Investigations of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lap Jointed Dissimilar Metals by Friction Stir Spot Welding Process

Authors

  • Karunakaran D Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Madagadipet, Puducherry- 605 107, India
  • Venkatachalapathy VSK Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Madagadipet, Puducherry- 605 107, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37255/jme.v18i1pp011-019

Keywords:

Aluminum, Copper, Friction stir spot weld, Tensile strength, Dissimilar materials

Abstract

The joining of different materials is required for industrial application to utilize the hydride structures with attractive advantages such as superior strength to weight ratio, low cost, high tensile strength and less weight of the component. Specifically, Al-Cu composite material is widely used in foil conductors of a transformer, electrical connectors, foil windings in capacitors and tubes in heat exchangers. However, joining or spot welding the Al parts to Cu parts are significant challenge owing to variation in mechanical properties and chemical compositions of joining materials. In this present research work, the friction stir spot welded process (FSSWP) is carried out to join the Al and Cu materials. Further, microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir spot welded specimens (FSSW) are studied at different tool rotational speeds likely from 1000rpm to 1500rpm. The microstructural study is carried out using scanning electron microscope images at the interface and overall welded region. The tensile strength of both single and double spot-welded specimens is analyzed using a universal tensile test machine. The output of this study states that the optimal tool rotational speed is 1500rpm for both single and double spot-welded specimens. Moreover, the double spot-welded specimen exhibits more tensile with a crack-free spot-welded surface than that of the single spot-welded specimen. The tensile strength double spot-welded specimen has a 6.8% higher strength than that of a single spot-welded specimen. Based on the present study, it is concluded that the double spot-welded specimen can be used for different industrial applications to replace Cu material with this Al-Cu material that gives added advantages to those components.

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2023-03-01

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“Investigations of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lap Jointed Dissimilar Metals by Friction Stir Spot Welding Process”, JME, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 011–019, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.37255/jme.v18i1pp011-019.

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