The Effect of Different Conditions on the Tensile Properties of AA7075-T6 During the Friction Stir Welding Process

The effecT of DifferenT conDiTions on The Tensile ProPerTies of AA7075-T6 DuringThe fricTion sTir WelDing Process in this paper the investigation of the FSw result characteristics on AA7075-T6 of the highest grade is carried out using different process parameters.A vertical milling machine with different FSw tool geometry is used to weld AA7075.when the tool rotational speed varies from 1200 and 1800 (rpm), different welding parameters are studied, the plunge depth of tool is between 0.14 and 0.20 mm, the table transverse speed range is between 20 and 50 (mm/min) and the tool shoulder diameter was 20 mm.The welding settings are optimized using the Taguchi approach.in this experimental investigation Taguchi Technique is utilized in this study to optimize three factorial and three level designs.The results show that when the rotating speed increases, the uTS of the welded joint increases, whereas the tensile strength of the welded joint decreases resulting to frictional heat created during the FSw process.Tensile strength decreases as feed increases and increases as rotational speed increases.For a 5 mm thick plate, tensile strength is optimal with a tool shoulder diameter of 20 mm, a rotational speed of 1600 rpm, feed rate of 30 mm/min and plunge depth.The shoulder diameter of 20 mm provides the maximum ultimate tensile strength when it is compared with all other tool shoulder diameter.The Al alloy AA7075-T6 plates, however, concurrently developed an equiaxial grain structure with a substantially smaller grain size and coarsened the precipitates.