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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
The current
study focusing on investigating the mechanical properties of joining two
dissimilar pieces of Austenitic stainless steel AISI304 and Low carbon steel
ST-37 using rotary friction welding techniques. The metals were welded under
different rotational speeds 560, 1030 and 1800(RPM) with varying friction time
at each rotational speed.The tensile test, impact test, micro hardness
distribution and microstructure examination of the welded specimen were carried
out. At rotational speed 560(RPM) with forging pressure 65(Mpa), the tensile
strength increasing when the friction time increased until reach to value
567(Mpa) at friction times 15, 20 (sec) then decreasing in tensile strength
with increasing friction time.While at rotational speed 1030(RPM) with forging
pressure 45(Mpa), the tensile strength increasing when friction time increased.
While at rotational speed 1800(RPM) with forging pressure 80(Mpa), the tensile
strength decreasing when friction time increased, until reach 551.5(Mpa) at
friction time 9(sec) then increasing in tensile strength with increasing
friction time. The maximum tensile strength was 596.3(Mpa) achieved at a
rotational speed of 1030(RPM) with joint efficiency 93.8%. The hardness
increases with increasing friction time at the weld zone.The impact energy
decreasing when the friction time increased.
Country : Iraq
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 9, September 2022 pp. 121-131