This paper aims to investigate the joining of polypropylene using friction stir welding (FSW). FSW parameters were the rotation speed of 620 rpm, the travel speed of 7.3 mm/min, and 13 mm/min. The tensile test was using a universal testing machine, and the results of the tensile test were related to the degree of crystallinity. X-ray diffraction (XRD) examined the crystallite size and degree of crystallinity. The thermal analysis was using thermogravimetry analysis/ differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC). This paper explained the degree of crystallinity effects on the thermal stability at the weld nugget area due to travel speed. The findings showed FSW with a travel speed of 7.3 mm/min had a bigger crystallite size and degree of crystallinity than that with a travel speed of 13 mm/min. There was a fusion of crystals also recrystallization occurred. It was an effect of the difference in the length of time exposed to heat during the FSW process. A travel speed of 7.3 mm/min sample had high tensile strength because it obtained sufficient heat for an extra complete joint. In terms of thermal stability, the specimen with a lower travel speed showed a higher stability level than the specimen with a higher travel speed in the higher degree of crystallinity.
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Kusharjanta, B., Soenoko, R., Purnowidodo, A., & Irawan, Y. S. (2022). ANALYSIS OF TENSILE STRENGTH, CRYSTALLINITY, CRYSTALLITE SIZE, AND THERMAL STABILITY OF POLYPROPYLENE JOINED BY FRICTION STIR WELDING. Journal of Applied Engineering Science, 20(1), 85–90. https://doi.org/10.5937/jaes0-30899
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