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Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified thin-strip continuous cast AA5182 Al-Mg alloy under varying heat inputs in friction stir welding

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Rapidly solidified thin-strip (TS) continuous cast AA5182 Al-Mg alloy was welded for the first time by the friction stir welding (FSW) technique. The response of solute supersaturation that formed during TS casting to thermomechanical processing during FSW was investigated. The analysis demonstrated that the re-precipitation of the intergranular β-Al3Mg2 was strongly affected by weld heat input. Similarly, the microstructural evolution associated with FSW significantly impacted mechanical behavior. It was observed that heat generation results in the formation of a high volume of β-Al3Mg2 intermetallic particles and tunneling defects at the advancing side of the stir zones, as well as grain coarsening. Mitigation of solute supersaturation in the stir zone, linked to excess β-phase evolution and consequently solute depletion in the aluminum matrix, was manifested as the simultaneous work-hardening and ductility decline as well as in the stress drop of inhomogeneous plastic flow observed in the tensile specimens.

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The authors appreciate Hazelett-CASTechnology™ for their financial support and provision of research facilities. Also, the financial support received from the Mitacs Accelerate Program (Grant No. IT17218) is acknowledged.

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  1. Azar Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AAML), Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada

    Hesam Pouraliakbar & Vahid Fallah

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Avenue, Babol, 47148-71167, Iran

    Hamed Jamshidi Aval

  3. Hazelett-CASTechnology, 800 Innovation Dr., Kingston, ON, K7K 7E7, Canada

    Andrew Howells

  4. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada

    Mark Gallerneault

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Hesam Pouraliakbar: formal analysis, data curation, investigation, writing—original draft. Hamed Jamshidi Aval: experimental design, methodology, investigation, writing—review and editing. Andrew Howells: formal analysis, resources, writing—review and editing. Mark Gallerneault: formal analysis, resources, writing—review and editing. Vahid Fallah: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, writing—review and editing, supervision.

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Pouraliakbar, H., Aval, H.J., Howells, A. et al. Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified thin-strip continuous cast AA5182 Al-Mg alloy under varying heat inputs in friction stir welding. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 129, 2921–2931 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12505-8

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