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Examination of the Mechanical, Corrosion, and Tribological Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy AA8011

Publication Type : Conference Proceedings

Source : Transactions on Maritime Science, vol. 10, no. 1, 2021

Url : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351045992_Examination_of_the_Mechanical_Corrosion_and_Tribological_Behavior_of_Friction_Stir_Welded_Aluminum_Alloy_AA8011

Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Department : Mechanical Engineering

Year : 2022

Abstract : Aluminum alloy AA8011 is emerging as a promising material for modern engineering applications in which improved tensile strength, hardness, corrosion-resistance, and wear-resistance of materials are required. Typically, AA8011 alloys are utilized in air-conditioning ducts and heat exchanger fins in ships, leisure boats, luxury vessels, workboats, fishing vessels, and patrol boats. However, the conventional welding of AA8011 is a challenging procedure. In this context, this paper focuses on the development of an effective solid-state welding methodology for AA8011 alloy welding. The AA8011 alloy was friction stir welded by varying the tool rotation speed, traverse speed, and shoulder diameter. The microhardness, tensile strength, joint efficiency, elongation, corrosion rate, and wear rate of the friction stir welded specimens were compared with the base material. Fractography analysis was conducted after the tensile test and surface morphology analysis after corrosion and wear tests, using scanning electron microscopy. The compositional elements in the corroded and worn section of the specimens were analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Based on the joint efficiency as a primary constraint, the optimum process parameters for friction stir welding of aluminum alloy AA8011 have been established as follows: tool rotation speed of 1200 rpm, tool traverse speed of 45 mm/min, and tool shoulder diameter of 21 mm.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Arun Kumar, R. Vaira Vignesh*, N. Srirangarajalu, R. Padmanaban, "Examination of the Mechanical, Corrosion, and Tribological Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy AA8011", Transactions on Maritime Science, vol. 10, no. 1, 2021. DOI: 10.7225/toms.v10.n01.002 University of Split (Impact Factor: SJR 0.20; Percentile: 44)

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