Tailoring of Dissimilar Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum and Titanium
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Weldability
3.2. FSW Thermal Cycle
3.3. SEM–EDS Observations
3.4. Lap-Shear Tests
3.5. Microhardness
3.6. EBSD Measurements
4. Summary
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Al | Mg | Si | Cu | Mn | Fe | Zn | Cr | Ti |
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Bal. | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
AA6013 + 2.0 Si | AA6013 + 0.8 Si + 1.0 Mg | AA6013 + 3.0 Mg | AA6013 + 5.0 Mg |
Aluminum Alloy | AA6013 | AA6013 + 2.0 Si | AA6013 + 0.8 Si + 1.0 Mg | |||
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Welding speed, mm/min | 12.7 | 76.2 | 12.7 | 76.2 | 12.7 | 76.2 |
Width of welded surface, mm | 6.575 | 5.875 | 5.123 | 4.115 | 5.106 | 3.138 |
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Kalinenko, A.; Dolzhenko, P.; Borisova, Y.; Malopheyev, S.; Mironov, S.; Kaibyshev, R. Tailoring of Dissimilar Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum and Titanium. Materials 2022, 15, 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238418
Kalinenko A, Dolzhenko P, Borisova Y, Malopheyev S, Mironov S, Kaibyshev R. Tailoring of Dissimilar Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum and Titanium. Materials. 2022; 15(23):8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238418
Chicago/Turabian StyleKalinenko, Alexander, Pavel Dolzhenko, Yulia Borisova, Sergey Malopheyev, Sergey Mironov, and Rustam Kaibyshev. 2022. "Tailoring of Dissimilar Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum and Titanium" Materials 15, no. 23: 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238418
APA StyleKalinenko, A., Dolzhenko, P., Borisova, Y., Malopheyev, S., Mironov, S., & Kaibyshev, R. (2022). Tailoring of Dissimilar Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum and Titanium. Materials, 15(23), 8418. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238418