• Journal of Welding and Joining
• /
• 제30권5호
• /
• pp.34-39
• /
• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir lap joints. Invar 42 and SS 400 were selected as the experimental materials, and friction stir welding was carried out at a tool rotation speed of 200 rpm and welding speed of 100 mm/min. The application of friction stir welding to Invar 42 effectively reduced the grain size in the stir zone; the average grain size of Invar 42 was reduced from $11.5{\mu}m$ in the base material to $6.4{\mu}m$ in the stir zone, which resulted in an improvement in the mechanical properties of the stir zone. The joint interface between Invar 42 and SS 400 showed a relatively sound weld without voids and cracks, and the intermetallic compounds with $L1_2$ type in lap jointed interface were partially formed with size of 100 nm. Moreover, the hook in the advancing side of Invar 42 was formed from SS 400, which contributed to maintenance of the tensile strength. The evolution of microstructures and mechanical properties of friction stir lap jointed Invar 42 and SS 400 are also discussed herein.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
• /
• 제30권5호
• /
• pp.13-15
• /
• 2012

Stainless steels is widely used in various industries due to its high strength and excellent corrosion resistance. However, in the case of fusion welding for stainless steel, chromium deficiency layer produced by chromium carbide precipitation during welding process causes corrosion-resistance to be lower and formation of intergranular corrosion. It requires a inevitable complex procedure such as pre-heating and post-heating process etc. to prevent such weld defects. From this viewpoint, the new welding process such as a solid state welding method is suited for welding of stainless steels due to its advantages over the fusion welding. Therefore this paper intends to investigate the research trend on friction stir welding, one of solid state welding processes for stainless steels.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
• /
• 제32권2호
• /
• pp.14-17
• /
• 2014

Ferritic stainless steels are widely used in the construction industry and in exhaust manifolds due to their low cost and relatively superior stress corrosion cracking resistance and pitting corrosion resistance compared to austenite stainless steels. Ferritic stainless steels are currently welded by various welding process including gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), electron resistance welding (ERW) and laser beam welding. However, when these stainless steels are welded by fusion welding, some problems occur in the fusion zone (FZ) and heat affected zone (HAZ). First, the ductility of the weld is reduced due to the grain growth in the FZ and HAZ. Second, as its HAZ is frequently sensitized during welding, corrosion resistance deteriorates in this region due to the Cr depletion zone. To prevent these problems, it is recommended that ferritic stainless steels be welded with a low heat input. In this study, recent researches in the view of friction stir welded ferritic stainless steels are briefly reviewed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제20권12호
• /
• pp.513-518
• /
• 2019

마찰교반용접(Friction Stir Welding) 기술은 금속 소재를 대상으로 하는 용접기술 중의 하나로 용접대상이 되는 소재와 고속으로 회전하는 용접툴 사이의 마찰로 인한 열을 활용하여 소재의 융점 이하 온도에서 접합하는 기술이다. 이번 연구에서는 마찰교반용접을 진행할 때, 용접 대상물의 내부 온도 변화를 분석하기 위한 방법으로 수치해석기법을 사용하였다. 용접소재로는 마그네슘 합금인 AZ31을 고려하였으며, 용접현상을 멜팅풀(melting-pool)이 생성되는 유동특성으로 간주하고 유동해석을 수행하기 위해 유동특성 수치해석 툴인 FLUENT를 이용하였다. 용접과정의 유동해석을 진행하기 위해 용접소재는 고점도 뉴턴 유체로 가정하였고, 용접툴과 용접대상 소재의 경계면은 마찰 및 미끄러짐이 동시에 발생하는 조건으로 경계조건을 선정하였다. 그리고 용접툴의 회전속도 및 용접속도를 변수로 하여 다양한 해석을 진행하였다. 해석 결과로부터 용접툴의 회전속도가 높을수록, 용접속도가 느릴수록 소재 내 최고온도가 증가함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 그 중 용접툴의 회전속도 차이가 온도 변화에 더 큰 영향을 보임을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
• /
• 제34권3호
• /
• pp.1-5
• /
• 2016

At present, FSW(friction stir welding) process is being considered as an actual way for production of various industrial products. However FSW process involves high temperature and load on the tool during welding. These are make a difference between FSW machine and general machine tools. From this reason, development of FSW machine needs very careful consideration on stiffness of machine structure, spindle and moving axis including machine control system. In this study authors investigate on the trends of technology development of FSW machine in order to share the information for more extension of FSW technology with related researchers and engineers.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한용접접합학회 2006년 추계학술발표대회 개요집
• /
• pp.109-111
• /
• 2006

In this study, microstructure and mechanical properties for the friction stir welded 2519Al-T87 alloy of the thickness of 38.8mm were studied using DSC, OM, SEM and micro hardness tester. DSC analysis show that GP Zone, ${\theta}'$ and $\theta$ phases in upper part and ${\theta}'$ and $\theta$ phase in lower part of the FSW zone. Recrystallized large grains are observed in HAZ, and elongated small and large grain in the TMAZ. In SZ, very small grains forms by high plastic deformation and heat from friction by tool and specimen.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한용접접합학회 2008년도 춘계학술발표대회 개요집
• /
• pp.8-8
• /
• 2008

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한용접접합학회 2007년 추계학술발표대회 개요집
• /
• pp.316-318
• /
• 2007

Friction Spot Joining(FSJ) has a strong potential for aluminum alloy joining in automobile industries. The present paper focuses on the attempt to optimize the FSJ process for lap joining of A5052-H32 and A6061-T6 aluminum alloys. For A5052 maximum tensile shear strength has been observed for a tool rotating speed of 800rpm and for A6061 at 1000 rpm. Study on fracture modes of the tensile tested specimens of both A5052-H32 and A6061-T6 revealed, for high tensile strength values, plug fracture mode and lower tensile values, shear fracture mode. Above 2000 rpm distortion of the base metal, beside the tool shoulder was larger and plug fracture mode has been observed.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한용접접합학회 2007년 추계학술발표대회 개요집
• /
• pp.328-331
• /
• 2007

It was carried out to evaluate microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded(FSW) on magnesium alloys. Two types magnesium alloy was used in this work, AZ31 wrought and AZ91 cast magnesium alloy. Microstructure near the weld zone showed general weld structures such as stir zone(SZ), thermo-mechanically affected zone(TMAZ) and heat affected zone(HAZ). In the AZ91 alloy, the SZ had a fine grain size and $\beta$ phase particles which were well distributed in matrix. It was characterized to redistribute by partial or full re-solution of the $\beta$ phase which is coarse in base metal during FSW processing. The hardness of the SZ slightly increase than the base metal in AZ31 Mg alloy.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
• /
• 제24권1호
• /
• pp.50-55
• /
• 2006

In an attempt to optimize friction spot joining process of Al alloys for automobiles, effects of joining parameters such as tool rotating speed, plunging depth, and joining time on the joints properties were investigated. A wide range of joining conditions could be applied to join Al alloys for automobile without defects in the weld zone except for certain welding conditions with a lower heat input. For sound joints without defects, tensile shear strength of joints was higher than acceptable criteria of tensile shear strength of resistance spot welded joints for aluminum.