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Sivaraj, P.
- Fatigue Behaviour of Friction Stir Welded Rolled Thick Plates of AA7075-T651 Aluminium Alloy Joints
Authors
1 Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Welding Journal, Vol 46, No 4 (2013), Pagination: 31-43Abstract
The fatigue strength of welded joints represents the core problem for their industrial applications. Friction stir welding (FSW) demonstrated the enhancement of fatigue resistance for aluminium alloys, with respect to traditional fusion techniques. The aim of the present work is to evaluate the fatigue properties of 12 mm thick AA 7075 -T651 aluminium alloy plates joined by friction stir welding (FSW) process. The fatigue properties were evaluated under uniaxial tensile loading condition (stress ratio = 0.1, Frequency=10Hz) at room temperature using servo-hydraulic controlled machine. The fatigue endurance (S-N) curves of the welded joints and unwelded parent metal were constructed. The resultant fatigue properties were correlated with the tensile, hardness and microstructural characteristics of welded joints. The mode of failure was analyzed through scanning electron microscopy. It is found that the fatigue life of friction stir welded AA 7075- T651 Aluminium alloy joints is appreciably lower than unwelded parent metal but it is higher than fusion welded joints.
Keywords
AA 7075 Aluminium Alloy, Friction Stir Welding, Fatigue, Microstructure.- Influence of Joint Configuration on Linear Friction Welded Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Joints
Authors
1 Research Scholar, Centre for Materials Joining and Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar - 608002, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Associate Professor, Centre for Materials Joining and Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar - 608002, Tamil Nadu, IN
3 Professor and Head, Centre for Materials Joining and Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar - 608002, Tamil Nadu, IN
4 Scientist F, Materials Group, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) DRDO, Bengaluru, IN
5 Scientist D, Materials Group, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) DRDO, Bengaluru, IN
Source
Indian Welding Journal, Vol 54, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 67-75Abstract
Ti-6Al-4V alloy is a unique material for structural applications of aerospace industry for the excellent strength and lightweight. The fusion welding of this Titanium alloy resulted severe residual stress formation and coarser grains in the fusion zone. To overcome these problems, a solid state linear friction welding (LFW) is a emerge technique to joining of blade and disk assembly in the next generation aero engines. The plastic deformation followed by forging action resulted finer grain structures in welded regions. This investigation elaborated mechanical behavior and microstructural characteristics of linear friction welded joints. The welding parameters established by statistical response surface methodology. The fabricated joints yielded maximum tensile strength and joint efficiency of 1011 MPa and 98%. The lower microhardness recorded in the thermo mechanical affected zone (TMAZ) among the weld cross section. The weld nugget microstructure composed of equiaxed grain structure. The fracture surface revealed that joints failed under ductile mode. The result concluded that the weld failure mainly due to grain coarsening subsequent deformation leads to weld failure in the LFW joint.Keywords
Linear Friction Welding, Titanium Alloy, Microhardness, Microstructures, Fractography.References
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