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Research Article

Effect of heat assisting backing plate in friction stir welding of high strength Al-Li alloy

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Pages 2851-2862 | Received 13 May 2019, Accepted 24 Jul 2019, Published online: 08 Aug 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Latest generation of Al-Li alloys are considered as a futuristic material for aerospace industries. Friction stir welding process has been emerged as a suitable joining process for these materials. In this paper, a heat-assisted backing plate is proposed for preheating the workpiece to enhance the quality of weld joint in friction stir welding. A heating element is employed just beneath of the welded line to preheating the material. It was found that the tensile strength has increased after the application of preheat in friction stir welding. It was also observed that the tool wear rate reduces by preheating and thus life of tool enhanced.

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Md Parwez Alam

Md Parwez Alam graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology Muzaffarpur, India in 2011. He obtained his M.Tech. from National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India in 2013. Presently he is a research scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, India.

Amar Nath Sinha

Amar Nath Sinha is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India. He did his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

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