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Microstructural and mechanical behavior of micro-sized SiC particles reinforced friction stir processed/welded AA7075 and AA6061

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In the present study, friction stir welding was employed to successfully fabricate a weld joint of dissimilar aluminum alloys AA7075 and AA6061 reinforced with SiC microparticles. The influence of dispersion pattern of different volume fractions of SiC microparticles under different processing parameters such as rotational speed and traverse speed on microstructural and mechanical behavior was examined. The outcomes demonstrated that dynamic recrystallization and pinning effect of dispersed SiC particles in the SZ, resulting in grains refinement. which significantly influenced the tensile strength, strain rate and micro-hardness. FSWed joints reinforced with higher volume fraction of SiC particles revealed higher mechanical properties. Consequently, FSWed joint produced at rotational speed of 1100 rpm and traverse speed of 40 mm/min incorporated with 10% SiC particles exhibits the higher tensile strength of 261.20 MPa with nearly 91% of joint efficiency and maximum micro-hardness of 186.83 HV, which is approximately 10% higher than the hardness of as received AA7075 base material.

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Jain, S., Mishra, R.S. Microstructural and mechanical behavior of micro-sized SiC particles reinforced friction stir processed/welded AA7075 and AA6061. Silicon 14, 10741–10753 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01716-5

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