Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding
: Bobbin friction stir welding (BFSW) is an innovative variant for the solid state welding process whereby a rotating symmetrical tool causes a fully penetrated bond. Despite the process development, there are still unknown variables in the characterization of the process parameters which can cause...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/15591 2023-05-15T18:31:12+02:00 Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding Tamadon, A. Pons, D.J. Sued, K. Clucas, D. 2018-02-21T04:20:55Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/15591 https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010033 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/10092/15591 https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010033 © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). CC-BY bobbin friction stir welding sprayed entry defect keyhole exit defect material flow analogue modelling plasticine AA6082-T6 Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4017 - Mechanical engineering::401707 - Solid mechanics Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4016 - Materials engineering::401607 - Metals and alloy materials Journal Article 2018 ftunivcanter https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010033 2022-09-08T13:28:56Z : Bobbin friction stir welding (BFSW) is an innovative variant for the solid state welding process whereby a rotating symmetrical tool causes a fully penetrated bond. Despite the process development, there are still unknown variables in the characterization of the process parameters which can cause uncontrolled weld defects. The entry zone and the exit zone consist of two discontinuitydefects and removing them is one of the current challenges for improving the weld quality. In the present research, the characteristic features of the entry and exit defects in the weld structure and formation mechanism of them during the BFSW processing was investigated. Using stacked layers of multi-colour plasticine the material flow, analogous to metal flow, can be visualised. By using different colours as the path markers of the analogue model, the streamline flow can be easily delineated in the discontinuity defects compared with the metal welds. AA6082-T6 aluminium plates and multi-layered plasticine slabs were employed to replicate the entry-exit defects in the metal weld and analogue samples. The fixed-bobbin tool utilized for this research was optimized by adding a thread feature and tri-flat geometry to the pin and closed-end spiral scrolls on both shoulder surfaces. Samples were processed at different rotating and longitudinal speeds to show the degree of dependency on the welding parameters for the defects. The analogue models showed that the entry zone and the exit zone of the BFSW are affected by the inhomogeneity of the material flow regime which causes the ejection or disruption of the plastic flow in the gap between the bobbin shoulders. The trial aluminium welds showed that the elimination of entry-exit defects in the weld body is not completely possible but the size of the defects can be minimized by modification of the welding parameters. For the entry zone, the flow pattern evolution suggested formation mechanisms for a sprayed tail, island zone and discontinuity-channel. For the exit zone a keyhole-shaped ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Tail Island University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Keyhole ENVELOPE(-67.338,-67.338,-68.785,-68.785) Tail Island ENVELOPE(-57.624,-57.624,-63.670,-63.670) Metals 8 1 33 |
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bobbin friction stir welding sprayed entry defect keyhole exit defect material flow analogue modelling plasticine AA6082-T6 Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4017 - Mechanical engineering::401707 - Solid mechanics Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4016 - Materials engineering::401607 - Metals and alloy materials |
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bobbin friction stir welding sprayed entry defect keyhole exit defect material flow analogue modelling plasticine AA6082-T6 Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4017 - Mechanical engineering::401707 - Solid mechanics Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4016 - Materials engineering::401607 - Metals and alloy materials Tamadon, A. Pons, D.J. Sued, K. Clucas, D. Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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bobbin friction stir welding sprayed entry defect keyhole exit defect material flow analogue modelling plasticine AA6082-T6 Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4017 - Mechanical engineering::401707 - Solid mechanics Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4016 - Materials engineering::401607 - Metals and alloy materials |
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: Bobbin friction stir welding (BFSW) is an innovative variant for the solid state welding process whereby a rotating symmetrical tool causes a fully penetrated bond. Despite the process development, there are still unknown variables in the characterization of the process parameters which can cause uncontrolled weld defects. The entry zone and the exit zone consist of two discontinuitydefects and removing them is one of the current challenges for improving the weld quality. In the present research, the characteristic features of the entry and exit defects in the weld structure and formation mechanism of them during the BFSW processing was investigated. Using stacked layers of multi-colour plasticine the material flow, analogous to metal flow, can be visualised. By using different colours as the path markers of the analogue model, the streamline flow can be easily delineated in the discontinuity defects compared with the metal welds. AA6082-T6 aluminium plates and multi-layered plasticine slabs were employed to replicate the entry-exit defects in the metal weld and analogue samples. The fixed-bobbin tool utilized for this research was optimized by adding a thread feature and tri-flat geometry to the pin and closed-end spiral scrolls on both shoulder surfaces. Samples were processed at different rotating and longitudinal speeds to show the degree of dependency on the welding parameters for the defects. The analogue models showed that the entry zone and the exit zone of the BFSW are affected by the inhomogeneity of the material flow regime which causes the ejection or disruption of the plastic flow in the gap between the bobbin shoulders. The trial aluminium welds showed that the elimination of entry-exit defects in the weld body is not completely possible but the size of the defects can be minimized by modification of the welding parameters. For the entry zone, the flow pattern evolution suggested formation mechanisms for a sprayed tail, island zone and discontinuity-channel. For the exit zone a keyhole-shaped ... |
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Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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Formation Mechanisms for Entry and Exit Defects in Bobbin Friction Stir Welding |
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formation mechanisms for entry and exit defects in bobbin friction stir welding |
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