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The oxide dispersion strengthened steel MA956 was friction stir welded using eight different rotational speed/translational speed combinations using a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride tool. Weld parameter conditions with high thermal input produced defect-free, full penetration welds. Electron backscatter diffraction showed a significant increase in grain size in the stir zone, a body centered cubic torsional texture in the stir zone, and a sharp transition in grain size across the thermo-mechanically affected zone. Micro-indentation results showed an asymmetric reduction in hardness across the transverse section of the weld that was sensitive to the heat input. This change in hardness is explained by the increase in grain size and may be described using a Hall-Petch type relationship.
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Baker, B.W. et al. (2013). Influence of Heat Input on Friction Stir Welding for the Ods Steel MA956. In: Mishra, R., Mahoney, M.W., Sato, Y., Hovanski, Y., Verma, R. (eds) Friction Stir Welding and Processing VII. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_14
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