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Which characteristic defines the tool used in friction stir welding?

  • It is made primarily of low-temperature alloys.
  • It requires external heat to function effectively.
  • It is a consumable tool that melts into the weld.
  • It is a non-consumable tool that does not fuse the base material. (correct)

    • What happens to the material being welded during the friction stir welding process?

  • It softens due to heat generated by the friction. (correct)
  • It remains at a constant temperature throughout the process.
  • It becomes more rigid during the welding process.
  • It is completely melted before joining.

    • Which of the following is NOT an advantage of friction stir welding?

  • Reduction in material shrinkage and distortion.
  • Requires extensive post-weld heat treatment. (correct)
  • Produces fewer gases compared to other processes.
  • No hot cracking.

    • What is a notable environmental benefit of using friction stir welding?

    <p>It produces no fume or spatter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following joint geometries is NOT typically associated with friction stir welding?

    <p>Fillet joints.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does friction stir welding affect the occurrence of porous defects in welded joints?

    <p>It completely eliminates the risk of porosity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common misconception regarding the temperature control in friction stir welding?

    <p>It runs at low temperatures to avoid distortion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which way does friction stir welding differ from traditional welding methods in terms of energy consumption?

    <p>It generally consumes less energy due to lower heat processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bonding occurs at the interface of the materials in friction stir welding?

    <p>Mechanical interlocking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following factors does NOT influence the effectiveness of friction stir welding?

    <p>Ambient temperature during the process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant advantage of using friction stir welding (FSW) for joining aluminum and copper compared to fusion welding?

    <p>FSW reduces the risk of solidification and liquefaction cracking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic makes the joining of steel and aluminum particularly complex in friction stir welding?

    <p>Their highly dissimilar physical properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In friction stir welding, what is the primary purpose of using an offset pin when welding titanium and aluminum?

    <p>To improve the plastic flow of aluminum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major disadvantage of welding aluminum and magnesium together using friction stir welding?

    <p>There is a risk of creating brittle intermetallic compounds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following issues is commonly associated with friction stir welding of steel and aluminum?

    <p>Formation of a layer full of discontinuities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable requirement for the clamping process in friction stir welding?

    <p>It necessitates substantial clamping due to high traversing forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an advantage of friction stir welding compared to traditional welding methods?

    <p>It can join many non-weldable aluminium alloys.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disadvantage is associated with friction stir welding?

    <p>It leaves an exit hole that can affect design if not addressed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which machine type is primarily used for industrial friction stir welding?

    <p>Dedicated XYZ gantry machine for planar joints.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does friction stir welding compare to traditional welding in terms of energy consumption?

    <p>It has lower energy consumption and CO2 emissions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates a mechanical property advantage of friction stir welding?

    <p>It typically achieves mechanical properties equal to or exceeding competing processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of the friction stir welding process?

    <p>It is easy to automate due to its use of machine tool technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What limitation is placed on the parts that are to be welded using friction stir welding?

    <p>Gaps between the parts need to be tightly controlled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process parameter is NOT a primary variable in friction stir welding?

    <p>Cooling rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does increasing axial pressure have on peak weld temperature in friction stir welding?

    <p>It increases the peak weld temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about tool design in friction stir welding is accurate?

    <p>It can influence the effectiveness of the weld.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Excessive linear force caused by high travel speeds can lead to which of the following issues?

    <p>Erosion and breakage of the tool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of friction stir welding, which parameter does NOT significantly affect peak temperature?

    <p>Travel speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the power requirement in friction stir welding as axial pressure increases?

    <p>It increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor does NOT influence the torque in friction stir welding?

    <p>Tool color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following consequences can occur with excessively low axial pressures during friction stir welding?

    <p>Formation of weld voids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does slippage between the tool and workpiece play in friction stir welding?

    <p>It affects local shear stress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of friction stir welding is directly influenced by the tilt angle of the tool?

    <p>Torque requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does increasing travel speed have on heat input during friction stir welding?

    <p>It slightly reduces heat input.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature of the tapered probe body enhances the efficiency of the welding process?

    <p>It has more helical flutes for material displacement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the design of the original friction stir welding tool compare to the modern tapered probe?

    <p>The original tool has a threaded probe without helical flutes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the material during the welding cycle with the tapered probe design?

    <p>Material is crushed and dispersed at the joint interfaces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the tilt of the tool play in friction stir welding?

    <p>It applies additional forging pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does increasing travel speed influence torque during friction stir welding?

    <p>Torque increases only slightly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of friction stir welding contributes to the rapid generation of frictional heating?

    <p>The helical flutes on the probe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a notable characteristic of the original cylindrical tool design in friction stir welding?

    <p>It was the first tool adopted for industrial use in 1995.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What main benefit does friction stir welding provide in the context of material strength?

    <p>It enables the creation of high-quality, strong welds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between temperature, pressure, and material flow in friction stir welding?

    <p>Material flow is enhanced by the combination of temperature and pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Advanced Joining Processes - Solid State Welding

    • Solid state welding is performed below the melting point of the materials being joined, unlike fusion welding.
    • These processes rely on temperature, pressure, or a combination of both, to create a plastic state enabling the materials to intermix.
    • Filler material is often not necessary.
    • Heat affected zones are usually minor.
    • Distortion is greatly minimized.

    Contents

    • Introduction to solid state welding
    • Friction stir welding (FSW)
    • Diffusion welding
    • Forge welding
    • Explosive welding
    • Ultrasonic welding

    Friction Stir Welding (FSW) - Introduction

    • Uses a non-consumable tool to join two adjacent workpieces without fusing the base material.
    • Friction between the rotating tool and the workpiece generates heat and softens the area near the tool.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Description

    • Stages in the process include: plunge and dwell stage, traverse stage, and retracting stage.
    • Different zones affected by the process:
      • Parent metal unaffected
      • Heat affected zone (HAZ)
      • Unrecrystallised area
      • Recrystallised nugget
      • Thermomechanically affected zone (TMAZ)

    Friction Stir Welding - Advantages

    • Largely defect-free joining.
    • Reduction in shrinkage and distortion due to low temperatures.
    • No filler material, flux, or shielding gas needed for aluminium alloys.
    • Environmentally friendly, producing no fume, spatter, or UV radiation.
    • Easy to automate.
    • Works in any position.
    • Good mechanical properties, often equal to or exceeding competing processes.
    • Energy efficient, with lower temperatures.
    • Can join many non-weldable aluminium alloys.
    • No special edge preparation in most cases.
    • Extremely low energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

    Friction Stir Welding - Disadvantages

    • Exit hole left after withdrawing tool, which can be accommodated in design.
    • Significant clamping force is needed.
    • Tight gap control is needed since no filler materials are used.

    Friction Stir Welding - Equipment and Tooling

    • Initially developed for use in conventional milling machines, but suffer from power and stiffness limitations.
    • Industrial applications use gantry machines / six-axis robots suited for 3D joints.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters

    • Key variables: welding (travel) speed, tool rotation speed, axial force, tilt angle, and tool design.
    • Determine peak weld temperature, linear force, torque, and power.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters - Specific Variables

    • Peak weld temperature rises due to increases in rotational speed and axial pressure.
    • High pressure can overheat, thin the joint while low pressure can inadequately heat.
    • Higher travel speed leads to excessive linear force and tool breakage and power requirements rise due to greater axial pressure.
    • Torque changes only slightly with travel speed as the flow becomes more difficult at lower temperatures.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters - Torque

    • Dependent on axial force, tool design, tilt angle, friction coefficients, slippage at the tool-workpiece interface, and shear stress at the interface.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters - Peak Temperature

    • Not greatly affected by travel speed.
    • High speeds tend to reduce heat input.
    • Torque may increase very little after increases in travel speed.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters - Plunge force, Tilt angle, Heel plunge depth, Spindle speed, Shoulder diameter, Pin diameter

    • Influence weld quality, temperature and material flow.

    Friction Stir Welding - Process Parameters - Tool design

    • Tapered and three equally spaced helical flutes, compared to cylindrical probes, result in faster welding speeds, reduced material displacement, greater weld quality.

    Friction Stir Welding - Defects

    • Tunnel defect (insufficient heat input and material flow).
    • Flash defect (generated heat softens material and expels it).
    • Void defect (due to insufficient forging pressure and high welding speeds).
    • Cavity defect (insufficient forging pressure and high welding speeds).
    • Kissing bond (insufficient stirring, or low heat input).
    • Root defect (insufficient heat input and surface oxide layers).

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Introduction

    • Joining dissimilar materials is challenging due to different melting temperatures and intermetallic compound formation.
    • Intermetallic compounds can create hardness and brittleness in the joint, which impacts the mechanical properties.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Intermetallic Phases

    • A type of metallic compound resulting from an ordered solid-state mixture of two or more metallic elements.
    • Often hard and brittle with good high-temperature mechanical properties.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Joining Methods

    • Bimetallic, solid solution, alloy, intermetallic.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Aluminium and Magnesium

    • Similar properties in melting point, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity.
    • Different properties in crystal structure and formability.
    • Applications in transportation industries.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Aluminium and Copper

    • Fusion welding is not ideal as it leads to solidification and liquefaction cracking and intermetallic compounds.
    • FSW is challenging but possible despite the energy reduction.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Steel and Aluminium

    • Highly susceptible to intermetallic compound formation.
    • Form a layer full of discontinuities, which is reduced with heat treatment.
    • Offset pin is employed to explore large plastic flow of aluminium.

    Friction Stir Welding - Dissimilar Materials - Titanium and Aluminium

    • Similar characteristics to steel & titanium.
    • Requires specialized pin to accommodate titanium & aluminium material.

    Friction Stir Welding - Thermoplastics

    • Soften when heated and recover stiffness when cooled.
    • Process parameters and tool design differ from metals due to their complex molecular characteristics.

    Diffusion Welding

    • Solid-state bonding technique for similar or dissimilar metals.
    • Atoms in two solids intermix under high pressure and temperature.
    • Suitable for joining high strength, refractory metals, difficult to weld by other methods.
    • Temperature operation 50 to 75% of fusion temp.

    Diffusion Welding - Advantages

    • Simple process, less operation cost, clean joints, free of discontinuities and porosity.
    • Good dimensional tolerance, suitable for complex, high-precision components.
    • Limited plastic deformation.

    Diffusion Welding - Disadvantages

    • High initial setup cost.
    • Time-consuming compared to other techniques.
    • Critical surface preparation.
    • Equipment limits weld size.
    • Extremely dependent on welding parameters.

    Diffusion Welding - Applications

    • Micro-heat exchanger design.

    Forge Welding

    • Two pieces of metal joined by heating them to a high temperature and hammering them together.
    • Simple and versatile, suitable for dissimilar metals.

    Forge Welding - Advantages

    • Simple process, inexpensive equipment for small-scale work.
    • Works with similar and dissimilar materials.
    • Welded area maintains properties similar to base material.
    • No additional materials required.

    Forge Welding - Disadvantages

    • Suitable only for small components.
    • Large joints require expensive equipment.
    • Skilled worker required to avoid damage.
    • High likelihood for weld defects.
    • More suited for iron and steel.
    • Relatively slow process.

    Forge Welding - Applications

    • Shafts
    • Fasteners

    Explosive Welding

    • Joining overlapping metal sheets using detonation of explosives creating high compression force.
    • Joining is continuous due to the local plastic deformation of the contact area.

    Explosive Welding - Advantages

    • Joins dissimilar metals.
    • Reduced manufacturing costs by applying thin layers of expensive materials to mass produced components of less expensive materials.
    • Uses simple jigs and fixtures.
    • Works with various thickness values.
    • No change in mechanical properties.

    Explosive Welding - Disadvantages

    • Base metals must resist impact.
    • Noisy and dangerous process (requires special chambers, sand/water protection).
    • Suitable only for simple geometries such as plates or cylinders.
    • Requires thorough cleaning and preparation of the surfaces.
    • Use of explosives is limited in strict adherence to regulations.

    Explosive Welding - Applications

    • Pressure vessels
    • Large heat exchangers

    Magnetic Pulse Welding

    • Fixes one component, and an outer component surrounds it.
    • High-amperage alternating current flows through conducting coils creating a powerful magnetic field that accelerates the outer component into the interior.
    • Weld is made by the kinetic energy and heat from the collision.

    Magnetic Pulse Welding - Advantages

    • Stronger than weakest base material.
    • No protection atmosphere, filler, or additional materials
    • No heat affected zone
    • Workpieces can be unclamped immediately after welding
    • Very fast production rates
    • No release of heat, radiation, gas, or welding fume

    Magnetic Pulse Welding - Disadvantages

    • Outer material should be electrically conductive.
    • Overlapping configuration is required.
    • Part geometry might require alteration.
    • Multi-part coils might be needed if parts don't entirely fit.
    • Brittle materials may shatter from the large mechanical shock.
    • High setup cost relative to the lower cost of the manufactured part.

    Magnetic Pulse Welding - Applications

    • Electrical conductors
    • Gears

    Ultrasonic Welding

    • Uses mechanical vibrations above the audible frequency to soften/melt thermoplastic materials at the joint line.

    Ultrasonic Welding - Principle

    • Pieces assembled in a fixture.
    • Horn placed to contact the piece and transmits mechanical vibrations.
    • Pressure applied using a driven press.
    • High frequency ( ~ 20 kHz) vibrating horn to generate heat.
    • Pressure released, horn withdrawn to remove welded part from fixture.

    Ultrasonic Welding - Advantages

    • Exceptionally fast process.
    • Safe.
    • Highly reliable equipment with minimal human input.
    • Clean and precise joint with no plastic flash or deformation.
    • Works with thermoplastics and metals.
    • Low-cost with low material usage.

    Ultrasonic Welding - Disadvantages

    • Not all thermoplastics usable.
    • Low moisture content is needed.
    • Limited length per joint for high power requirements.
    • Only usable for lap joints.
    • Custom tooling needs for very slow setup time.
    • More expensive than traditional welding equipment.

    Ultrasonic Welding - Applications

    • Shoes
    • Printed circuits
    • Medical equipment
    • Electrical connectors

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