TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Friction Stir Welds by X-ray Digital Radiographic Non-Destructive Approach
AU - Mumvenge, Itai
AU - Akinlabi, Stephen A.
AU - Mashinini, Peter M.
AU - Fatoba, Olawale S.
AU - Okeniyi, Joshua
AU - Akinlabi, Esther T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/9/10
Y1 - 2018/9/10
N2 - This paper focuses on the microstructure evolution and the relationship to the microhardness profiling of the friction stir welded butt joint on similar AA6061-T6 Aluminium alloys. The only parameters used and varied for this study were rotational speed and feed rate. The geometry of the tool was kept constant and the material used was tool steel, W302. Friction stir welds were evaluated by both visual inspection and the X-ray digital radiography method. Evaluation allowed for assessment of the weld integrity by examining for the presence and absence of weld defects. The results indicated that the welds do not have any root defects. The X-rays showed complete penetration as evidenced by the evaluation of microstructural joint interface.
AB - This paper focuses on the microstructure evolution and the relationship to the microhardness profiling of the friction stir welded butt joint on similar AA6061-T6 Aluminium alloys. The only parameters used and varied for this study were rotational speed and feed rate. The geometry of the tool was kept constant and the material used was tool steel, W302. Friction stir welds were evaluated by both visual inspection and the X-ray digital radiography method. Evaluation allowed for assessment of the weld integrity by examining for the presence and absence of weld defects. The results indicated that the welds do not have any root defects. The X-rays showed complete penetration as evidenced by the evaluation of microstructural joint interface.
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U2 - 10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012035
DO - 10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012035
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85054277926
SN - 1757-8981
VL - 413
JO - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
JF - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
IS - 1
M1 - 012035
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World, ICESW 2018
Y2 - 9 July 2018 through 13 July 2018
ER -