Abstract

The effect of heat input on joint strength in the brake type friction welding has become clear, but the effect in the inertia type friction welding is not clear even at present. Then in this report, inertia type friction welding of 6061 aluminum alloy was carried out in order to examine the effect of unit heat input, burn-off length and burr shape on the joint strength. The heat input (mechanical work) was calculated by burn-off speed and welding pressure in the final stage. The joint strength was examined by tensile test. The final stage (welding time) of inertia type friction welding corresponding to the upset stage of brake type friction welding was searched using the relationship between heat input and joint strength. Using the most proper-final stage obtained, the relationships between unit final deformation heat input and joint strength, final burn-off length and joint strength, and burr shape and final deformation heat input were examined. Also the minimum unit final deformation heat input and minimum final burn-off length required for making a sound joint were also examined. The results showed that within this experiment the most proper-final stage (welding time) was 0.1s, and the limit unit final deformation heat input and limit final burn-off length were 19J/s and 0.3mm, respectively.

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