Effect of Microstructure on the Fatigue Behavior of a Friction Stirred Channel Aluminium Alloy

Catarina Vidal, Virgínia Infante, Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva

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    Abstract

    The influence of microstructure on fatigue behavior was investigated on a friction stirred channel strain hardened 5083-H111 aluminium alloy. Friction Stir Channeling (FSC) is an innovative solid-state manufacturing technology able to produce continuous, integral channels in a monolithic plate in a single step. Four sets of FSC parameters were implemented in order to obtain channels with different microstructure and geometry. Fatigue tests were carried out under four-point bending loading. Detailed metallographic, geometric and fractographic analyses were obtained via OM and SEM. It is shown that the fatigue strength is dependent on the channel’s nugget (friction stir zone) width.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationFatigue Design 2013, International Conference Proceedings
    Pages264-273
    Number of pages10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
    EventInternational Conference on Fatigue Design - Senlis, France
    Duration: 27 Nov 201328 Nov 2013
    Conference number: 5

    Publication series

    NameProcedia Engineering
    PublisherElsevier
    Volume66
    ISSN (Electronic)1877-7058

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Fatigue Design
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CitySenlis
    Period27/11/201328/11/2013

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