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Influence of rotational speed on the electrical and mechanical properties of the friction stir spot welded aluminium alloy sheets
Summary
Researchers studied how the speed of friction stir spot welding affects the strength and electrical resistance of aluminum alloy joints. Lower rotational speeds produced stronger welds with higher hardness, though both speeds increased electrical resistance compared to unwelded aluminum, with important trade-offs relevant to the electrical and automotive industries.
Abstract An efficient and productive joining technique to weld aluminium has become a priority challenge for promoting the use of aluminium in the electrical industry. One of the challenges is to obtain welds with superior mechanical properties with the consistent quality of weld surface as well as low electrical resistance. In this paper, the influence of rotational speed during the friction stir spot welding of AA 5754-H111 was studied to analyse the mechanical and electrical properties of the welds. The results from two rotational speeds (1000 rpm and 4500 rpm) are presented and compared to the base material. It was observed that the samples welded at 1000 rpm showed a higher average shear failure load (~ 1.1 kN) compared to the samples welded at 4500 rpm (~ 0.94 kN). The microhardness of the samples welded at 1000 rpm was higher than that of the base material, while the microhardness of samples welded at 4500 rpm was lower. It was also found that the friction welded sheets, regardless of the rotational speed used, showed increased electrical resistance compared to the base material, albeit this increase for the samples welded at 1000 rpm was about 42%, compared to samples welded at 4500 rpm where this increase was just 14%.
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