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JMMP, Vol. 8, Pages 55: Dissimilar Probeless Friction Stir Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloy and USIBOR®1500-AS Steel Thin Plates
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing doi: 10.3390/jmmp8020055
Authors: Mariia Rashkovets Maria Emanuela Palmieri Nicola Contuzzi Luigi Tricarico Giuseppe Casalino
Lap joining of an aluminum AA6082-T6 plate and a UHSS steel plate coated with an Al-Si layer was performed using Probeless Friction Stir Spot Welding (P-FSSW). The dwell time and rotational speed were controlled in the range of 10–15 s and 1000–1500 rpm, respectively. For all the samples, thermo-mechanical deformation occurred solely within the upper AA6082 plate. A refined grain structure was formed in the aluminum plate close to the surface. The dwell time was responsible for the intensity of the material flow, resulting in stirring between the Al-Si layer and the aluminum plate at 15 s. The microhardness distribution corresponded to the microstructure features.
