简介：Themicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesoffrictionstirwelded2.5mm7050-77451aluminumalloynaturalaging72hand17520hwereinvestigated,respectively.Theuniaxialtensiletestshowedthatyieldstrength,tensilestrengthandelongationofthejoints17520hnaturalagingwereabout20%,12%and24%higherthanthosejointsnaturalaging72h.Hardnessprofileofnaturalaging17520hjointwitnessedsignificantenhancementinnuggetzone,comparedwith72hnaturalaging.Differentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)testrevealedthatmoreGuinier-Prestonzone,η'andηphaseemergedinnuggetzoneasnaturalagingdurationincreased,highdensityofdislocationlocatedwithingrainboundaryinnuggetzoneofjointsnaturalaging72h.ItisconcludedthatnaturalagingwasfeasibletoenhancestrengthandplasticityofFSWjointssimultaneously.

简介：Thefatiguepropertiesoffrictionstirwelded(FSW)buttjointandbasemetalofMB8magnesiumalloywereinvestigated.ThecomparativefatiguetestswerecarriedoutusingEHF-EM200K2-070-1AfatiguetestingmachineforbothFSWbuttjointandbasemetalspecimens.ThefatiguefractureswereobservedandanalyzedusingascanningelectronmicroscopeofJSM-6063LAtype.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatthefatigueperformanceoftheFSWbuttjointofMB8magnesiumalloyissharplydecreased.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)ofbasemetalandweldedbuttjointisabout77.44MPaand49.91MPa,respectively.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)oftheweldedbuttjointis64.45%ofthatofbasemetal.Themainreasonsarethattheweldingcanleadtostressconcentrationintheflasharea,tensileweldingresidualstressintheweldedjoint(Theresidualstressvaluewas30.5MPa),aswellasthegrainsizeisnotuniformintheheat-affectedzone.Thecleavagestepsorquasi-cleavagepatternspresentonthefatiguefracturesurface,thefracturetypeoftheFSWbuttjointbelongstoabrittlefracture.

简介：Stationaryshoulderfrictionstirlapwelding(SSFSLW)wassuccessfullyusedtoweld6005A-T6aluminumalloyinthispaper.EffectofpinrotatingspeedoncrosssectionmorphologiesandlapshearstrengthoftheSSFSLWjointsweremainlydiscussed.Resultsshowthatjointswithoutflashandshouldermarkscanbeobtainedbythestationaryshoulder.CrosssectionoftheSSFSLWjointpresentsabasin-likemorphologyandlittlematerialloss.Byincreasingtherotatingspeedfrom1000rpmto1600rpm,botheffectivesheetthicknessandlapwidthincrease,whilelapshearfailureloadfirstlydecreasesandthenincreases.Themaximumfailureloadof14.05kNisattainedwhen1000rpmisused.AllSSFSLWjointspresentshearfracturemode.