TORSION STRENGTH OF ROUND BAR A6061 FRICTION WELD JOINT INFLUENCED BY FRICTION TIME, UPSET FORCE AND ONE-SIDE CONE GEOMETRY

Yudy Surya Irawan,Tjuk Oerbandono,Wahyono Suprapto

doi:10.21776/ub.jeest.2017.004.02.3

Abstract

ABSTRACT Effect of friction time, upset force and one-side cone geometry on torsion strength of A6061 round bar friction weld joint was studied. Round bar commercial A6061 was friction welded with initial compression force of 2.5 kN on stationary part and the rotated part had revolution speed of 1600 rpm with variation of friction time of 45, 50 and 55 minutes. In the upset stage, the variation of upset force of 5 kN, 7.5 kN and 10 kN with the same upset holding time of 110 seconds. The stationary part of the specimen had friction area with variation of cone geometry that represented with ratio of upper diameter, D 1 and lower diameter, D 2 , D 1 / D 2 . It was found friction time and the ratio of D 1 / D 2 affected torsion strength in the upset force below 10 kN. In case of the higher upset force of 10 kN, the upset force more dominant to affect torsion strength of the continuous drive friction weld (CDFW) joint. The specimen with maximum torsion strength has more precipitates in grains of microstructures compared to that of specimen with lower torsion strength. Keywords : Continuous drive friction welding, aluminum, friction time, upset force, one-sdie cone geometry, torsion strength .

Highlights

Aluminum alloy A6061 is the aluminum alloy that contains alloys of magnesium (Mg) and silicon (Si)
A friction welding method that appropriates to join round bar of pipe metal is continuous drive friction welding (CDFW) which known as rotary friction welding or spinning friction welding
Effect of Friction Time, Upset Force and One Side-Cone Geometry on Torsion Strength of Round Bar A6061 Friction Weld Joint found that chamfer angle of 30 degrees gave maximum tensile strength of the joint and the chamfer angle become other parameters that can influence the strength of the CDFW joint Mohandas (2007) and Irawan et al(2016a) confirm that surface roughness of the friction area can affect the tensile strength of CDFW joint

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Aluminum alloy A6061 is the aluminum alloy that contains alloys of magnesium (Mg) and silicon (Si). A friction welding method that appropriates to join round bar of pipe metal is continuous drive friction welding (CDFW) which known as rotary friction welding or spinning friction welding This method can generate heat from friction between the rotated and stationary contact surface under compressive force. Effect of Friction Time, Upset Force and One Side-Cone Geometry on Torsion Strength of Round Bar A6061 Friction Weld Joint found that chamfer angle of 30 degrees gave maximum tensile strength of the joint and the chamfer angle become other parameters that can influence the strength of the CDFW joint Mohandas (2007) and Irawan et al(2016a) confirm that surface roughness of the friction area can affect the tensile strength of CDFW joint. This paper reveals the effects of friction time, upset force and oneside cone geometry on torsion strength of A6061 CDFW joint based on torsion strength test, macro and microstructure analysis, microhardness test and temperature measurement on formed flash

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