Friction stir welding of duplex stainless steels

Duplex stainless steels are successful in a variety of applications such as the food industry, petrochemicals and plants for desalination of seawater, where high corrosion resistance and high mechanical strength are required. However, the beneficial microstructure may change during fusion welding steps, and it can compromise the performance of these materials. Friction stir welding is a solid-state process avoiding typical problems concerning solidification such as solidification cracks, liquation and segregation of alloying elements. Superduplex stainless steels can avoid unbalanced proportions of ferrite and austenite, formation of secondary deleterious phases and grain growth of ferrite in the heat-affected zone. Consolidated friction stir welded joints with full penetration 6 mm thick were obtained for UNS S32101 and S32205 duplex and S32750 and S32760 superduplex stainless steels. The friction stir welds were submitted to tensile tests indicating an improvement of strength in welded joints, showing increased yield and tensile strength for all studied cases. Regarding the microstructural characterization, an outstanding grain refinement was observed in the welded joint, achieving grain sizes as small as 1 μm. This refinement was associated with the combination of microstructural restoration mechanisms in the dual-phase microstructure promoted by severe deformation associated with a high temperature during the welding process.     

Friction stir welding of co-cast aluminium clad sheet

The effects of welding parameters on material consolidation are examined during friction stir butt welding of 2 mm Al 5083 alloy aluminium sheet with a surface cladding of Al 3025 alloy, which was co-cast from the melt. The influence of welding parameters on joint consolidation is investigated when tool revolutions per minute, travel speed and penetration depth were varied. It was found that modifying the pin of the welding tool to have a two-flat profile improves material consolidation and avoids defect formation during welding, and optimum welding parameters involve a combination of high tool rotation speed and travel speed. Optical and electron microscopy revealed that the integrity of the surface cladding layer could be maintained during friction stir welding while avoiding defect formation within the stir zone of the weld. The tensile strength of the joint was ～58% of the base material due to softening within the stir zone.     

Friction stir welding of multilayered steel

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This study investigates the mechanical properties and microstructure of friction stir butt welded high strength/ductility multilayered steel consisting of 15 alternating layers of SUS 301 austenitic stainless steel (eight layers) and SUS 420J2 martensitic stainless steel (seven layers) with a total thickness of 1·2 mm. With optimised welding parameters, defect free welds with an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 1240 MPa and a fracture elongation of 13% were accomplished. This corresponds to a joint efficiency of 90%. In this case, fracture occurred in the heat affected zone as a result of a very pronounced hardness drop in the martensitic layers resulting from the formation of a large amount of grain boundary precipitates, which were formed at temperatures ～750°C slightly below A_c1. By applying post-weld heat treatment, the hardness drop in the martensitic layers was removed and the tensile properties were enhanced to UTS of 1310 MPa (95% joint efficiency) and a fracture elongation of 22%.     

铝合金船舶的摩擦搅拌焊接工艺

摩擦搅拌焊(FSW)是在低于工件材料熔点情况下操作的固相焊接,是在旋转情况下通过一种耐磨工具将板材或型材材料连接的工艺,可用于铝、镁、铜等的焊接,焊接质量优良.通常情况下,摩擦搅拌焊的焊缝强度超过热影响区.介绍了摩擦搅拌焊在造船和船舶制造业上的应用,以及船舶工业的研究需求.     

Friction stir welding of thin DH36 steel plate

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A series of 4, 6 and 8 mm DH36 steel welds were produced using optimum conditions for friction stir welding (FSW). Comparator welds in the same thickness from the same plates were produced using a single sided single pass process submerged arc welds (SAW). This work was carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties of FSW material with a view to its possible application in a shipbuilding production process route.

Overall, the performance of the FSW material was superior to the SAW comparators. Areas such as distortion and fatigue were particularly positive in the FSW material. An 8 mm thick plate was also produced using two FSW passes, one from either side, and it was found to have superior toughness and fatigue performance when compared to the single sided 8 mm FSW material. Some of these benefits are thought to have originated from the internal overlap zone between the two passes.     

异种材料及复合热源搅拌摩擦焊

在对接和搭接方式中,异种材料搅拌摩擦焊相较于同种材料分别具有一些额外的焊接参数,并且对搅拌头材料也有更苛刻的使用要求。总结近年来异种材料搅拌摩擦焊的研究现状,介绍异种材料搅拌摩擦焊过程中脆性金属间化合物的生成及其对焊接接头的力学性能产生的影响。从金属流动机理和数值模拟方面,研究金属间化合物的生成和成长规律,给出针对金属间化合物可能的解决方法。针对高熔点焊材,介绍复合热源搅拌摩擦焊技术、常用的辅助热源以及复合热源搅拌摩擦焊在异种材料搅拌摩擦焊方面的优点和研究的不足之处。     

塑料板材搅拌摩擦焊工艺

以6mm和8mm聚氯乙稀板材为研究对象,用搅拌摩擦焊方法进行了工艺可焊性试验。试验证明,一定厚度的塑料板,不开坡口,用搅拌摩擦焊方法可一次焊成。虽然影响接头质量的因素很多,但只要焊接参数选择恰当,就能获得令人满意的焊接接头。     

Friction stir welding of aluminium casting alloys

The results of testing friction stir welding quality in relation to EN AC-43200 (AK9) and EN AC-45000 (AK64) aluminium casting alloys are presented. The test joints were made with the use of a welding machine constructed on the basis of numerically controlled milling machines. The assessment of the joint quality was made based on visual inspection, mechanical testing, weldment structure analysis and hardness tests. The purpose of the investigation was to discover the possibility of friction stir welding of casting alloys and the influence of welding conditions on joint properties and structure. The test results show good weldability of aluminium casting alloys by the FSW method. Sound welds can be obtained in a relatively wide range of welding parameters while the weld strength is satisfactory. In order to obtain the highest quality joints, the workpieces must be pressed onto the other, while the welding process cannot run with excessively high speed. The best mechanical properties of the joints were achieved when the friction process was conducted at a rotational speed of the mixing tool of 900 rpm.     

Friction stir welding of copper alloys

Copper plates ,brass plates and copper/brass plates were friction stir welded with various parameters. Experimental results show that the microstructure of the weld is characterized by its much finer grains as contrasted with the coarse grains of parent materials and the heat-affected zones are very narrow. The microhardness of the copper weld is a little higher than that of parent plate. The microhardness of brass weld is about 25% higher than that of parent material. The tensile strength of copper joints increases with increasing welding speed in the test range. The range of parameters to obtain good welds for copper is much wider than that for brass. When different materials were welded, the position of copper plate before welding affected the quality of FSW joints. If the copperplate was put on the advancing side of weld, the good quality of weld could be got under proper parameters.     

Development of ceramic backing for friction stir welding and processing

Usually, a workpiece is deformed during friction stir welding due to high applied loads. Consequently, fully and consolidated friction stir-welded joints as well as tool life time can be affected promoting unscheduled manufacturing stops, which favour decreasing the welding productivity. Furthermore, the workforce is dislocated to not predicted maintenance steps. This work proposes the development of a special ceramic backing to joining and processing material using FSW technologies. Four ceramic deposits were tested over a steel plate, which allowed selecting those with less porosity and, thus, better strength. This backing allowed us to obtain full penetration welds for duplex stainless steels, to high forces during engagement for high-strength low-alloy steels and to obtain consolidated aluminium–steel dissimilar joints. For the last one, there was not adherence of the soft material in the workpiece. In addition, the ceramic backing allowed us to confine the heat and plasticized metal, as well as develop established welding parameters.     

搅拌摩擦焊接技术的研究现状与前景展望

搅拌摩擦焊接技术是近年来发展较快的一种焊接技术,目前在多个行业中获得了深度关注并取得了飞速发展,研究材料从最初的铝合金到现在涵盖了多种的金属材料、轻合金材料、非金属材料等;搅拌头结构也已经多种化,从传统的结构发展到现在的以双头搅拌头、固定轴肩搅拌头和浮动轴肩搅拌头等为代表的创新形式焊接工具,焊接工艺从单一以控制转速比、轴向压力、焊接倾角和下压量的单热源摩擦焊再到为解决高熔点金属的搅拌摩擦焊应用的先进焊接技术,如激光、等离子、超声-搅拌摩擦复合焊等以及电磁感应-摩擦复合焊等复合焊接方法。搅拌摩擦焊接技术以其巨大发展潜力和独有的技术优势迅速得到社会的认可和技术推广,逐渐成为当下最热门的固相连接技术方法之一。     

防锈铝搅拌摩擦焊接

通过大量试验研究了防锈铝LF21搅拌摩擦焊接技术,深入分析了防锈铝搅拌摩擦焊接头的金相组织和力学性能,并探讨了焊接参数对组织性能的影响.对于3mm厚的防锈铝板,优化的搅拌头材料为ICr18Ni9Ti,形状为圆锥带凹面形,轴肩尺寸为φ12mm,焊针跟部直径为4mm,焊针端部直径为2.8mm,焊针高度为2.7mm.优化的焊接工艺参数范围为旋转速度950-1 500 r/min,焊接速度37.5～60mm/min.研究的成果可应用于有色金属材料搅拌摩擦焊接参数的优化,推动中国搅拌摩擦焊接技术在铝焊接中的应用.     

Automatic gap detection in friction stir butt welding operations

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a new solid-state welding technology that has been used successfully in many joining applications. A common problem that arises when welding two sheets is the presence of a gap between the sheets. Gaps may be due to improper fixturing, imprecision in the processes used to manufacture the sheets, etc. When the FSW tool encounters a gap, material can possibly escape from the processing zone and the welded part's effective cross-sectional area around the gap will decrease. Both of these effects can possibly cause an unsuitable weld. This paper develops a monitoring algorithm to detect gaps in friction stir butt welding operations in real time (i.e., during the operation). Experimental studies are conducted to determine how the process parameters (e.g., tool rotation rate and tool traverse speed) and the gap width affect the welding process; particularly, the plunge force (i.e., the force acting vertically down on the part). The proposed monitoring algorithm examines the filtered plunge force in the frequency domain to determine the presence of a gap. Several experimental studies are conducted for 2024 aluminum with a variety of process parameters and the monitoring algorithm is shown to be able to reliably detect the presence of gaps in friction stir butt welding operations for tool traverse speeds below 4.233 mm/s and gap sizes above 0.3048 mm.     

2519铝合金角接结构的搅拌摩擦焊

利用自行研制的搅拌摩擦焊机采用一种搅拌摩擦焊外侧角接的新方法对厚度为22 mm的2519铝合金进行了角接焊接试验,并对焊缝的微观组织、硬度等进行了分析.分析了搅拌针断裂原因及得出其断裂方式为剪切断裂.结果表明,搅拌摩擦焊外侧角接焊接的方法能够有效地进行角接焊接;合理的焊接工艺和搅拌针形状是焊接的关键;旋转频率在30～4...     

Thermal models for bobbin tool friction stir welding

This study presents three thermal 3D models for bobbin tool Friction stir welding (FSW) implemented in Comsol and Matlab. The models use thermal pseudo-mechanical (TPM) heat sources and include tool rotation, an analytic shear layer model and ambient heat sinks like the machine and surrounding air. A new transient moving geometry approach has been implemented. It includes the full tool motion along the weld line, while the other two models use fixed geometry with and without moving heat source.The computational effort is small for all three models. The steady state model can be solved in approximately 5 min on a state of the art workstation. Experiments on the FlexiStir experimental welding unit have been carried out to validate the models’ outputs. The predictions of all models are in excellent agreement with each other and the experiment.     

Filling exit holes of friction stir welding lap joints using consumable pin tools

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In this study, filling friction stir welding was used to remove the exit hole of friction stir welding lap joints made from AA5456 sheets. For this purpose, the exit holes were filled by consumable pins with various geometries and different pin applying methods. Then, the structures and mechanical properties of the resulting joints were investigated. Results showed that the strength of 7% higher than the strength of the joint with the non-filled exit hole, ～91% of the corresponding defect free joints, is obtainable with this technique. The best results were found by a pin with 11° cone angle, 8?mm diameter and 7?mm length, and with a 6?mm plunge without rotation.     

Friction stir welding characteristics of two aluminum alloys

1　INTRODUCTIONFrictionstirwelding(FSW )isapromisingweld ingprocessthatcanproducehigh qualityandlow costjoints[1,2 ] .Especially ,itcaneliminatesomeweldingdefectssuchascrackingandporosityoftenassociatedwithfusionweldingprocesses[2 ,3] ,andthusissuitedtoweldheat treatablealuminumalloysthatarediffi culttofusionweld[4 ,5] .Recentstudiesonthemi crostructuralcharacteristicsandmechanicalpropertiesofthefrictionstirweldedjointshaveindicatedthatdifferentaluminumalloyshavedifferentFSWcharac teris…     

Shear layer modelling for bobbin tool friction stir welding

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This study presents an approach to model the shear layer in bobbin tool friction stir welding. The proposed CFD model treats the material in the weld zone as a highly viscous non-Newtonian shear thinning liquid. A customised parametric solver is used to solve the highly non-linear Navier–Stokes equations. The contact state between tool and workpiece is determined by coupling the torque within the CFD model to a thermal pseudomechanical model. An existing analytic shear layer model is calibrated using artificial neural networks trained with the predictions of the CFD model. Validation experiments have been carried out using 4 mm thick sheets of AA 2024. The results show that the predicted torque and the shear layer shape are accurate. The combination of numerical and analytical modelling can reduce the computational effort significantly. It allows use of the calibrated analytic model inside an iterative process optimisation procedure.     

2195铝锂合金搅拌摩擦焊工艺

试验研究了8 mm厚2195-T8铝锂合金板材搅拌摩擦焊工艺,分析了不同搅拌针结构设计对焊缝内部质量的影响,研究了工艺参数对接头表面成形的影响,测试了接头的力学性能。结果表明,使用圆锥螺纹+三个斜面结构的搅拌针焊接,接头内部质量更好;在室温和低温(-196 ℃)条件下,接头抗拉强度和断后伸长率都呈现出随焊接速度的增加先增加后减少的趋势,当焊接速度为100 mm/min时,室温和低温(-196 ℃)下接头抗拉强度、断后伸长率都达到最高值,接头抗拉强度分别为428 MPa,538 MPa,断后伸长率分别为4.9%,7.4%;接头断裂位置位于热影响区,断口呈45°剪切断裂,断裂部位有明显颈缩。     

搅拌摩擦焊近20年研究与发展情况概述

针对中国装备制造类企业在近20年中推广应用搅拌摩擦焊技术遇到的挑战和难题,系统综述了搅拌摩擦焊20多年来在装备研制、搅拌工具研发、可焊材料、焊接工艺、产品应用、焊接成形机理等应用研究与基础研究领域的发展情况。通过对装备制造类企业的系统调研,发现搅拌摩擦焊工程应用推进所面临的瓶颈问题主要在于基础性研究深度不够、对中高端设备系统性力学要求把握不准、高效低成本搅拌工具研发能力不足、高端专用工艺研发力量薄弱、操作技能型人才没有系统培养规范等5个方面,并指出整合研究资源、加强基础研究、建立拥有从设备研制、工艺开发、来料加工、人才培训等整体解决方案的高科技公司是有效解决上述瓶颈问题的根本途径,为搅拌摩擦焊接方法在中国装备制造行业未来高效工程应用和研发指明了方向。