High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History

doi:10.1007/s11661-017-4411-4

Title: High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History

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Friction-stir-welding (FSW) is a cost-effective and high quality joining process for aluminum alloys (especially heat-treatable allo ys) that has been applied successfully in the aerospace industry. However, the full potential of FSW on more cost-sensitive applications is still limited by the production rate, namely the welding speed of the process. The majority of literature evaluating FSW of aluminum alloys is based on welds made in the range of welding speeds around hundreds of millimeters per minute, and only a handful are at a moderate speed of 1 m/min. In this study we present a microstructural analysis of friction stir welded AA7075-T6 blanks with welding speeds up to 3 m/min. Textures, microstructures, mechanical properties, and weld quality are analyzed using TEM, EBSD, metallographic imaging, and Vickers hardness. Results are coupled with welding parameters to aid in the understanding of the complex material flow and texture gradients within the welds in an effort to optimize welding parameters for high speed processing.

Authors:: Zhang, Jingyi; Upadhyay, Piyush; Hovanski, Yuri; Field, David P.

Publication Date:: Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2017

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1422298

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-128971
Journal ID: ISSN 1073-5623; VT0505000

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science; Journal Volume: 49; Journal Issue: 1

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Zhang, Jingyi, Upadhyay, Piyush, Hovanski, Yuri, and Field, David P. High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
        Web.  doi:10.1007/s11661-017-4411-4.

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                    Zhang, Jingyi, Upadhyay, Piyush, Hovanski, Yuri, & Field, David P. High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History.  United States.  doi:10.1007/s11661-017-4411-4.

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                    Zhang, Jingyi, Upadhyay, Piyush, Hovanski, Yuri, and Field, David P. Mon .  
        "High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History".  United States.  
        doi:10.1007/s11661-017-4411-4.

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@article{osti_1422298,

  title        = {High-Speed Friction Stir Welding of AA7075-T6 Sheet: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Micro-texture, and Thermal History},

  author       = {Zhang, Jingyi and Upadhyay, Piyush and Hovanski, Yuri and Field, David P.},

  abstractNote = {Friction-stir-welding (FSW) is a cost-effective and high quality joining process for aluminum alloys (especially heat-treatable allo ys) that has been applied successfully in the aerospace industry. However, the full potential of FSW on more cost-sensitive applications is still limited by the production rate, namely the welding speed of the process. The majority of literature evaluating FSW of aluminum alloys is based on welds made in the range of welding speeds around hundreds of millimeters per minute, and only a handful are at a moderate speed of 1 m/min. In this study we present a microstructural analysis of friction stir welded AA7075-T6 blanks with welding speeds up to 3 m/min. Textures, microstructures, mechanical properties, and weld quality are analyzed using TEM, EBSD, metallographic imaging, and Vickers hardness. Results are coupled with welding parameters to aid in the understanding of the complex material flow and texture gradients within the welds in an effort to optimize welding parameters for high speed processing.},

  doi          = {10.1007/s11661-017-4411-4},

  journal      = {Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 49,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2017},

  month        = {Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2017}

}

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