Abstract
ABSTRACT6016‐T4 aluminum (Al) alloy plate was butt welded to the cold‐rolled steel plate by a friction stir welding (FSW) technique, and the fatigue properties of Al/steel dissimilar welds were investigated. Some dissimilar welds were die‐press formed to the hat shape, and specimens were sampled from the corners of the hat shape, where severe plastic deformation occurred by the die‐press forming. The die‐press‐formed samples had better tensile strengths and hardness than the as‐welded ones because of the work hardening. It indicates that the die‐press forming is applicable for the Al/steel dissimilar welds. However, large voids were formed around the steel fragments dispersed into Al matrix by die‐press forming. Those voids acted as the fatigue crack nucleation sites, thus reducing the fatigue lives of the die‐press‐formed specimens. When the bottom side of the welds experienced tension plastic deformation, the fatigue strength was the lowest.
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