A Study on Optimizing the Parameters of the Heat Treatment Process on Rotary Friction Welding of Aluminum Alloy A6061

Abstract

Rotary friction welding (RFW) is one of the most essential creations of modern technologies because it satisfies and compensates for the shortcomings of traditional welding methods. This paper presents a study on the impact of the annealing solution process on the joints of the rotary friction welding process in Al 6061 material and with a selection of the best parameter for the procedure. The quality of the weld-joints was evaluated by a series of experiments of measuring hardness, tensile strength tests and observing the micro-structures of the specimens to achieve conclusive evidence. The aim of these experiments is to carefully and precisely examine the impact of the heat treatment process on the welded joints’ physical properties and microstructure properties. The results show that the heat treatment does enhance the mechanical properties of the material, but it is essential to conduct experiments to find the optimized parameters; or else, the properties will decrease largely.