Chapter 25
An Experimental Study on Friction Stir
Welding of AA5083 Tee Lap Joints
Muhammad Fadhli Makhtar, Azman Ismail, Iliani Mohd Ikram,
Fauziah Ab Rahman, Bakhtiar Ariff Baharuddin,
Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina, Darulihsan Abdul Hamid,
and Achilles Enchangan Ulak Anak Mancha
Abstract The present work investigates the feasibility of the friction stir welding on
the tee lap joint configuration using a conventional milling machine, Milko 37. The
experiment was conducted in order to analyze the joining capability with different
rotational and transverse speeds. In this experiment, a customized jig had been used
to tightly clamp the specimens altogether with a tool of 20 mm shoulder diameter
and 7 mm cone shape pin length. The results showed that the joining made by the
lowest rotational and transverse speeds give better joining capabilities compared to
the highest speeds.
Keywords AA5083 · Aluminum plate · Tee lap configuration · Milko 37 ·
Friction stir welding
M. F. Makhtar
Marine and Offshore Department, TLT Power Sdn Bhd, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: fadhlimakhtar@tltpower.com
A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · B. A. Baharuddin · M. K. Puteri Zarina · D. A. Hamid
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
B. A. Baharuddin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
M. K. Puteri Zarina
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
D. A. Hamid
e-mail: darulihsan@kuptm.edu.my
I. M. Ikram
Bid Planning, Estimation and Proposal, Sapura Energy Berhad, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: Iliani.ikram@sapuraenergy.com
A. E. U. A. Mancha
Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
e-mail: achillesenchanganulak@gmail.com
© 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_25
279
An Experimental Study on Friction Stir
Welding of AA5083 Tee Lap Joints
Muhammad Fadhli Makhtar, Azman Ismail, Iliani Mohd Ikram,
Fauziah Ab Rahman, Bakhtiar Ariff Baharuddin,
Megat Khalid Puteri Zarina, Darulihsan Abdul Hamid,
and Achilles Enchangan Ulak Anak Mancha
Abstract The present work investigates the feasibility of the friction stir welding on
the tee lap joint configuration using a conventional milling machine, Milko 37. The
experiment was conducted in order to analyze the joining capability with different
rotational and transverse speeds. In this experiment, a customized jig had been used
to tightly clamp the specimens altogether with a tool of 20 mm shoulder diameter
and 7 mm cone shape pin length. The results showed that the joining made by the
lowest rotational and transverse speeds give better joining capabilities compared to
the highest speeds.
Keywords AA5083 · Aluminum plate · Tee lap configuration · Milko 37 ·
Friction stir welding
M. F. Makhtar
Marine and Offshore Department, TLT Power Sdn Bhd, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: fadhlimakhtar@tltpower.com
A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · B. A. Baharuddin · M. K. Puteri Zarina · D. A. Hamid
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Perak, Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
B. A. Baharuddin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
M. K. Puteri Zarina
e-mail: puteri.zarina@fbk.upsi.edu.my
D. A. Hamid
e-mail: darulihsan@kuptm.edu.my
I. M. Ikram
Bid Planning, Estimation and Proposal, Sapura Energy Berhad, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: Iliani.ikram@sapuraenergy.com
A. E. U. A. Mancha
Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
e-mail: achillesenchanganulak@gmail.com
© 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_25
279