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Mechanical properties of underwater friction stir welded 2219 aluminum alloy

  • Hui Jie Liu
  • , Hui Jie Zhang*
  • , Yong Xian Huang
  • , Lei Yu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Underwater friction stir welding of 2219 aluminum alloy was carried out in order to further improve the joint performances by varying welding temperature history. The results indicated that the tensile strength of the joint can be improved from 324 MPa by external water cooling action in normal to 341 MPa. However, the plasticity of the joint is deteriorated. The underwater joint tends to fracture at the interface between the weld nugget zone and the thermal mechanically affected zone on the advancing side during tensile test, which is significantly different from the normal joint.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1387-1391
Number of pages5
JournalTransactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)
Volume20
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010

Keywords

  • aluminum alloy
  • mechanical property
  • underwater friction stir welding

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