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Analysis of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Vibration Welded (FSVW) 5083 Aluminum Alloy Joints: Experimental and Simulation

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J Weld Join. 2019;37(3):243-253
Publication date (electronic) : 2019 June 11
doi : https://doi.org/10.5781/JWJ.2019.37.3.8
* Department of Mining and Metallurgy, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 9821, Iran
** Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, 98318, Iran
Corresponding author : b.bagheri@aut.ac.ir
Received 2019 March 3; Revised 2019 April 16; Accepted 2019 May 2.

Abstract

In the current research, friction stir vibration welding (FSVW) process was introduced for welding of Al5083 alloy as a new method to improve mechanical and microstructure characteristics of joining zone. Vibration through a motor was added regularly to weld line during the friction stir welding process. Finite element method (FEM) to verify experimental results in different vibration frequencies used. The results showed that grain size in the weld region reduces as vibration frequency increases. The increasing in straining results in the improvement of dislocation density, and leads to more development of high angle grain boundaries because of dynamic recrystallization. The grain size of base metal is 64 µm, while it is about 17 and 9 µm during FSW and FSVW respectively. Besides, strength, hardness and formability index of FSV welded samples were tremendous than that of FS welded ones. Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) increases from 180 MPa for FSW to 225 MPa as 48 Hz frequency vibration was used. The thrust force curve indicated that the time required to reach the highest thrust level as well as the peak thrust value reduce as the vibration frequency increases. This novel way can enhance the application of FSW, and it has suggested for utilization in various industries.

Nomenclature

FSW = Friction Stir Welding

TWI = The Welding Institute

FSVW = Friction Stir Vibration Welding

S-FSVW = Simulation of Friction Stir Welding

ALE = Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian

JCP = Johnson-Cook Plasticity

TRS = Tool rotation speed

SD = Shoulder diameter

WS = Welding speed.

σ = Static yield stress

ε = Equivalent plastic strain

ε̇p = Plastic strain rate for ε̇0=1S−1

A, B, C, m, n, α = Material constants

T = Absolute temperature for O≤T*≤1

Troom = Ambient temperature

Tmelt = Melting temperature

Ω = Heat energy

ρ = Material density

HV = Vickers hardness test

γ = Acceleration

∂Ω = Boundary of the domain Ω

∂ΩC = Boundary of the contact surface

vtool = Displacement of the tool

σn=(σ.n).n = Contact pressure

m = Mas of a given volume

g = Gravity acceleration

n = Normal out warding the surface

HAZ = Heat-affected zone

TMAZ = Thermo-mechanical affected zone

WNZ = Weld nugget zone

Z = Zener-Hollomon parameter

R = Gas constant

SEM = Scanning electron microscopy

1. Introduction

Welding various metals have been challengeable among industries and engineers. Friction stir welding (FSW) process has been well recognized and has been many high reviews on the intricacies involved. Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process patented by The Welding Institute (TWI) in 19911). In this way, the heat produced from the friction between the welding tool (namely the shoulder and the pin) and the work-piece material with lower temperature degree than that of its melting point. Schmidt et al.2) and Zhang et al.3) investigated the influence of tool probe in friction stir welding. Mechanical properties of A356 Al during friction stir welding examined by Lee et al.4). They reported that microstructure of stir zone developed concerning pattern metal and also some mechanical properties such as hardness and tensile strength are elevated. The impact of the welding parameter on the substructure of the FSW joint for Al alloy studied by Kim et al.5). They found that the stir zone structure shows fine grain sizes free of dendritic structure, and also the Si particle size with increasing welding velocity reduces. The thermal distribution during the FSW process of Al’s joint has investigated by Hwang et al.6). The results indicated that the weld zone with high quality as a result of controlling the maximum temperature would achieve. A three-dimensional model of the finite element method used to study thermal history and thermomechanical properties of 6061-T6 Al joint with FSW process by Chen and Kovacevic7). Li et al.8) examined the residual distribution of the Al alloy stiffened plate after the friction stir welding process by the finite element method. They resulted in the same residual distortion trends for the structure before and after FSW, while its deformation value was low. The numerical simulation of temperature distribution and material flow in FSW of aluminum alloys introduced by Padmanabhan et al.9). They reported that the peak temperature in the work-pieces grows up with the increasing of tool rotation speed (TRS), shoulder diameter (SD), and also welding speed (WS). Huang and Reynolds10) studied the influence of the friction stir welding parameters upon mechanical properties of the aluminum alloy. Recently, the friction stir welding process has emerged dramatically as the preferred process in joining various Al alloys11-15). The mechanical properties of 2024-T3 aluminum friction stir joining investigated by Sutton et al.16). The influence of pin angle and preheating upon temperature distribution during FSW for copper alloy introduced by Keivani et al.17). They found that temperature around the weld line improves by increasing pin angle. Abbasi et al.18) applied the thermal analysis of FSW by simulation for Al alloy with different tool shapes. The results showed that straight cylindrical pins provide lower heat and corresponding temperature compared to other ones in the FSW process. The microstructure and mechanical characteristics of steel-copper joints by friction stir welding studied by Jafari et al.19). Sato and Kokawa20) investigated the influence of the FSW process on the hardness of AA1080 and AA5083- O non-heat-treatable aluminum alloys. Weld region for AA1080 showed higher strength compared to base metal because of finer grain size. Chao et al.21) studied the variation of heat energy and temperature generated by FSW in both work-piece and the pin tool. Zhang et al. 22) applied numerical simulation and experimental investigation of temperature distribution during FSW of AA 6061-T6. They found that there is a good agreement between each measured points by numerical simulation and experimental one. In this investigation, the strong material flow mainly happens in the area of near the tool.

In the present study, the influence of vibration on joining Al 5083 plates during FSW was investigated. The results including microstructure and mechanical properties studied by experimental and simulation. Four various vibration frequencies to study of grain size, strength, formability, hardness, and the fracture were applied. The results indicated the improvement of appearance, microstructure and mechanical properties of the weld zone by the implement of vibration during the FSW process.

2. Materials and Methods

In this investigation, the butt joining of Al 5083 by a thickness of 3 mm utilized. Samples prepared with a size of 130 mm (high) and 50 mm (width) with machined edges. To make sure that no contaminations present on the sample surface, the samples were cleaned with sandpaper and acetone. The chemical composition of the base metals was studied and the results summarized in Table 1. Table 2 shows the mechanical and thermal properties of Al 5083.

Chemical composition and mechanical properties of Al5083 (wt%)

Mechanical and Thermal properties of Al5083

2.1 FSW Process

Friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir vibration welding (FSVW) introduced by using a milling machine. Schematic design of the method utilized to vibrate the fixture illustrated in Fig. 1. In this design, the rotation speed of the motor shaft transformed into linear movement of the fixture via the camshaft. The motor was prepared by a driver to make the possibility of the motor rotation speed change. The camshaft created in a way that it impacted on the vibration of the fixture with an amplitude of 0.5 mm. In this study, the pin and shoulder of the tool were manufactured from carbide tungsten and M2 steel, respectively. Fig. 2 shows the schematics for the utilized tool for the FSW process in the current research.

Fig. 1

Schematic design of fixture and the set used for vibration a) designed machine and b) experimental machine

Fig. 2

View of the tools used (units are in mm)

In this research, various welding situations (Table 3) for the welding process, namely friction stir welding (FSW) and also friction stir vibration welding (FSVW) to obtain the best substructure and mechanical properties introduced. The suitable processing states occurred for the rotation speed of 1180 rpm and traverse speed of 95 mm/min. Metallography samples from the cross sections of the welded samples prepared and then subjected to grounding, polishing, and etching. By optical microscopy, furnished through the conventional linear intercept method, the grain size was studied. (ASTM E-11223)).

FSW process parameters.

ASTM-E8 standard test to analyze the tensile testing was used24). The view of the tensile test sample shown in Fig. 3. From the tensile test, the strain studied by extensometer and the crosshead speed was five mmmin-1. Three tensile tests applied for each processing situation. Vickers hardness test (HV) technology was investigated for investigation of the hardness. In this method, the load was 1 N and the dwell time was 10 s. The average value of 5 evaluations collected for every welding situation.

Fig. 3

View of hardness and the tensile test sample in a welded product

2.2 Finite Element Method

The simulation of material flow during FSW requires robust treatment of large deformations. Thus Abaqus/ Explicit software and utilizes an Arbitrary Lagrangian- Eulerian (ALE) formulation can be easily implemented to FSW process: the material, regarded as a viscous fluid, flows across the Eulerian grid and interacts with the rotating tool. The inlet material velocity prescribed at the boundary of the domain corresponds to the traverse speed of the tool. Fig. 4 shows the finite element model of materials utilized in the FSW process. The remeshing algorithm makes be possible the Eulerian-character to allow the free surface motion to model.

Fig. 4

Meshed work-pice and tool used in this study.

The elasticity of the material modeled by an elastic plastic Johnson-Cook (JCP) constitutive equation. According to this law, the yield stress taken as a function of temperature and strain rate25):

(1)σ¯=[A+B(εpl)n]{1+CLn(ε¨plε˙0)}(1θ)

Where ε¨pl,ε¯pl,σ¯ are the equivalent plastic strain rate, the equivalent plastic strain, and yield stress respectively. In this equation, A, B, C, m, n, and ε̇0 are constants and θ̑ is a dimensionless parameter used to include the influence of temperature, as indicated by:

(2)θ={0θ<θtransition(θθtransitionθmeltθtransition)θtransitionθθmelt1θ>θmelt}

In Eq. (2), θ, θmelt and θtransition are the instantaneous temperature, melting point, and the transfer temperature, respectively. The Johnson-Cook factors for Al 508326) given in Table 4.

The Johnson-Cook equations parameters for the material used

2.3 Theoretical Formulations

In FSW process, heat sources result from two different phenomena including the production of heat from friction at the tool/work-piece interface, and also by energy dissipation from plastic deformation of the material under the tool; therefore thermo-mechanical coupling is strongly significant to finite element analyzing27). Mechanical equations based on a set of two physical equations including continuity and movement equations. According to the continuity equation, mass cannot be lost or gained in time:

(3)dmdt=0

Where “m” is the mass of a given volume Ω. It can be express by:

(4)dmdt=ddt(Ωρ(x,t)dV)=0

Where “ρ” is the density. The differentiation of equation (4) leads to the continuity equation:

(5)ρt+div(ρv)=0

For rigid plastic materials, (neglecting elasticity effects) the time derivative can consider as null, and incompressibility condition then write for as:

(6)div(v)=0

Otherwise one has:

(7)div(ε˙pl)=0

The movement equation defines as a force balance, namely dynamic forces (inertia), static forces and gravity:

(8)ργ=div(σ)+ρg

Where γ is the acceleration, g is the gravity acceleration and σ the stress tensor of Cauchy.

2.4 Boundary Conditions

Based on Fig. 5, the mechanical area Ω is called ∂Ω. It can divide into various distinct boundary conditions:

Fig. 5

View of the mechanical boundary condition of the FSW process27)

(9)Ω=Ωc+ΩL+Ωv+ΩT

On ∂ΩL the free surface conditions impose that the normal stress is null:

(10)σn=0

Where n is the normal out warding the surface. On ∂ΩT , an imposed loading situation define as:

(11)σn=T

On ∂ΩV the velocity is imposed following as:

(12)v=v0

On ∂ΩC due to contact, two kinds of states imposed:

1) A non-penetration state in the normal direction, given by the Signorini equations:

(13)(vvtool)n0σn0[(vvtool)n]σn=0

Where vtool is the dislocation of the tool and σn=(σn)n is the contact pressure.

2) A friction situation in the tangential direction, imposing the boundary shear stress:

(14)τf=σ.nσn.n

Which shear stress is dependent on the friction laws (such as viscoelastic, Coulomb, Teresca, etc.)

3. Results and Discussion

3.1 Appearance

Fig. 6 shows the macrostructure of welded samples with the optimum measures for processing variables. According to Fig. 6, the range of welding areas of FSV welded samples, due to the vibrating movement of a specimen in FSVW process, are noted with an increasing frequency value.

Fig. 6

Macrostructure of FSV welded specimens (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz and d) 48 Hz

The appearance of a welded product for FSW and FSVW in both experimental and FEM condition shown in Fig. 7. Improving appearance quality from FSW to FSVW is evident. Also, the temperature distribution in the FSV welded specimen is larger and smoother.

Fig. 7

The appearance of a welded product (a) FSW, and (b) FSVW (Units are °C)

3.2 Microstructure

Fig. 8 indicates the microstructure of the base metal, FS and FSV welded specimens. It is clear that grains for FSV welded samples are smaller than that of FS welded ones, and both are finer than those for the base material. The principal mechanisms for grain refinement in FSW are related to dynamic recovery and recrystallization 28,29). Heat production in FSW process supplies the possibility for dynamic recovery, so dislocations arrange themselves at low angle grain boundaries (LABs) in the dynamic recovery process; consequently, dynamic recrystallization occurs, and miss-orientation between the boundaries rises and finally LABs conversion to high angle grain boundaries (HABs)30). Being the vibration enhances the straining of material in FSVW and due to the movement of the tool and also the movement of work-piece; the softened material surrounded pin is deformed larger. Because of dislocation density increases as strain grows up31); therefore, more dislocation density in FSV welded sample concerning FS welded sample enhanced the recrystallization and smaller grains.

Fig. 8

Microstructure of (a) base metal (b) FS welded specimen, and (b) FSV welded specimen

The microstructure of processed samples using various vibration frequencies presented in Fig. 9. It is evident that grain size reduces as frequency applies. On the other hand, according to Zener-Hollomon relation32):

Fig. 9

Microstructure of joints developed using various FSVW vibration frequency: (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz, and (d) 48 Hz

(15)Z=εexp(QRT)

Where ε is strain rate, R is gas constant, and T is temperature. Eq. (16) indicates the relation between Zener-Hollomon parameter (Z) and grain size (D)33):

(16)D1=aInZ-b

With increasing Z parameter, grain size reduces.

The values of grain size for different samples were presented in Table 5.

Grains size values of BM and stir zone of welded samples

3.3 Fracture surfaces

Good quality welds were those that were free of distinct and rough defects such as cracks and voids. Fracture surfaces of FS and FSV welded tensile test samples from stir region shown in Fig. 10. According to some researches, ductile metals indicate the wealth amounts of plastic deformation before to fracture in comparison to brittle metals34). Although particles and precipitations are the main areas for void growing, FSW enhances the micro-structure of parent metal and causes the breakdown of large particles and inclusions in microstructure35-38). Based on Fig 10, the voids for FSV- welded sample, because of having strained more before fracture, are more than that of another one.

Fig. 10

SEM fracture surface of (a), (b) FS-welded sample and (c), (d) FSV-welded sample

3.4 Stress-strain curves

Fig. 11 shows the stress-strain curves of FS and FSV welded samples. It is clear that the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and stress quantity of FSV is slightly higher than that of FSW. It investigated that grain boundaries hinder the movement of dislocations and enhance the strength as the volume fraction of grain boundaries levels improve34). According to Hall-Petch correlation (17), the strength increases as grain size reduces36):

Fig. 11

Stress-strain curves of FS and FSV welded samples

(17)σ=σ0+KD1/2

Besides, the FEM result shows higher values which may be related to some simulation conditions such as boundary conditions, mesh sizes, friction law, ambient temperature, etc. Finally, it should indicate that increasing the stress value in FSVW from FSW process is slightly higher compared to FSW from base metal, which the reason may relate to vibration and consequently the impact of vibration on grain size.

Fig. 12 compares the stress-strain graph of FSV welded samples in both experimental and simulation conditions using different vibration frequencies. Based on data in Fig. 12, the UTS and stress values increase as vibration frequency increases. The lower grain size of FSV welded sample causes a higher volume fraction of grain boundaries; therefore, higher strength will be obtained.

Fig. 12

Stress-strain graph of FSV welded specimens using different frequencies (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz, and (d) 48 Hz

3.5 Thrust force

The thrust force variation during plunge testing at various vibration frequencies as shown in Fig. 13. The time required to reach the highest thrust level and the peak thrust value reduces as the vibration frequency increase from 18 to 48 Hz and is consistent with the lower viscosity values in plunge tests produced using high frequency.

Fig. 13

Thrust force changes for different vibration frequency

When the vibration frequency changed, the variation of the tool force along the axial direction of the tool changed, too (Fig. 14). It can see that the forces reduce with the increase in vibration frequency. The tool force in the axial direction is increased in the plunge period and reaches its maximum at the initial time of the translational stage. When the tool keeps moving along the welding line, the axial force reduces. It has known that dislocation density increment with strain increase as strain rate and temperature increase. The authors believe that increasing the vibration is accompanied by tool transverse and rotation movements. Consequently, the maximum value of the tool force due to more deformation and strain will be decreased.

Fig. 14

Tool force along the axial direction of the tool

3.6 Hardness

Fig. 15 shows profiles of micro hardness along a line at the mid-thick position on the transverse cross-section of joints welded at different vibration frequencies in both experimental and FEM conditions. It is evident that at about 15 mm from the weld centerline, hardness starts to reduce and reach a minimum value at 9 mm from the weld center line. The minimum points were located on both sides of the HAZ. As coming to the weld centerline through SZ beyond that minimum point, hardness increases and reach equal value again to that of BM. It can be related to grain size impact. It has known that grains in the stir zone are excessively small and they are co-axial due to severe plastic deformation which happens in the stirring area39). The grains in TMAZ deform less than those in stir area, and the grains within the HAZ almost did not change. The presence of vibration also decreases the size of grains. An impediment to dislocations’ motion increases as grain size reduces and correspondingly, hardness increases.

Fig. 15

Hardness section at mid-thickness transverse to welding lines of the weld joint for (a) FSW, (b) FSVW with 18 Hz, (c) FSVW with 28 Hz, (d) FSVW with 38 Hz, and (e) FSVW with 48 Hz

Maximum hardness values of stir zone center for specimens FSV welded using different frequencies have presented in Table 6. It is tremendous that hardness of stir zone from 49±2 increases to 57±4 as vibration frequency increases from 18 to 48 Hz.

Hardness changing in stir area of FS and FSV welded samples using various vibration frequencies

3.7 Formability index analysis

Fig. 16 shows the formability index of FSV welded samples in different vibration frequencies. Formability has defined by UTS×EL where UTS and EL indicate ultimate tensile strength and elongation respectively which provided the ability of the material to absorb energy before failure40). This result endorses the results from Fig. 15 and Table 5. The formability index of FSV welded samples increases as vibration frequency increases.

Fig. 16

Formability index of samples FSV welded using various frequency values

One meaningful point in this study is that an oscillation frequency of 38 cycles/s, the highest strength, and hardness qualities achieved and they don’t experience remarkable change as vibration frequency enhances. It may because of the relation between strain and dislocation generation in work hardening process is not linear, and it is a power law41). At low values of strain, there is rapidly increasing in dislocation production while this trend reduces at high values.

4. Conclusion

In the current research, a new way introduced to enhance the characteristics of substructure and mechanical properties of 5083 Al alloy using FSW. This process was entitled friction stir vibration welding (FSVW). The work-piece is vibrated normal to processing line in FSW. The finite element method (FEM) to verify experimental results utilized, too. It has concluded that:

• Presence of vibration during the FSW process caused in more straining of material in the welded area and improved the dynamic recovery and recrystallization and correspondingly grew up the grain refinement. Grain size increases from 64 µm to around 9 µm for base metal and friction stir vibration welded sample, respectively.

• A good agreement between experimental and FEM data observed. Some discrepancy between them relates to simulation conditions such as boundary, load, and mesh conditions.

• Mechanical properties such as hardness, strength and- formability index increase as vibration frequency increases. The hardness of stir zone increases from 42 Hv to 51 Hv for FSW and FSVW respectively.

• The vibration leads to increase in material flow velocity and strain rate and enlargement of the flow region and deformation region in FSVW process. Also, it has noted that changing and improving mechanical and microstructure characteristics in certain vibration frequencies happened because of the power law.

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Table 1

Chemical composition and mechanical properties of Al5083 (wt%)

Fe Si Mn Cr Cu Mg
0.4 0.5 0.4 0.25 0.1 4.8

Table 2

Mechanical and Thermal properties of Al5083

Ys (MPa) UTS (MPa) Elongation % E (GPa) Hardness (V) Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K) Thermal Expansion (/K)
184 307 15 71 94 121 25×10-6

Fig. 1

Schematic design of fixture and the set used for vibration a) designed machine and b) experimental machine

Fig. 2

View of the tools used (units are in mm)

Table 3

FSW process parameters.

Rotational speed (rpm) Welding speed (mm/min) The depth of pin (mm) Tilt angle (degree) Vibration frequency (Hz)
1180 95 2.8 1.3 18
1180 95 2.8 1.3 28
1180 95 2.8 1.3 38
1180 95 2.8 1.3 48

Fig. 3

View of hardness and the tensile test sample in a welded product

Fig. 4

Meshed work-pice and tool used in this study.

Table 4

The Johnson-Cook equations parameters for the material used

A (MPa) B (MPa) n m Melting Temp (0C) Transition Temp (0C) C ε0
167 596 0.551 1 630 25 0.001 1

Fig. 5

View of the mechanical boundary condition of the FSW process27)

Fig. 6

Macrostructure of FSV welded specimens (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz and d) 48 Hz

Fig. 7

The appearance of a welded product (a) FSW, and (b) FSVW (Units are °C)

Fig. 8

Microstructure of (a) base metal (b) FS welded specimen, and (b) FSV welded specimen

Fig. 9

Microstructure of joints developed using various FSVW vibration frequency: (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz, and (d) 48 Hz

Table 5

Grains size values of BM and stir zone of welded samples

Specimen Grain size (μm)
Base Metal 64 ± 2
FSW 17 ± 2
FSVW 9 ± 2

Fig. 10

SEM fracture surface of (a), (b) FS-welded sample and (c), (d) FSV-welded sample

Fig. 11

Stress-strain curves of FS and FSV welded samples

Fig. 12

Stress-strain graph of FSV welded specimens using different frequencies (a) 18 Hz, (b) 28 Hz, (c) 38 Hz, and (d) 48 Hz

Fig. 13

Thrust force changes for different vibration frequency

Fig. 14

Tool force along the axial direction of the tool

Fig. 15

Hardness section at mid-thickness transverse to welding lines of the weld joint for (a) FSW, (b) FSVW with 18 Hz, (c) FSVW with 28 Hz, (d) FSVW with 38 Hz, and (e) FSVW with 48 Hz

Table 6

Hardness changing in stir area of FS and FSV welded samples using various vibration frequencies

Vibration frequency (Hz) Stir zone hardness (Hz) (exprimental) Stir zone hardness (Hz) (FEM)
18 49±2 44±2
28 53±2 47±2
38 57±2 49±2
48 57±4 51±2

Fig. 16

Formability index of samples FSV welded using various frequency values