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TITLE : IMPACT AND BENDING CHARACTERISTICS OF FRICTION STIR WELDED AA6061T651 - AA7075T651 BUTT JOINT  
ABSTRACT :

Aluminium alloys have gathered wide acceptance in the fabrication of light weight structures requiring a high strength-to weight ratio and good corrosion resistance. Modern structural concepts demand reductions in both the weight as well as the cost of the production and fabrication of materials. Compared to the fusion welding processes that are routinely used for joining structural aluminium alloys, friction stir welding (FSW) process is an emerging solid state joining process was invented in 1991 by TWI, in which the material that is being welded does not melt and recast. The major advantage in FSW process is that the maximum temperature reached is less than 80% of the melting temperature (TM), i.e. the joint is performed in the solid-state and excessive micro structural degradation of the weld zone is avoided. This process uses a non-consumable tool to generate frictional heat in the abutting surfaces. The welding parameters such as tool rotational speed, welding speed, axial force etc., and tool pin profile play a major role in deciding the joint strength. This paper focus on Impact and Bending Characteristics for friction-stir welded dissimilar precipitation hardenable aluminium alloys between 6xxx (Al-Mg-Si) and 7xxx (Al-Zn-Mg) in varying the process parameters such as rotational speed, welding speed keeping axial force and tilt angle (0°) as constant. Three different tool profiles (taper cylindrical threaded, taper square threaded and Simple Square) are used for this investigation and in that taper cylindrical threaded tool give good result in evaluating impact and bending strength of the above dissimilar butt joints.

 
Keywords— Bending strength Dissimilar Aluminium alloys, Impact strength, Pin profiles.
 
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