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A study on natural aging behavior and mechanical properties of friction stir-welded AA6061-T6 plates

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Mechanical properties, microstructural events, residual stresses, and aging behavior of friction stir-welded AA6061-T6 were investigated in this work. Microstructural and mechanical characterizations of the friction stir-welded joints in as-welded and post-welded conditions were made by means of optical metallography, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction for determination of residual stresses, tensile testing, and hardness measurements. It was found that weld strength and hardness variations after welding are mainly dependent on the imposed heat input per unit length. Besides, the kinetics of natural aging in the welded samples was found to be noticeable within the first 14 days, and its effect decreases considerably in longer aging durations. The residual stress measurements show that subsequent natural aging leads to considerable relaxation of residual stress of about 22 MPa, while this effect is particularly significant in the stir zone and the thermomechanically affected zone.

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    H. Jamshidi Aval

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Ave., Tehran, Iran

    S. Serajzadeh

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Jamshidi Aval, H., Serajzadeh, S. A study on natural aging behavior and mechanical properties of friction stir-welded AA6061-T6 plates. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 71, 933–941 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-013-5531-7

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