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- Title
In Situ Study on Fracture Behavior of Thick‐Section Friction Stir‐Welded AA 5083 Alloy.
- Authors
Sarvesha, R.; Garcia, David; Dolmetsch, Tyler; Wang, Tianhao; Eberheim, Richard; Champagne, Victor K.; Ross, Kenneth; Agarwal, Arvind
- Abstract
Friction stir welding (FSW) produces a gradient microstructure with distinct metallurgical zones. The present study focuses on characterizing the fracture behavior during uniaxial loading across thick‐section FSW joint in nonheat‐treatable 5083 aluminum alloy. The hardness variation is linked to microstructural features across the weld zones through correlative microscopy. Notably, the heat‐affected zone (HAZ) exhibits a lower hardness of 75 HV, while the thermomechanically affected zone (TMAZ) and stir zones (SZ) display a hardness of around 79HV. A marginal difference in hardness in HAZ prompts strain localization in HAZ on the advancing side of the weld, resulting in offset in fracture from the SZ, which is captured through in situ monitoring of the tensile test. Further, the postdeformation analysis reveals crack propagation along the maximum shear stress plane due to the coalescence of microvoids resulting from the fracturing and debonding of second‐phase particles. Overall, this study provides valuable insight for optimizing the FSW process of AA 5083 alloy for thick‐section applications.
- Subjects
FRICTION stir welding; FRICTION welding; CRACK propagation (Fracture mechanics); SHEARING force; FRICTION
- Publication
Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1438-1656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adem.202301574