Abstract
Post-weld annealing treatment (PWAT) process was developed to improve the plasticity of friction-stir-welded 2024 aluminum alloy. The effect of the PWAT on plastic deformation behavior and microstructure of the joints were studied using tensile test, the ASAME® automatic strain measuring system, and the electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). It is found that the elongation of the as-welded joint can be improved by PWAT and increases with the decreasing PWAT temperature. The maximum elongation of the PWAT joints can reach up to 160% of that of the as-welded joint, and the joints exhibit no decrease in the tensile strength. The deformation inhomogeneity of the as-welded joint is significantly improved by large plastic strain occurring in the thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ) when the PWAT temperature is lower than 250°. As the PWAT temperature increases, the deformation in the weld nugget is found to be more beneficial than that in the TMAZ for improving the plasticity of the joint. The high plasticity of the joint is attributed to the presence of the fine-equiaxed grains in the weld nugget during PWAT.
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