Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding

In this paper, mechanical and microstructural characterizations on dissimilar friction stir welding joints of aluminium alloy AA6061 and AA7075 were conducted. Mechanical property analysis of specimens was conducted using tensile test and Vickers hardness test. Meanwhile, microstructure characteri...

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Main Authors: L. H., Shah, N. F., Zainal Ariffin, M., Ishak, A. R., Razali
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spelling ump-109012018-01-10T02:51:28Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/ Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding L. H., Shah N. F., Zainal Ariffin M., Ishak A. R., Razali TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In this paper, mechanical and microstructural characterizations on dissimilar friction stir welding joints of aluminium alloy AA6061 and AA7075 were conducted. Mechanical property analysis of specimens was conducted using tensile test and Vickers hardness test. Meanwhile, microstructure characterization of the optimum sample was conducted using optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Results show that samples exhibit good quality appearance with minor surface defects. Fractured tensile specimens revealed that the failure occurs at the weaker aluminium side (AA6061). The highest tensile strength of 219.6 MPa was achieved using 1000 rpm rotational speed, 110 mm/min travel speed and 3˚ tilt angle. The results from the micro-hardness analysis show that the highest value of 151 HV was obtained from the thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ) of AA7075 matrix. Microstructure analysis on the other hand shows a single vortex lamellar structure in the weld zone, indicating good material mixing. The fracture surface of the samples indicates ductile fracture behaviour initiating from the AA6061 matrix. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/1/Mechanical%20and%20Microstructural%20Characterization%20of%20AA6061-%20AA7075%20Dissimilar%20Friction%20Stir%20Welding.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/7/fkm-2015-LH-Mechanical%20and%20Microstructural.pdf L. H., Shah and N. F., Zainal Ariffin and M., Ishak and A. R., Razali (2015) Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding. In: 6th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, 1-2 Jun 2015 , Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. pp. 1-6.. (Unpublished)
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L. H., Shah
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M., Ishak
A. R., Razali
Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
description In this paper, mechanical and microstructural characterizations on dissimilar friction stir welding joints of aluminium alloy AA6061 and AA7075 were conducted. Mechanical property analysis of specimens was conducted using tensile test and Vickers hardness test. Meanwhile, microstructure characterization of the optimum sample was conducted using optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Results show that samples exhibit good quality appearance with minor surface defects. Fractured tensile specimens revealed that the failure occurs at the weaker aluminium side (AA6061). The highest tensile strength of 219.6 MPa was achieved using 1000 rpm rotational speed, 110 mm/min travel speed and 3˚ tilt angle. The results from the micro-hardness analysis show that the highest value of 151 HV was obtained from the thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ) of AA7075 matrix. Microstructure analysis on the other hand shows a single vortex lamellar structure in the weld zone, indicating good material mixing. The fracture surface of the samples indicates ductile fracture behaviour initiating from the AA6061 matrix.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author L. H., Shah
N. F., Zainal Ariffin
M., Ishak
A. R., Razali
author_facet L. H., Shah
N. F., Zainal Ariffin
M., Ishak
A. R., Razali
author_sort L. H., Shah
title Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
title_short Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
title_full Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
title_fullStr Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of AA6061- AA7075 Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding
title_sort mechanical and microstructural characterization of aa6061- aa7075 dissimilar friction stir welding
publishDate 2015
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/1/Mechanical%20and%20Microstructural%20Characterization%20of%20AA6061-%20AA7075%20Dissimilar%20Friction%20Stir%20Welding.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10901/7/fkm-2015-LH-Mechanical%20and%20Microstructural.pdf
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