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Wear Resistance Analysis of a Lightweight Aluminum Alloy Sheet Friction Stir Joint Area

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The friction stir joining experiment was performed on a 6061-T6 aluminum alloy sheet 1 mm thick by optimization of different process parameters, and the microstructure and performance analysis of the joint area using a metallographic microscope, friction and wear testing machine, and scanning electron microscope were evaluated. The results show that the crystalline grains in the joint area of the specimen were refined under a given parameter, and the precipitation of the reinforcing phase improved the performance of the joint area. The best parameters for grain refinement were found to be a rotation speed of 8000 rpm and a traverse speed of 300 mm/min. The specimen obtained at 15,000 rpm and 200 mm/min exhibited the smallest milling weight loss. The smallest average friction coefficient of the specimen was observed at 8000 rpm and 300 mm/min. The friction weight loss trend of the specimens obtained under each parameter was basically the same as the friction coefficient. The wear form of each specimen was found to be mainly the adhesive wear, accompanied by the abrasive one.

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This study was financially supported by the Key Research and Development Project from Anhui Province of China (Grant No. 1704a0902053), the Open Research Project of Anhui Simulation Design and Modern Manufacture Engineering Technology Research Center (Huangshan University) (Nos. SGCZXZD1801 and SGCZXZD1901), and Project of Excellent and Top-Notch Talents’ Cultivation in Colleges and Universities of Anhui Province, China (2018gxbjZD43).

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  1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Huangshan University, Huangshan, Anhui, China

    H. F. Wang, S. R. Liu, J. F. Pu & W. W. Song

  2. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    H. F. Wang, D. W. Zuo & W. W. Song

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Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 4, pp. 80 – 89, July – August, 2020.

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Wang, H.F., Zuo, D.W., Liu, S.R. et al. Wear Resistance Analysis of a Lightweight Aluminum Alloy Sheet Friction Stir Joint Area. Strength Mater 52, 565–572 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-020-00208-4

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