Friction stir welding (FSW) is a relatively new solid-state joining process. This joining technique is energy efficient, environment friendly, and versatile. In particular, it can be used to join high-strength aerospace aluminium alloys and other metallic alloys that are hard to weld by conventional fusion welding. FSW is considered to be one of the most significant developments in metal joinin...

Aluminium and its alloys belong to the most widely used metallic materials for industrial applications. One of the possible casting methods is twin-roll casting which produces sheets with high solid solution supersaturation. Decomposition of this supersaturated material during heat treatment was studied in aluminium alloys from the AW-3003 series – one standard grade and the other modified by a...

Precipitation hardening, because it involves the hardening of the material over a prolonged time, is also called age hardening, or ageing. By the appropriate heat treatment of precipitation hardening, the strength or hardness of some heat-treatable aluminium alloys can be enhanced by the formation of nano-meter sized second-phase precipitated particles within the original phase matrix. The fine...

A validation study in order to evaluate the efficiency of the inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) in the analysis of minor elements (Manganese, Chromium, Copper, Iron and Titanium) in aluminium alloys was carried out. Aluminium casting samples were obtained from addition to aluminium baths of compressed powder compacts of each alloying element and aluminium (minit...

Magnesium is the lightest of all metals used as the basis for constructional alloys. It is this property which entices automobile manufacturers to replace denser materials, not only steels, cast irons and copper base alloys but even aluminium alloys by magnesium based alloys. The requirement to reduce the weight of car components as a result in part of the introduction of legislation limiting e...

introduction: evaluation of bonding in atomic level, by sem/eds analysis of si atoms, is an exact method for determination of bond strength of metal and porcelain. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the bond strength of one noble alloy and two base metal alloys with and without beryllium. methods and materials: six specimens of each alloy begostar, rexillium iii, wiron 99 (10×10×1mm dime...

abstract – aluminium 7075- t651 alloys are widely used in the production of light weight structures requiring a high strength to weight ratio and high corrosion resistance. the effect of processing parameters on fatigue life of 7075- t651 aluminium joints produced by friction stir welding was investigated in the present study. welding samples were made by employing rotating tool speed of 770, 9...

The high strength Al-Zn-Mg alloy is widely used for structure components in critical aerospace applications. Small additions of scandium (Sc) often refine cast microstructure and mechanical properties by forming metastable Al3Sc dispersoids. The main role of the Al3Sc dispersoid is to prevent recrystallization during hot deformation and solution treatment. A new technique to apply for surface m...

Damping measurements were carried out on two-phase (y-matrix, y'-precipitates) nickel-base alloys containing different volume fractions of y' in order to achieve a better understanding of the strong elastic modus decrease between 1000°C and 1 100°C. For the investigation of the damping a free-free beam flexural vibration technique was applied. Nickel-base alloys with a high volume fraction of y...