An Investigation on Weldability of AISI 304 and AISI 1040 Steels on Friction Welding

In welding technology, joining processes of different materials, which have dissimilar crystal structures are difficult. Welding of different materials becomes very important to reduce costs. Furthermore, the friction welding method is processed in lower temperature than the melting temperature. Especially, this is a big advantage to overcome difficulties that occur in the heat affected zone during usage of conventional methods. In this study, the weldability of AISI 304 stainless steel and AISI 1040 carbon steel by friction welding is studied. During the welding process, temperature variations in the welding zones were measured with an infrared temperature measurement device. After welding of the samples, tensile and hardness experiments were carried out. For metallographic investigations, optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) pictures were taken. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis was carried out for composition investigations on welding and heat affected zones. As a result, these two steels could be joined by friction welding for industrial usage.