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The most important advancement in metal joining technique is FSW, which is utilized to weld high strength aluminium alloys. The joining process parameters, including tool rotational speed, travel speed, and axial force, must be tuned in order to increase the dependability and quality of the products produced by the FSW process. The process parameters for the FSW are optimized in this work using the Taguchi design of experiment (DOE) approach. The findings of the study and determination of the optimal condition using L9 orthogonal arrays of Taguchi were subjected to S/N analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to identify the major welding factors impacting the weld quality. The relevant parameters for each welding performance criterion, such as the microhardness, were identified using ANOVA. According to the results, the optimum settings are tool rotation speed of 350 rpm, welding speed of 550 mm/min, and axial load of 900 kg.
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The authors are thankful to Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for providing necessary facilities and resources to complete this study for publication.
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Baharudin, B.A., Mustapha, M., Ismail, A., Zulkipli, F.N., Ayob, F., Ahmad, A. (2023). Microhardness and Process Parameter Optimization of Friction Stir Welding on an AA5052 Thin Plate. In: Ismail, A., Nur Zulkipli, F., Husin, H.S., Öchsner, A. (eds) Advancements in Materials Science and Technology Led by Women. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 165. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21959-7_9
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