Open AccessExperimental Studies on Friction Stir Processing of Magnesium Alloy
Author(s) -
П. Динеш Бабу,
S. Sabrish,
Maryam Janani,
E. Harini,
P. Marimuthu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/577/1/012156
Subject(s) - friction stir welding , weldability , materials science , welding , alloy , metallurgy , magnesium , rotational speed , magnesium alloy , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) belongs to the solid state joining technique. In the present study, the effect of FSW parameters such as rotational speed and tool pin diameter on the weldability of ZK61A Magnesium alloy was investigated and the mechanical and micro structural characteristics of the welded specimens were analyzed at room temperature. Further, the tool wear was estimated with constant shoulder diameter. Radiographic tests were done to identify defects in the weldments.