Abstract
Abstract Tool wear is a key issue for the friction stir spot welding (FSSW) of steel plates, especially in the automobile industry. In this study, steel plates were welded 500× using FSSW with WC–Co alloy tools of two different compositions. The effect of the weld number on the joint strength and the tool wear characteristics were analyzed by using a non-contact, 3D measurement system, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The experimental results indicated that the tool suffered extreme wear and that the joint strength was affected by the worn tool shape after welding. This tool wear was attributed to the formation of a ternary W–Fe–O compound, oxidative wear of WC and fatigue of the Co binder.
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