Fabrication of longitudinal welded tube of aluminum alloy for structural application using friction stir welding process and its characterization

• Autorzy: Sen Debolina , Pal Surjya Kanta , Panda Sushanta Kumar

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-022-00412-w

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Thin-walled aluminum alloy tubes used for structural applications can be produced by various processes among which friction stir welding process (FSW) has emerged rapidly due to its superior welded properties. But, FSW of tubular components is complex due to its curvature which makes it challenging to get the desired quality of the tube. Hence, in the present study, an attempt was made to fabricate longitudinal FSWed tubes of AA5083-O alloy. A novel parameter window highlighting their effects on the weld quality was presented, and the significant process parameters were optimized to get a defect-free good-quality welded tube. In this regard, X-ray micro-computed tomography, hardness and uniaxial tensile tests of the weld zone (WZ) were carried out to assess the weld quality. Negligible amount of porosity was observed in the WZ, and the hardness was comparable to that of the base material. The joint efficiency obtained was 87%, suggesting homogeneity of the WZ. To get further insight into the WZ homogeneity, the failure mechanism along with the microscopic damage initiation characteristic of the tensile samples was studied. Failure of these samples took place in between the nugget zone and the thermo-mechanically affected zone, and a mixed type of fracture was observed. Three types of void nucleation mechanisms viz., inclusion or particle cracking, interface debonding, and matrix cracking coexisted in the welded sample among which particle cracking was the most significant. Also, the surface roughness of the WZ was measured and it was observed that the material flow during the welding process affected the average roughness value.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aluminum alloy; tubular structure; FSW; optimization; porosity; fracture

PL

stop aluminium; konstrukcja rurowa; FSW; optymalizacja; porowatość; pęknięcie

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 22, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. e91, 1--21
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Sen Debolina

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

autor

Pal Surjya Kanta

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

autor

Panda Sushanta Kumar

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023)