Influence of Friction Stir Welding Pin

Probe Taper Angle on Tensile Properties

In Aluminum Alloys 2024
 The Team
Istyawan Priyahapsara* istyawan_p@stta.ac.id
Thomas Ken Darmastono kendarma@stta.ac.id
Muhammad Pahlevi mhdpahlevi@stta.ac.id
Maria Asumpta Deny mariadeny@stta.ac.id
Okto Dinaryanto oktodinaryanto@stta.ac.id
*Corresponding author at: Department of Aeronautics Engineering, Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Adisutjipto, Jl. Janti Blok R, Lanud Adisutjipto,
Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
E-mail address: istyawan_p@stta.ac.id

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 Sekolah Tinggi
Teknologi Adisutjipto
Located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Departements : Aeronautics Eng., Mechanical Eng.,
Informatics Eng, Industrial Eng, and Elektronics Eng.
website: stta.ac.id

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1 Introduction
 ◇ Aeronautics materials (2xxx) are
difficult to weld

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◇ Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an
important solution for joining
aeronautics material

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 Advantages of
FSW
1. low distortion and shrinkage,
2. excellent mechanical properties in
tensile, fatigue and bend test,
3. no arc & no fume,
4. no filler needed,
5. weight reduction

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 The Mechanism of Friction
Stir Welding
1. Friction is caused by the
rotating tool
2. Heat generated by friction,
soften the metal
3. The soften material, stirred
together by the pin
4. Creating solid bonding region
which weld the join

Courtessy of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGfjg6BI5o

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 parameters such as feed rate, tool geometry, rotational speed and pin inclination are
related to the mechanical properties (M. Aisanni, S. Gachi, F. Boubendir and Y.
Bankedda)
Tool geometry as in pin profiles such as threaded, squared and triangular determines
the quality of the weld because of their efficiency to transfer material from top to
bottom and vice versa (G. Padmanaban and V. Balasubramanian)
Taper ratio has shown to have a higher tensile strength compares to cylindrical (K.
Elangovan and V. Balasubramanian)

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Recent studies
 Tool Shoulder

geometry Pin Angle

Pin

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 The Joining

AA 2024 (3 mm)

Joining
Mill Machine
Complete
FSW TOOL spindle speed 1200 rpm and
feed rate 20 mm/min

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1 The Result
 Surface Morphology

Gray Black

0o 3o 6o

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 Tensile Test
250.0
215.8

200.0
TENSILE STRES (MPA)

155.7 154.0
150.0

100.0

50.0

0.0
1 2 3

PROBE ANGLE

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 Macro Structure

0o defect

3o defect

6o defect
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 Micro Hardness Vickers
400
369.15
350 345
300

250 255.3

200

150

100 103.5 97.3

66.9
50

0
Parent 3 deg 6 deg

VHN Tensile Strength (Calculated)

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 Conclusion

◇ Tool pin angle has also affected the

weld quality.
◇ Better result obtained for pin probe
angle 3o and 6o with respect to
metallurgical and mechanical
properties of the FSW

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 Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
◇ Department of Aeronautics Engineering, Sekolah Tinggi
Teknologi Adisutjipto, Jl. Janti Blok R, Lanud Adisutjipto,
Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
◇ E-mail address: istyawan_p@stta.ac.id;

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