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Experimental investigation on effects of varying volume fractions of SiC nanoparticle reinforcement on microstructure and mechanical properties in friction-stir-welded dissimilar joints of AA2024-T351 and AA7075-T651

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2019

Karinanjanapura Shivamurthy Anil Kumar Open the ORCID record for Karinanjanapura Shivamurthy Anil Kumar [Opens in a new window] ,
Siddlingalli Mahadevappa Murigendrappa  and
Hemantha Kumar
Karinanjanapura Shivamurthy Anil Kumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India
Siddlingalli Mahadevappa Murigendrappa
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India
Hemantha Kumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: anilkumar_aks@rediffmail.com
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Abstract

Effects of varying volume fractions of SiC nanoparticle (SiCNP) reinforcement on microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar AA2024-T351 and AA7075-T651 joints by friction stir welding (FSW) have been investigated experimentally. A rectangular section edge groove was prepared at the adjoining surfaces of the two plates with the butt configuration before FSW. Initially, four fractional volumes with 0, 5, 8, and 13% of SiCNP are reinforced into the grooves of width, 0, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5 mm and the FSW was performed with the first and second pass to obtain metal matrix nanocomposite (MMNC) at the weld nugget zone (WNZ). The characterization of microstructure specimens was investigated using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction technique (XRD). The FSW joint specimen produced with 5 vol% fraction of SiCNP for second pass processing observes a defect-free, homogeneous distribution of SiCNP with a mean grain size of about 2–3 µm at the WNZ and weld joints higher in tensile strength, 411 MPa, yield strength, 252 MPa, and percentage elongation, 14.3. The result shows that varying volume fractions (5, 8, 13%) of the SiCNP after the FSW second pass led to significant grain refinement at the WNZ and higher mechanical properties compared with FSW specimens prepared without SiCNP. Higher hardness of 150 Hv was observed in the WNZ for specimen produced with 13 vol% fraction SiCNP.

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friction stir weldingaluminum alloycompositesnano-silicon carbide particles
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 7: Focus Section: Interconnects and Interfaces in Energy Conversion Materials , 15 April 2019 , pp. 1229 - 1247
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