Chapter 6
A Study on Tool Directions
of an Underwater Friction Stir Welded
AA5083 Plate Butt Joint
Iliani Mohd Ikram, Azman Ismail, Ahmad Zakaria,
Muhammad Fadhli Makhtar, Fauziah Ab Rahman,
and Bakhtiar Ariff Baharudin
Abstract Underwater friction stir welding (UFSW) is a joining technique with an
important role. This present study investigated the effects on the AA5083 plate butt
joint configuration from various tool directions that were carried either as forward or
as backward during the UFSW process. Experiments were conducted using different
travel directions and welding parameters. Based on the results, the travel tool at
forward with a tilt angle of 2° in a water temperature of 100° C gives an improved
joining capability. This result showed that the tool direction will determine the quality
of UFSW specimen.
Keywords Underwater friction stir welding · AA5083 plate · Butt joint · Tool
directions
I. M. Ikram
Bid Planning, Estimation and Proposal, Sapura Energy Berhad, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: Iliani.ikram@sapuraenergy.com
A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · B. A. Baharudin
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology,
Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
B. A. Baharudin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
A. Zakaria
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Italy Design Institute, Cheras, Malaysia
e-mail: dzakaria@unikl.edu.my
M. F. Makhtar
Marine and Offshore Department, TLT Power Sdn Bhd, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: fadhlimakhtar@tltpower.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_6
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A Study on Tool Directions
of an Underwater Friction Stir Welded
AA5083 Plate Butt Joint
Iliani Mohd Ikram, Azman Ismail, Ahmad Zakaria,
Muhammad Fadhli Makhtar, Fauziah Ab Rahman,
and Bakhtiar Ariff Baharudin
Abstract Underwater friction stir welding (UFSW) is a joining technique with an
important role. This present study investigated the effects on the AA5083 plate butt
joint configuration from various tool directions that were carried either as forward or
as backward during the UFSW process. Experiments were conducted using different
travel directions and welding parameters. Based on the results, the travel tool at
forward with a tilt angle of 2° in a water temperature of 100° C gives an improved
joining capability. This result showed that the tool direction will determine the quality
of UFSW specimen.
Keywords Underwater friction stir welding · AA5083 plate · Butt joint · Tool
directions
I. M. Ikram
Bid Planning, Estimation and Proposal, Sapura Energy Berhad, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: Iliani.ikram@sapuraenergy.com
A. Ismail (B) · F. A. Rahman · B. A. Baharudin
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology,
Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: azman@unikl.edu.my
F. A. Rahman
e-mail: fauziahabra@unikl.edu.my
B. A. Baharudin
e-mail: bakhtiarab@unikl.edu.my
A. Zakaria
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Italy Design Institute, Cheras, Malaysia
e-mail: dzakaria@unikl.edu.my
M. F. Makhtar
Marine and Offshore Department, TLT Power Sdn Bhd, Lumut, Malaysia
e-mail: fadhlimakhtar@tltpower.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_6
53