Inertia and friction welding of aluminum alloy 1100 to type 316 stainless steel

Technical Report · Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5777811· OSTI ID:5777811

Perkins, M. A.

The inertia and friction-welding processes were evaluated for joining aluminum alloy 1100-H14 and Type 316 vacuum-induction melted, vacuum-arc remelted (VIM VAR) stainless steel. While both processes consistently produced joints in which the strength exceeded the strength of the aluminum base metal, 100 percent bonding was not reliably achieved with inertia welding. The deficiency points out the need for development of nondestructive testing techniques for this type of joint. Additionally, solid-state volume diffusion did not appear to be a satisfactory explanation for the inertia and friction-welding bonding mechanism.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5777811
• Report Number(s): Y-2165(Rev.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS
BONDING
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
FABRICATION
FRICTION WELDING
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
INTERFACES
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
JOINTS
MATERIALS
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
MOMENT OF INERTIA
NICKEL ALLOYS
STAINLESS STEEL-316
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
WELDED JOINTS
WELDING