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Analysis of friction stir welding characteristics of aluminum alloy using machining center  

Seung, Young-Chun (Department of Metal Mold Design Engineering, Kongju National University)
Park, Kyoung-Do (Department of Computer Applied Mechanical Design, Hwaseong Campus of Korea Polytechnic colleges)
Lee, Chun-Kyu (Department of Metal Mold Design Engineering, Kongju National University)
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Design & Manufacturing / v.14, no.4, 2020 , pp. 46-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in tensile strength characteristics of the weld when the welding speed and rotational speed of the tool, which are representative variables of the friction stir welding process. The equipment used in the experiment was Machining Center No. 5. The material used in the experiment is an AA6061-T6 alloy, and a rolled plate with a thickness of 2mm was used. Two experimental variables were selected, the welding speed of the tool and the rotational speed of the tool. The experimental conditions were selected in the range in which a healthy weld could be obtained through a preliminary experiment. The welding speed of the tool was increased to 100mm/min, 200mm/min, and 300mm/min, and the rotational speed of the tool was increased to 1000rpm, 2000rpm, and 3000rpm. As a result of the experiment, the tensile strength increased as the rotational speed of the tool changed at each tool welding speed. In addition, as the welding speed of the tool increased, the tensile strength of the weld was increased. The condition with the highest tensile strength of the weld was found to be a tool feed speed of 300 mm/min and a tool rotation speed of 3000rpm.
Keywords
Friction stir welding; Aluminum alloy; Machining center; Tensile test;
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