Determining the Minimum Corrosion Conditions for the Stir Zone of Friction Stir Welded AA6061 Aluminium Alloy Joints

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Authors

  • R. Kamal Jayaraj
     Centre for Materials Joining & Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • S. Malarvizhi
     Centre for Materials Joining & Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • V. Balasubramanian
     Centre for Materials Joining & Research (CEMAJOR), Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608002, Tamil Nadu ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22486/iwj/2018/v51/i1/166442

Keywords:

AA6061 Aluminium Alloy, Stir Zone, Response Surface Methodology, Pitting Corrosion Test.

Abstract

Joining of aluminium is commonly done in automobile industries because of its light weight and high specific strength. In recent days, friction stir welding (FSW) is widely preferred to join aluminium than fusion-welding processes. In this joint, grains are very fine in stir zone (SZ) compared to the other zones. Due to this extreme change in the microstructure at the SZ, the mechanical properties (tensile strength, hardness, etc) of the FSW joints are superior but the corrosion resistance of SZ is very poor. The concentration of chloride ion, exposure time and pH value are reported to be the more influencing corrosion test parameters. The present work aims to determine combination of these pitting corrosion test parameters to attain a minimum corrosion rate at the SZ of friction stir welded aluminium alloy, AA6061-T6, by response surface methodology (RSM). From the results obtained, chloride ion concentration is reportedly had higher effect on corrosion rate than the other two parameters considered.

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2018-01-01

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Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2018

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Research Articles

 

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