Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE TOOLS & MANUFACTURE
Volume 44, Issue 11, Pages 1205-1214Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.03.011
Keywords
fusion and solid state welding; joining of steel to aluminum; heterogeneous weld microstructure; tool breakage detection; intermetallic phases; acoustic emission
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The joining of a 6-mm thickness Al 6061 to AISI 1018 steel has been performed by the combined effects of fusion and solid state welding. The process is derived from friction stir welding (FSW) but with an adjustable offset of the probe location with respect to the butt line. Metallographic studies by optical microscopy, electron probe microscopy, and the utilization of the X-ray diffraction technique have been conducted. It was found that the intermetallic phases Al13Fe4 and Al5Fe2 exist in the weld zone. The tool was significantly worn during welding and is broken after traveling 100 mm at a rotational speed of 917 rpm. The wear of the tool significantly affects the structure of the weld, and the tool breakage was detected by the incorporated acoustic emission (AE) sensors. It appears that the joining of an Al 6061 alloy to AISI 1018 steel with a sound heterogeneous weld microstructure is feasible using this process, and the tool breakage can be detected by the AE sensing technique. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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