TY - GEN
T1 - Reconfiguration of a milling machine to achieve friction stir welds
AU - Titilayo, Akinlabi Esther
AU - Makundwaneyi, Madyira Daniel
AU - Akinwale, Akinlabi Stephen
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper reports on the reconfiguration of a milling machine to produce friction stir welds of aluminium and copper and friction stir processing of 6086 aluminium alloy. Friction stir welding tools were designed and manufactured from tool steel. The tools were inserted into the chuck of the milling machine. A backing plate was also specially designed and manufacturedfrom mild steel to protect the milling machine table and was placed on the bed with the use of T-nuts. The plates were secured firmly on the backing plate with the use of specially designed clamping fixtures. The varied welding speeds and the rotational speeds were achieved using the control system on the vertical milling machine. The reconfigured milling machine was successfully employed to produce friction stir processing of aluminium and friction stir welds of aluminium and copper. An optimum joint strength of 74% was achieved.
AB - This paper reports on the reconfiguration of a milling machine to produce friction stir welds of aluminium and copper and friction stir processing of 6086 aluminium alloy. Friction stir welding tools were designed and manufactured from tool steel. The tools were inserted into the chuck of the milling machine. A backing plate was also specially designed and manufacturedfrom mild steel to protect the milling machine table and was placed on the bed with the use of T-nuts. The plates were secured firmly on the backing plate with the use of specially designed clamping fixtures. The varied welding speeds and the rotational speeds were achieved using the control system on the vertical milling machine. The reconfigured milling machine was successfully employed to produce friction stir processing of aluminium and friction stir welds of aluminium and copper. An optimum joint strength of 74% was achieved.
KW - Friction stir processing
KW - Friction stir welding
KW - Milling machine
KW - Reconfiguration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871543550&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.232.86
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.232.86
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84871543550
SN - 9783037855140
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 86
EP - 91
BT - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
T2 - 2012 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2012
Y2 - 7 July 2012 through 8 July 2012
ER -