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Liquation Cracking of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys during Friction Stir Welding
Sang-Woo SongSang-Hoon LeeByung-Chul KimTae-Jin YoonNam-Kyu KimIn-Bae KimChung-Yun Kang
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2011 Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 254-257

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A liquation cracking mechanism of dissimilar Al alloys during the friction stir welding (FSW) is suggested in this study. To identify the mechanism, the precipitates were analyzed and Al-Mg-Cu phase diagrams were calculated. Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) analysis and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) were also conducted. In the same manner as constitutional liquation, at high heating rate, the main liquation-inducing precipitates were not dissolved in the matrix and reacted with Al to form the partially melted zone (PMZ), after which liquation cracking occurred where strain was applied to the PMZ.

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