The purpose of this study is to reveal the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welding(FSW)joints prepared in water/air.For comparable analysis,the submerged FSW(SFSW)and conventional FSW are bot...The purpose of this study is to reveal the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welding(FSW)joints prepared in water/air.For comparable analysis,the submerged FSW(SFSW)and conventional FSW are both conducted on 6061-T6 aluminum alloy plates at the combination rotation speed of 800 r/min and the traverse rate of 50 mm/min.The results show that a greatest grain refinement is achieved by SFSW,which is remarkably smaller than that of the base material(BM)and air FSW(AFSW)samples,leading to a significant improvement of tensile strength from 202.5 MPa in the AFSW sample to 232 MPa in the SFSW sample.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this study is to reveal the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welding(FSW)joints prepared in water/air.For comparable analysis,the submerged FSW(SFSW)and conventional FSW are both conducted on 6061-T6 aluminum alloy plates at the combination rotation speed of 800 r/min and the traverse rate of 50 mm/min.The results show that a greatest grain refinement is achieved by SFSW,which is remarkably smaller than that of the base material(BM)and air FSW(AFSW)samples,leading to a significant improvement of tensile strength from 202.5 MPa in the AFSW sample to 232 MPa in the SFSW sample.