An assisted heating tool design for FSW of thermoplastics

被引:47
作者
Banjare, Pragya N. [1 ]
Sahlot, Pankaj [1 ]
Arora, Amit [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol Gandhinagar, Mat Sci & Engn, Palaj 382355, Gandhinagar, India
关键词
Friction stir welding; Thermoplastics; Joining; Tool design; Polymer processing; PROCESS PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; FRICTION; OPTIMIZATION; STRENGTH; GEOMETRY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2016.07.035
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
An assisted heating tool design was used to obtain better weld surface finish, and lower chip formation and material loss during friction stir welding (FSW) of thermoplastics. The welded coupons of polypropylene with various tool rotational speeds were tested under tensile loading to test the efficiency of the tool design. The proposed tool improved the tensile strength of friction stir welded coupons of polypropylene and also produced the welds with more ductility than the conventional FSW tool without additional heating. Lack of heat, the reason for improper fusion and void formation during FSW of thermoplastics, was avoided by the proposed tool design. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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