Experimental Study And Optimization of Double Sided Friction Stir Welding of AA 6061 Plates

Authors

  • Sakala Ramya Sree Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Siddartha Institute of Science and Technology, Puttur, A.P., India - 517583
  • Renangi Sandeep Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Siddartha Institute of Science and Technology, Puttur, A.P., India - 517583
  • Dr. M Indira Rani Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTUH College of Engineering, Hyderabad

Keywords:

AA 6061; Conical tip; Friction stir welding; Tensile strength; Joint efficiency

Abstract

Friction stir welding (FSW) is relatively a new welding method where heat generated by friction is used to
forge components together under an axial force. In this method, the generated heat does not exceed the material melting
point, instead the material is heated to its forging temperature and is stirred together by a rotating tool. Since the
invention of FSW, this technique has been mainly used for welding aluminium plates together for butt and lap joint
configurations. In this work, double sided friction stir welding was performed on AA 6061 plates of 12 mm thickness at
rotational speeds (1000, 1400, 2000 rpm), weld speed (20, 28, 40 mm/min) with the conical tip tool. Tensile strength
analysis has been carried out on nine sets and process parameters are optimized by using TOPSIS method. The most
suitable set of parameters is found at tool rotational speed (TRS) of 1000 rpm and weld speed (WS) of 40 mm/min.

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Published

2018-01-25

How to Cite

Sakala Ramya Sree, Renangi Sandeep, & Dr. M Indira Rani. (2018). Experimental Study And Optimization of Double Sided Friction Stir Welding of AA 6061 Plates. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 5(1), 123–129. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/2001

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): Volume 5 Issue 1 January 2018

Section

Articles