266, 2003.
• [6] Singh, B. R., A handbook on Friction Stir Welding, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken 2012.
• [7] Czechowski, M., Properties of AW 5059 aluminum alloy joints welded by MIG and Friction Stir Welding (FSW), Journal of KONES Powertrain and Transport, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 125-129, 2013.
• [8] Czechowski, M., Stress corrosion cracking of welds joints of Al-Mg alloys, Journal of KONES Powertrain and Transport, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 41-46, 2014.
• [9] Eriksson, L. G., Larsson, R., Friction Stir Welding – progress in R&D and new applications, Svetsearen, Vol. 57, No. 2, 11-13, 2002.

Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).