Fatigue Performance of Friction-Stir-Welded Al-Mg-Sc Alloy

Autor: Daria Zhemchuzhnikova, Rustam Kaibyshev, Sergey Mironov
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 48:150-158
ISSN: 1543-1940
1073-5623
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3843-6
Popis: Fatigue behavior of a friction-stir-welded Al-Mg-Sc alloy was examined in cast and hot-rolled conditions. In both cases, the joints failed in the base material region and therefore the joint efficiency was 100 pct. The specimens machined entirely from the stir zone demonstrated fatigue strength superior to that of the base material in both preprocessed tempers. It was shown that the excellent fatigue performance of friction-stir joints was attributable to the ultra-fine-grained microstructure, the low dislocation density evolved in the stir zone, and the preservation of Al3Sc coherent dispersoids during welding. The formation of such structure hinders the initiation and growth of fatigue microcracks that provides superior fatigue performance of friction-stir welds.
Databáze: OpenAIRE