Residual Stress, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Thick 6005A-T6 Aluminium Alloy Friction Stir Welds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. Materials
2.2. Neutron Diffraction
2.3. Microstructure Characterization
2.4. Mechanical Properties
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructural Evolution
3.1.1. Features in the Single-Sided FSW
3.1.2. Features in the Double-Sided FSW
3.1.3. Comparison of Grain Size between Single-Sided and Double-Sided FSWs
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.2.1. Hardness Distribution
3.2.2. Tensile Strength
3.3. Residual Stresses
3.3.1. Features in the Single-Sided FSW
3.3.2. Features in the Double-Sided FSW
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chemical Composition (wt.%) | Mechanical Properties | |||||||||
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Mg | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Cr | Ti | Zn | Al | Yielding Strength (MPa) | Tensile Strength (MPa) |
0.54 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | Bal. | 250 | 200 |
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Liu, X.; Xie, P.; Wimpory, R.; Li, W.; Lai, R.; Li, M.; Chen, D.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, H. Residual Stress, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Thick 6005A-T6 Aluminium Alloy Friction Stir Welds. Metals 2019, 9, 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9070803
Liu X, Xie P, Wimpory R, Li W, Lai R, Li M, Chen D, Liu Y, Zhao H. Residual Stress, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Thick 6005A-T6 Aluminium Alloy Friction Stir Welds. Metals. 2019; 9(7):803. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9070803
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Xiaolong, Pu Xie, Robert Wimpory, Wenya Li, Ruilin Lai, Meijuan Li, Dongfeng Chen, Yuntao Liu, and Haiyan Zhao. 2019. "Residual Stress, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Thick 6005A-T6 Aluminium Alloy Friction Stir Welds" Metals 9, no. 7: 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9070803