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Multi-Response Optimization of Friction-Stir-Welded AA1100 Aluminum Alloy Joints

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AA1100 aluminum alloy has gathered wide acceptance in the fabrication of light weight structures. Friction stir welding process (FSW) is an emerging solid state joining process in which the material that is being welded does not melt and recast. The process and tool parameters of FSW play a major role in deciding the joint characteristics. In this research, the relationships between the FSW parameters (rotational speed, welding speed, axial force, shoulder diameter, pin diameter, and tool hardness) and the responses (tensile strength, hardness, and corrosion rate) were established. The optimal welding conditions to maximize the tensile strength and minimize the corrosion rate were identified for AA1100 aluminum alloy and reported here.

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The authors are grateful to the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India for extending the facilities of Material Testing Laboratory to carry out this investigation. The authors wish to place their sincere thanks to Clean Technology Division of Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, New Delhi for financial support rendered through a R&D Project No. MoEF1-9/2005-CT.

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Rajakumar, S., Balasubramanian, V. Multi-Response Optimization of Friction-Stir-Welded AA1100 Aluminum Alloy Joints. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 21, 809–822 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-011-9979-z

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