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Effect of projection on joint properties of friction welding of tube-to-tube plate using an external tool

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Friction welding is widely used as a mass-production method in various industries. Friction welding of tube-to-tube plate using an external tool (FWTPET) is an innovative friction welding process and has potential applications in aerospace, railways, automotive, and marine industries. FWTPET is capable of welding tube-to-tube plate of similar and dissimilar metals and is capable of producing good-quality leak-proof weld joints. In this work, FWTPET welds have been produced with six different tube projections. Tool steel has been used to join the FWTPET process. After the completion of welding, macrostructural and microstructural studies have been conducted and it reveals the weld configuration that is capable of generating defect-free welds. Further, hardness and pull strength of welds obtained with six different tube projections have been studied. When compared to other weld conditions, 1 mm projection has resulted in better strength. The weld strength and average weld interface hardness with 1 mm projection are 84.72 MPa and 70.58 Hv respectively. The sufficient heat generation has been occurred at optimum projection in FWTPET process.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, RVS Educational Trust’s Group of Institutions, RVS School of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, 624005, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Senthil Kumaran

  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Muthukumaran

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Kumaran, S.S., Muthukumaran, S. Effect of projection on joint properties of friction welding of tube-to-tube plate using an external tool. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 75, 1723–1733 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6269-6

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