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A Study on Friction Stir Multi Spot Welding Techniques to Join Commercial Pure Aluminum and Mild Steel Sheets

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To achieve significant improvement in the shear strength of dissimilar joints between aluminum and mild steel sheets, four methods of friction stir multi-spot welding processes, were investigated. Initially, in all these methods, plasticized aluminum layer was deposited on the steel side by friction surfacing. Subsequently, the deposited aluminum was compacted by friction forming. After dressing, spot welding with different tool configurations was performed. Tool rotational speeds of 900, 1120, 1400 and 1800 rpm were used to analyze their effects on the weld nugget. Different mechanical and metallurgical characterizations were done on the welds thus made. The process with aluminum layer on grooved mild steel followed by friction stir multi-spot welding using concave tipped welding tool resulted in welds. These welds had better metallurgical bonding characteristics and higher shear strength, which at a rotational speed of 1120 rpm was more than twice that of the welds made with conventional friction stir spot welding.

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The authors thank the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, for the financial support to carry out this investigation.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, Tamilnadu, India

    M. Mahadeva Swamy, S. Muthukumaran & K. Kiran

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Swamy, M.M., Muthukumaran, S. & Kiran, K. A Study on Friction Stir Multi Spot Welding Techniques to Join Commercial Pure Aluminum and Mild Steel Sheets. Trans Indian Inst Met 70, 1221–1232 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-016-0916-6

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