Effect of Welding Temperature on Microstructure of Friction-stir Welded Aluminum Alloy 1050

Sergey Mironov, Kosuke Inagaki, Yutaka S. Sato, Hiroyuki Kokawa

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Abstract

High-resolution electron-backscatter diffraction was used to study the effect of welding temperature on the microstructure, texture, and strength of friction-stir welded aluminum. In all cases, the grain structure development was shown to be primarily governed by continuous recrystallization, although discontinuous recrystallization may also play a role at relatively high temperatures. An increase in welding temperature was shown to lead to transformation of the morphology of the deformation-induced substructure from lamellar type to equiaxed type. This was deduced to alter strain compatibility requirements and thus change the texture from (Formula presented). to (Formula presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)783-790
Number of pages8
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume46
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Feb

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