Comparison of the Influence of Temperature Change Distribution of Three Surface Regions on the Hardness of Two Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys Welded by Friction Stir Welding

Abstract

Aluminum is one of the most commonly used alloys in industrial applications due to its significant qualities such as resistance to wear, high hardness resistance, and high conductivity. This study will concentrate on the hardness resistance of two dissimilar aluminum alloys at different rotational and travel velocities, where the behavior of the alloys' hardness resistance will be studied after the welding process, from the welding center to the alloys' edges, and this will be done in three areas. Due to temperature changes at the weld in these three separate regions, the first area was at the start of the welding process, the second in the midst of the model, and the third area was at the conclusion of the welding process, to examine the influence of temperature on the hardness resistance. The results showed that increasing the travel velocity of the feed cart and keeping the rotational velocity constant increased the hardness resistance, whereas increasing the rotary tool velocity and keeping the travel velocity of the feeding cart constant decreased the hardness resistance of the two welded alloys. The maximum hardness resistance recorded in the model's welding center (3-3) and its value were more than (49.47 percent) the lowest hardness resistance recorded for all models, which was for the model (7-1).