Experimental study and response surface methodology for investigation of FSP process

Journal Title: Archive of Mechanical Engineering - Year 2014, Vol 0, Issue 4

Abstract

The article presents the effect of rotational and travelling speed and down force on the spindle torque acting on the tool in Friction Stir Processing (FSP) process. The response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to find a dependence combining the spindle torque acting on the tool with the rotational speed, travelling speed and the down force. The linear and quadratic models with interaction between parameters were used. A better fitting was achieved for a quadratic model. The studies have shown that the increase in rotational speed causes a decrease in the torque while the increase in travelling speed and down force causes an increase in the torque. The tests were conducted on casting aluminium alloy AlSi9Mg. Metallography examination has revealed that the application of FSP process results in a decrease in the porosity in the modified material and microstructure refining in the stir zone. The segregation of Si and Fe elements was evident in the parent material, while in the friction stir processed area this distribution was significantly uniform.

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Marek Węglowski

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  • EP ID EP167986
  • DOI 10.2478/meceng-2014-0031
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Marek Węglowski (2014). Experimental study and response surface methodology for investigation of FSP process. Archive of Mechanical Engineering, 0(4), 539-552. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-167986