The Paton Welding Journal, 2023, №04



2023 №04 (07)

DOI of Article 10.37434/tpwj2023.04.01

2023 №04 (02)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2023, #4, 3-10 pages

Mechanical properties and structural features of butt joints produced at FSW of aluminium alloys of different alloying systems

A.G. Poklyatskyi¹, S.I. Motrunich¹, V.Ye. Fedorchuk¹, Iu.V. Falchenko¹, M. Sagul²

¹E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU.. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: paton.testlab@gmail.com
²Czech Technical University, 16636, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract
The paper presents the results of investigations of the strength, hardness and structure of butt joints on aluminium alloys of different alloying systems, produced by friction stir welding (FSW). It is shown that this process allows producing sound joints of aluminium alloys of different alloying systems, both in similar and dissimilar combinations. This is true not only for aluminium alloys made by casting by the standard technological scheme, but also for granulated alloys, containing the oversaturated solid solution of refractory transition metals, produced by powder metallurgy. It is found that the strength of welded joints produced at FSW of aluminium alloys, depends on the chemical compositions and mechanical properties of these alloys. Maximum ultimate strength is demonstrated by welded joints of the following high-strength alloys: 1995 (483 MPa), 1963 (473 MPa) and D16 (441 MPa), which is due to a slight degree of metal softening in the zone of thermomechanical impact (ZTMI), which is where the samples fail at mechanical stretching. Destruction of samples of welded joints of dissimilar aluminium alloys also runs in this zone or on its boundary with the heat-affected zone (HAZ) from the side of the softer alloy. Their ultimate strength is on the level of the joints of the respective similar alloys. It is shown that intensive plastic deformation of metal at FSW of dissimilar aluminium alloys results in formation of grains of practically globular shape in the weld nugget in the permanent joint zone, their size not exceeding 4 – 6 μm. In granulated alloy welding, the oversaturated solid solution is preserved in the granules, just their mechanical refinement takes place, resulting in a fine dense structure of the weld nugget, and the granules containing an oversaturated solid solution of refractory transition metals are uniformly distributed over the entire volume of the matrix in the weld metal. 12 Ref., 4 Tabl., 8 Fig.
Keywords: aluminium alloys, friction stir welding, hardness, strength, structure

Received: 21.03.2023
Accepted: 25.05.2023

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Suggested Citation

A.G. Poklyatskyi, S.I. Motrunich, V.Ye. Fedorchuk, Iu.V. Falchenko, M. Sagul (2023) Mechanical properties and structural features of butt joints produced at FSW of aluminium alloys of different alloying systems. The Paton Welding J., 04, 3-10.

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