Abstract
Herein, a large‐area stir zone (SZ) is fabricated in AA2014 alloy via overlapping friction stir processing (FSP). The microstructure and texture evolution of AA2014 alloy during FSP is examined using electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). EBSD maps reveal recrystallized fine grains with high‐angle grain boundaries in SZ due to dynamic recovery (DRV) and continuous dynamic recrystallization (C‐DRX). Severe plastic straining induced by the tool leads to the formation of the A‐(110) <111> component. The texture component is further investigated with X‐ray analysis, and the results are reported. Mechanical testing reveals that ductility significantly increases after FSP, whereas the hardness and strength remain lower than that of base metal (BM) due to thermal softening. Corrosion studies show that the corrosion attack is significantly controlled after FSP due to the development of a homogeneous fine‐grained structure and uniformly distributed fine precipitates.
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