Avtomaticheskaya Svarka (Automatic Welding), #4, 2024, pp. 3-10
Thermo-mechanical processes in friction stir welding of magnesium alloy sheets
М.А. Khokhlov1, O.O. Makhnenko2, V.A. Kostin1, A.G. Pokliatskyi1, Iu.V. Falchenko1, Yu.A. Khokhlova1
1E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine
11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: office@paton.kiev.ua
2Kyiv Academic University, 36 Acad, Vernatskyi str., 03142, Kyiv
Experimental laboratory equipment for friction stir welding (FSW) as a result of working out the optimal welding modes at
different linear velocities allows producing high-quality butt joints from thin ductile metals. With the development of new
mathematical methods for modeling thermodeformational processes, it became possible to analyze the stress-strain state and
thermo-mechanical processes occurring in the FSW joint zone, which is necessary for predicting the operational properties,
strength and service life of welded structures made of thin metal. Using mathematical models and finite element analysis, the
temperature distributions from the volume heat source at FSW were visualized, and the residual deformations and stresses in
the zone of butt-welded joints of thin sheets of magnesium alloys were numerically determined. In the future, it is advisable to
determine the effective balance of the linear speed and the rotation speed of the FSW tool to obtain better homogeneity of the
weld structure and reduce heat input into the metal during welding.
Keywords: magnesium alloys, friction stir welding, microstructure, modulus of elasticity, temperature distributions, residual
stresses, plastic deformations
Received: 07.03.2024
Received in revised form: 16.04.2024
Accepted: 18.05.2024
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