The Role of Tool Design in Influencing the Mechanism for the Formation of Friction Stir Welds in Aluminum Alloy 7020

Kumar, K and Kailas, Satish V and Srivatsan, TS (2011) The Role of Tool Design in Influencing the Mechanism for the Formation of Friction Stir Welds in Aluminum Alloy 7020. In: Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 26 (7). pp. 915-921.

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Abstract

Design of the required tool is a key and important parameter in the technique of friction stir welding (FSW). This is so because tool design does exert a close control over the quality of the weld. In an attempt to optimize tool design and its selection, it is essential and desirable to understand the mechanisms governing the formation of the weld. In this research study, few experiments were conducted to systematically analyze the intrinsic mechanisms governing the formation of the weld and to effectively utilize the analysis to establish a logical basis for design of the tool. For this purpose, the experiments were conducted using different geometries of the shoulder and pin of the rotating tool in such a way that only tool geometry had an intrinsic influence on formation of the weld. The results revealed that for a particular diameter of the pin there is an optimum diameter of the shoulder. Below this optimum shoulder diameter, the weld does not form while above the optimum diameter the overall symmetry of the weld is lost. Based on experimental results, a mechanism for the formation of friction stir weld is proposed. A synergism of the experimental results with the proposed mechanism is helpful in establishing the set of welding parameters for a given material.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Taylor and Francis Group.
Keywords:	Defect formation;Interface formation;Material flow;Shoulder to pin ratio;Solid-state welding
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2012 07:34
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2012 07:34
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44199

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