Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Using Different Tool Pin Geometries: Mathematical Models for the Heat Generation

In this work, three mathematical models for the heat generation during bobbin tool friction stir welding (BT-FSW) of aluminum using three tool pin geometries have been proposed. The models have utilized and updated the available models for the heat generation during the conventional tool friction st...

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Published in:Metals (Basel ) 2021-03, Vol.11 (3), p.438
Main Authors: Ahmed, Mohamed M. Z., I. A. Habba, Mohamed, Jouini, Nabil, Alzahrani, Bandar, Seleman, Mohamed M. El-Sayed, El-Nikhaily, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AA1050
Agreements
Aluminum alloys
Aluminum base alloys
bobbin tool
Ductility
Friction stir welding
Heat
Heat generation
mathematical model
Mathematical models
Parameters
Shear stress
Shoulder
Spools
Steel alloys
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Summary:In this work, three mathematical models for the heat generation during bobbin tool friction stir welding (BT-FSW) of aluminum using three tool pin geometries have been proposed. The models have utilized and updated the available models for the heat generation during the conventional tool friction stir welding (CT-FSW). For the validation of the models, BT-FSW experiments have been carried out for aluminum alloy AA1050 using three different pin geometries (cylindrical, square, and triangular), at different welding speeds of 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000 mm/min and a constant tool rotation speed of 600 rpm. The welding temperatures during BT-FSW have been measured to be compared with that calculated from the models at the same parameters. It has been found that the calculated welding temperatures from the models and that measured during BT-FSW are in good agreement at all the investigated welding speeds especially in case of the square and cylindrical pins, proving the validity of the developed models for the predication of the heat generation as well as the welding temperatures. This will allow proper designing of the BT-FSW parameters and avoiding the conditions that can deteriorate the joint quality and properties.
ISSN:2075-4701
2075-4701
DOI:10.3390/met11030438