Chapter 22
Experimental Study of Friction Stir
Welding on Dissimilar Thickness
of Aluminum Plate Butt Joints
Achilles Enchangan Ulak Anak Mancha, Azman Ismail,
Fauziah Ab Rahman, Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina,
and Bakhtiar Ariff Baharudin
Abstract The joint is made by two different plate thicknesses: 1.5-mm thickness of
AA5052, and 3-mm thickness of AA5083. The tool used is surface-hardened H13
so that it can soften and be mixed with a solid phase weld mechanically. The travel
speed is in the range between 340 and 695 mm/min and the rotational speed in the
range between 352 and 653 rpm. The tool tilt angle is tilted at 2°. The research output
demonstrates the relationship between the welding parameters and mechanical characteristics of these joints. This study aims to determine the suitable parameters and
configuration for joining two dissimilar plate thicknesses together with the friction
stir welding process.
Keywords Friction stir welding · Dissimilar thickness · AA5052 · AA5083 ·
Welding parameters
22.1 Introduction
AA5052 is an aluminum-magnesium alloy that can be coldly hardened. It is not heattreatable to a greater resistance and has excellent fatigue properties [1]. AA5083 is the
A. E. U. A. Mancha · A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · M. K. Puteri Zarina · B. A. Baharudin
Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut,
Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
A. E. U. A. Mancha
e-mail: achillesenchanganulak@gmail.com
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
M. K. Puteri Zarina
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
B. A. Baharudin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Ismail et al. (eds.), Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II,
Advanced Structured Materials 147,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67307-9_22
257
Experimental Study of Friction Stir
Welding on Dissimilar Thickness
of Aluminum Plate Butt Joints
Achilles Enchangan Ulak Anak Mancha, Azman Ismail,
Fauziah Ab Rahman, Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina,
and Bakhtiar Ariff Baharudin
Abstract The joint is made by two different plate thicknesses: 1.5-mm thickness of
AA5052, and 3-mm thickness of AA5083. The tool used is surface-hardened H13
so that it can soften and be mixed with a solid phase weld mechanically. The travel
speed is in the range between 340 and 695 mm/min and the rotational speed in the
range between 352 and 653 rpm. The tool tilt angle is tilted at 2°. The research output
demonstrates the relationship between the welding parameters and mechanical characteristics of these joints. This study aims to determine the suitable parameters and
configuration for joining two dissimilar plate thicknesses together with the friction
stir welding process.
Keywords Friction stir welding · Dissimilar thickness · AA5052 · AA5083 ·
Welding parameters
22.1 Introduction
AA5052 is an aluminum-magnesium alloy that can be coldly hardened. It is not heattreatable to a greater resistance and has excellent fatigue properties [1]. AA5083 is the
A. E. U. A. Mancha · A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · M. K. Puteri Zarina · B. A. Baharudin
Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut,
Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
A. E. U. A. Mancha
e-mail: achillesenchanganulak@gmail.com
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
M. K. Puteri Zarina
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
B. A. Baharudin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
A. Ismail et al. (eds.), Advanced Engineering for Processes and Technologies II,
Advanced Structured Materials 147,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67307-9_22
257