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Enhancements in sheet incremental forming and friction joining technologies
2010
Valutazione della vita a fatica di giunti complessi saldati tramite Friction Stir Welding
2010
Rilevamento Sperimentale delle Storie di Temperatura in Processi di Friction Stir Welding di Lamiere di Titanio
2010
Evaluation of residual stress during fatigue test in a FSW joint
2007
At present, friction stir welding (FSW) represents one of the most interesting techniques in the field of welding. The process is has been implemented in industrial practice for joining aluminium alloys, while the welding of the titanium alloy and the steels is still primarily in a developmental stage. The thermo-mechanical action of the tool causes a residual stress field in the FSW joint. Although, the peak temperatures of the process are relatively low; residual stresses similar to the traditional welding technique may develop in the FSW joint. Moreover, the restraints of clamps, which are used for fixing the plates during the process, impede the relief of the heated zones that causes lo…
Failure modelling of friction stir welded joints in tensile tests
2009
A Comparison of Mechanical Properties and Microstructure in Friction Stir Welded and MIG Welded Light Alloys
2012
Joining technologies are in a very interesting phase today due to some relevant innovations concerning new techniques. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a relatively new process, patented by TWI in 1991, able to weld through a solid state bonding materials considered difficult to be welded or unweldable by more traditional fusion welding techniques. By using this process welded joints are obtained with no external heat supplier, generating the required temperature increase by means of a revolving pin that follows a proper trajectory partially sunk in the workpiece surface. As for today, although first examples of industrial application can be found in the aeronautical and aerospace fields, the…
An optimization procedure for the friction stir welding FEM model of corner fillet joints
2012
Friction stir welding (FSW) is an energy efficient and environmentally "friendly" (no fumes, noise, or sparks) welding process, during which the sheets are welded together in a solid-state joining process. FSW is mature for simple configurations but a significant lack of knowledge is found when dealing with different designs such as T-sections, box sections and corner welds. Although the latter joint morphology has traditionally been considered unfeasible for the process, it seems to have a great potential to be used also for T-joint configurations, a recurrent design pattern in transport applications. A specific tool has been developed and a set of experimental welds has been produced with…
Fundamental investigation on the mechanical behavior of weld seams
The solid state welding processes allow joints free from defects with reduced residual stresses and low distortion. However, such processes are generally characterized by a complex mechanical junction because of the particular material flow. Therefore, the design and optimization of the processes in which the solid bonding phenomenon occurs are difficult and requires a large number of tests. The purpose of this research is the description on the mechanical behavior of welded seams obtained through the friction stir welding (FSW) and linear friction welding (LFW) processes by analyzing the same phenomenon that occurs in both metallurgical processes, named the solid bonding phenomenon. The ai…
On the choice of tool material in friction stir welding of titanium alloys
2012
On tool stirring action in friction stir welding of work hardenable aluminium alloys
2013
In the paper solid state bonding conditions obtained in friction stir welding (FSW) of AA5754-H111 butt joints are analysed, considering the so called zigzag line in the transverse section of the joints. A wide experimental campaign was carried out varying both tool advancing speed and tool rotational one. The effects of the process on the mechanical properties of the joint were highlighted and micro- and macro-observations were used in order to explain the reasons of the enhanced mechanical properties found for the welded material. Numerical results derived from a FEM model previously developed by the authors were utilised to point out the different mechanical and metallurgical behavior of…