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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.8.706

Characteristics of Dissimilar Materials Al alloy(A6005)-Mg alloy(AZ61) Under Friction Stir Welding for Railway Vehicle  

Lee, Woo-Geun (Dept. of Railway System Engineering, University of Science and Technology)
Kim, Jung-Seok (Advanced Materials Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
Sun, Seung-Ju (Dept. of Railway System Engineering, University of Science and Technology)
Lim, Jae-Yong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Daegu University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.8, 2016 , pp. 706-713 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the welding characteristics of friction stir welding were investigated in accordance with the tool plunge position and cooling to the base materials for the joining of dissimilar materials (A6005-AZ61). Other different welding conditions, such as the tool rotation speed and welding speed, were fixed to 500rpm-30mm/min, respectively, and welding was then carried out by placing the Mg alloy (AZ61) on the advancing side and Al alloy(A6005) on the retreating side. Welding was conducted under six different conditions. To investigate the welding characteristic, tensile test and microstructure observations using an optical microscope were carried out. As the tensile test result, the maximum strength appeared under the condition in which the tool is moved 1 mm to the Mg alloy direction and cooling to the base materials. Under the same welding conditions, the strength with cooling was approximately two times higher than that without cooling. The tool was located in each direction of 1.7 mm from the weld line. Therefore, in the excessive off-set of tool position, the welding integrity was in an extremely poor condition due to the lack of stirring. This study was confirmed by the A6005-AZ61 dissimilar friction stir welding the welding speed and the tool rotation speed. In addition, the temperature control and tool plunge position are important welding parameters.
Keywords
A6005; AZ61; Cooling; Dissimilar; Friction Stir Welding;
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