Using a friction stir additive manufacturing(FSAM)process,the fabrication of a two-layer aluminum−copper pipe was studied experimentally and numerically.For this purpose,by presenting a 3D thermo-mechanical model in A...Using a friction stir additive manufacturing(FSAM)process,the fabrication of a two-layer aluminum−copper pipe was studied experimentally and numerically.For this purpose,by presenting a 3D thermo-mechanical model in ABAQUS software,the temperature and strain distributions during the process were studied.The simulation results show that,although the rotational-to-traverse speed ratio with a good approximation can predict the heat input during welding,it is not a precise measure to predict the occurrence of defects in the weld cross-section.There is a good agreement between the predicted and experimental thermal results,and the maximum relative error is 4.1%in estimating the maximum temperature during welding.Due to heat and severe plastic deformation in the stir zone,the aluminum−copper intermetallic compounds(CuAl_(2) and Cu_(9)Al_(4))are formed.The maximum hardness in the stir zone is 301.4 HV_(0.1) in sample welded with an overlap of−0.5 mm.The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the two-layer pipe fabricated by friction stir additive manufacturing are(319.52±2.31)MPa and 19.47%,respectively.展开更多
文摘Using a friction stir additive manufacturing(FSAM)process,the fabrication of a two-layer aluminum−copper pipe was studied experimentally and numerically.For this purpose,by presenting a 3D thermo-mechanical model in ABAQUS software,the temperature and strain distributions during the process were studied.The simulation results show that,although the rotational-to-traverse speed ratio with a good approximation can predict the heat input during welding,it is not a precise measure to predict the occurrence of defects in the weld cross-section.There is a good agreement between the predicted and experimental thermal results,and the maximum relative error is 4.1%in estimating the maximum temperature during welding.Due to heat and severe plastic deformation in the stir zone,the aluminum−copper intermetallic compounds(CuAl_(2) and Cu_(9)Al_(4))are formed.The maximum hardness in the stir zone is 301.4 HV_(0.1) in sample welded with an overlap of−0.5 mm.The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the two-layer pipe fabricated by friction stir additive manufacturing are(319.52±2.31)MPa and 19.47%,respectively.
