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Underwater Friction Welding of Low Carbon Steel

RusnaldyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaR. R. PriambadhaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaParyantoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, IndonesiaS. A. WidyantoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Soedarto, SH, Kampus Undip Tembalang, Semarang, Indonesia

Vol 8 No 5 (2024): Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024 | Pages: 99-103

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 24-05-2024

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Abstract

In this study, an attempt was made to obtain a welded joint from the underwater friction welding (UFW) process. The workpiece material used in this experiment was AISI 1018 low carbon steel. The experiment was carried out on a friction welding machine which was designed and manufactured for this purpose. The UFW process was carried out by varying the spindle rotation used to rotate one of the workpieces. The friction force was kept constant. The quality of the welded joints resulting from UFW was determined by measuring the misalignment that occurs in the weld joint, the macro and micro structures formed, as well as the mechanical properties of the welded joint. For comparison, friction welding in air (FW) was also carried out. The results obtained indicate that low spindle rotation results in high misalignment of the welded joint between the two workpieces. During the UFW process, rapid cooling occurs so that the microstructure of the weld metal, TMAZ and HAZ is dominated by a fine pearlite phase so that the hardness and strength of the weld joint are higher than those produced by FW process in air.

Keywords

Underwater Friction Welding, Low Carbon Steel, rapid cooling, Quality of Welded Joints, Misalignment, Hardness and Tensile Strength


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Rusnaldy, R. R. Priambadha, Paryanto, S. A. Widyanto, “Underwater Friction Welding of Low Carbon Steel”, Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 5, pp 99-103, May 2024. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.805015

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