Open AccessEffect of preheating and water-cooling on the wear properties of FS welded AA6082 joint
Author(s) -
Shubham Verma,
Joy Prakash Misra,
Monika Gupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1240/1/012116
Subject(s) - materials science , friction stir welding , joint (building) , metallurgy , recrystallization (geology) , welding , water cooling , composite material , friction coefficient , structural engineering , mechanical engineering , geology , paleontology , engineering
This manuscript presents the effect of preheating and water-cooling on the wear properties of friction stir welded AA6082 joints. Experimentation has been carried out for varying preheating temperature and the temperature of water. After that, wear properties of FSW joints are evaluated using pin-on-disc apparatus. It is observed that FSW joints exhibit better wear properties than the parent metal owing to the recrystallization of nugget zone. Furthermore, it is evident that FSW joint obtained without preheating and water-cooling has better wear resistance property than the parent metal but this can be further enhanced by preheating and water-cooling. The minimum coefficient of friction (0.27) is obtained for the joint fabricated at 1000C preheating temperature.