28 KB550 KB23 KB200020242011Bozkurt, Yahyaletnik:45številka:5str. 407-412ISSN:1580-2949COBISSID:880554URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-FULJUNMRenInštitut za kovinske materiale in tehnologijeMateriali in tehnologijekompozitimikrostrukturatorno varjenjeWeldability of metal matrix composite plates by friction stir welding at low welding parameters| Varivost plošč kompozita s kovinsko osnovo po vrtilno tornem postopku pri nizkih varilnih parametrih|Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are engineering materials that their increasingly replacing of a number of conventional materials in automotive, acrospace, and sports industries is driven by the demand for lightweight, high specific strength and stiffness. Their wide application as structural materials needs proper development of suited joining processes. Friction stir welding (FSW) is a fairly new solid state welding process for joining metals using thermal energy produced from localized friction forces. In this study, the weldability of AA2124 containing (volume fractions) 25 % of SiC particles with T4 heat treated aluminum MMC plates was investigated at low welding parameters by FSW process. Microstructure, ultimate tensile strength, surface roughness and microhardness determination have been carried out to evaluate the weld zone characteristics of friction stir welded MMC plates. The FSW specimens were tested without post-weld heat treatment or surface modification. The temperature dissipation at the distance of 15 mm from the weld center was also measured using K-type thermocouples to demonstrate the FSWed joining without melting. Because of microstructural modification, improvement of microhardness of the stir zone was observed in comparison to the base composite. Ultimate tensile tests indicated a joint efficiency of approximately 73 %Kompoziti s kovinsko osnovo (MMCs) so inženirski material, ki vse bolj nadomešča številne konvencionalne materiale v avtomobilski, letalski in v športnih industrijah, pri tem pa se pojavlja veliko povpraševanje po manjši specifični masi ter visoki trdnosti in togosti. Za široko uporabo je potreben pravilen razvoj ustreznih postopkov varjenja. Vrtilno torno varjenje (FSW) je dokaj nov način za spajanje kovin v trdnem stanju s toplotno energijo, ki jo ustvarja trenje. Raziskana je bila varivost kompozita AA2124 z volumenskim deležem 25 % SiC-delcev s T4 toplotno obdelano MMC-ploščo aluminija pri nizkih parametrih FSW-varjenja. Mikrostruktura, natezna trdnost, hrapavost površine in mikrotrdota so bile določene za ovrednotenje značilnosti območja zvara. Preiskani FSW-vzorci niso bili toplotno ali površinsko obdelani. Temperatura je bila izmerjena na oddaljenosti 15 mm od centra vara s K-termoelementom, da bi dokazali FSW-spoj brez taljenja. Zaradi spremembe mikrostrukture so bile izboljšane mikrotrdota v mešanem v primerjavi s tisto pri osnovnem kompozitu. Natezna trdnosti vara je dosegla približno 73 % trdnosti ploščeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaInštitut za kovinske materiale in tehnologije