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In the present study, tensile behavior of friction-stir-welded Al 6061-T651 with varying welding parameters, including rotating and welding speeds, was examined. The 4-mm-thick Al 6061-T651 alloy plates were FSW with varying tool rotating speeds, 1000, 1400, 1600, 2000, and 2500 rpm, and welding speeds, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, to 0.4 mpm (m/min). Tensile specimens were prepared with the tensile direction perpendicular to the welding direction, so that the weld zone is located in the middle of the specimen. It was found that the tensile elongation of friction-stir-welded Al 6061-T651 decreased with decreasing welding speed or increasing rotating speed. The yield and ultimate tensile strength were also affected, but to a significantly lesser degree, with varying welding parameters. The micrographic and fractographic observations strongly suggested that the change in tensile behavior of friction-stri-welded Al 6061-T651 was largely related to the clustering of coarse Mg2Si precipitates, due to the whirling and hurling action by severe plastic flow in the weld zone. Low welding speed or high rotating speed tended to encourage the plastic flow per unit time and consequently the clustering of coarse precipitates.
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Lim, S., Kim, S., Lee, CG. et al. Tensile behavior of friction-stri-welded Al 6061-T651. Metall Mater Trans A 35, 2829–2835 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-004-0230-5
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