Abstract
Copper (T2) and aluminium alloy (5A06) were welded by friction stir welding (FSW). The microstructure, mechanical properties and phase constituents of FSW joints were studied by metallography, tensile testing machine and X-ray diffraction. The results indicated that the high quality weld joint could be obtained when tool rotational speed is 950 rpm, and travel speed is 150 mm/min. The maximum value of tensile strength is about 296 MPa. The metal Cu and Al close to copper side in the weld nugget (WN) zone showed a lamellar alternating structure characteristic. However, a mixed structure characteristic of Cu and Al existed in the aluminium side of weld nugget (WN) zone. There were no new Cu–Al intermetallic compounds in the weld nugget zone.
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