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The joint properties of dissimilar formed Al alloys, cast Al alloy and wrought Al alloy, were examined with various welding conditions. Friction stir welding method could be applied to join dissimilar formed Al alloys which had different mechanical properties without weld zone defects under wide range of welding condition.
The weld zone of dissimilar formed Al alloy exhibited the complex structure of the two materials and mainly composed of the retreating side material.
The mechanical properties also depended on the dominant microstructure of the weld zone with welding conditions. The different mechanical properties of the weld zone with welding conditions were related to the behavior of the precipitates of wrought Al alloy and Si particles of cast Al alloy. The higher mechanical properties of the weld zone were acquired when a relatively harder material, wrought Al alloy, was fixed at the retreating side.
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Lee, W.B., Yeon, Y.M. & Jung, S.B. The mechanical properties related to the dominant microstructure in the weld zone of dissimilar formed Al alloy joints by friction stir welding. Journal of Materials Science 38, 4183–4191 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026337807920
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