Journal
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND JOINING
Volume 16, Issue 7, Pages 630-635Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/1362171811Y.0000000052
Keywords
AlMgSc; AA 7075-T6; Friction stir welding; Electrical conductivity; Hardness; Electron microscopy
Funding
- Portuguese Foundation for the Science and Technology (FCT/MCTES) [PTDC/EME-TME/103543/2008]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/EME-TME/103543/2008] Funding Source: FCT
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AlMgSc and AA 7075-T6 alloys find applications in the aeronautic industry due to their lightweight associated with high mechanical strength and fatigue resistance. Both alloys have poor weldability when joined by fusion welding processes, which is overcome with the use of friction stir welding (FSW). Recent research work shows that electrical conductivity field analysis can be used as a material characterisation technique for solid state material welding exhibiting a microstructure gradient. This study aims to apply electrical conductivity field analysis to bead on plate FSW to identify the potential application of this technique to map and characterise microstructural transformations. The FSW was conducted on AlMgSc and AA 7075-T6 plates with different parameters, and electrical conductivity measurements were performed at half thickness, complemented by other techniques as hardness, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. A good correlation was observed among electrical conductivity field, microstructure and hardness of different zones in FSW beads.
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