Experimental Investigations on Advancements of Aluminum Alloys with Friction Stir Process

Abstract

Friction stir processing is a very promising method widely joining varieties of metals in other relatively marine, shipbuilding, automotive industries, aeronautical, and heavy machinery industries due to the following advantages, such as, low porosity, less tendency to cracking, and fewer defects. Research investigates the mechanical properties for input parameters such as welding speed, rotational speed, tilt angle, and axial force, and output parameters such as tensile strength, microhardness on advancements of aluminum alloys by using friction stir processing based on cost. Taguchi L9 used for the carrying research on experiments with trailing on parent materials in different ranges of input responses on welding speed is 60 mm/min, rotational speed 1250 rpm, tilt angle 3°, and axial force of 12 KN output responses tensile strength are 167 MPa measured on the basis of ASTM on specimens and analysis for carrying and using design of experiments and mathematical modeling, the relations with empirical process useful for the development for automated design.