Friction stir welding (FSW) is a widely used solid state joining process for soft materials such as aluminium alloys because it avoids many of the common problems of fusion welding. Commercial feasibility of the FSW process for harder alloys such as steels and titanium alloys awaits the development of cost effective and durable tools which lead to structurally sound welds consistently. Material...

Welding speed and rotational speed have been singled out as the most influential welding parameters which affect the tensile strength as well as the hardness in Friction Stir Welding (FSW). It is however problematic to determine the possible welding speed and rotational speed given the Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) since there are several combinations of welding speeds and rotational speeds t...

Friction Stir Welding (FSW), being a novel process and facilitates welding various joints required for several industrial applications. It is an attractive technology for solid state material joining, contrary to conventional welding methods, having ability to produce welds with higher integrity and minimum induced distortion and residual stresses. In this paper, the operation of FSW, critical ...

The application of laser ultrasonic technique is developed for evaluation of friction stir spot welding (FSSW) quality. The features of laser-generated ultrasonic waves in good welding and incomplete fusion area are simulated by finite element method (FEM). The non-contact laser ultrasonic inspection system (LUIS) was established to verify the numerical results. The interaction of laser ultraso...

The paper deals with the optimization of welding parameters of friction stir welding of different Aluminium alloy groups. For this purpose 5 series Aluminium alloy Al 5083 and 6 series Aluminium alloy Al 6062 were taken .Tensile Strength test and micro structure analysis under various rotating speeds and tool profiles is conducted. It is observed that the increase in tool rotation speed and the...

It is well known that the residual stress of the friction-stir-welded joint affects the fatigue strength and life, and the corrosion performance. In this paper, a three-dimensional finite element model is established to study the thermal history and stress evolution in the butt welding of aluminium alloy 6061-T6, which will comprehensively provide insight into the friction-stir-welding process....

Friction stir welding is advance joining process for different similar and dissimilar metals. It is commonly used for joining of Aluminium alloys. In this study an attempt were made to join commercial structuralaluminium with 7039 aluminium alloy. A zig-zag pattern of hardness was found in weld nugget. Microstructural characterization and fractography of joints were examined using optical and s...

in this study, friction stir spot welding (fssw) is applied to join the tial6v4 titanium alloy with 1.5 mm thickness and then the effect of rotational speed and tool dwell time on microstructure and mechanical properties is investigated. in this regard, the speed of the tool rotation was considered as 800, 1000, and 1200 rpm, as well as the tool dwell time was set at 7 and 12s. microstructural ...