TEM Characterization of a 7042 Aluminum FSW Joint

Abstract:

This research characterizes the changes in microstructure that occur in friction stir welded extrusions of a novel 7042 aluminum alloy. Due to the presence of scandium the base material preserved the deformation microstructure with elongated grains and fairly high dislocation density. The temperature increase with simultaneous severe plastic deformation occurring during friction stir welding induced significant changes in the microstructure within the weld and its vicinity. The weld center (stir zone) was composed of fine equiaxed grains with residual dislocations and a modest density of small precipitates compared to the neighbouring thermomechanically and heat affected zones where the density of small precipitates was much higher.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 186)
• Pages: 331-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.186.331
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Mateusz Kopyściański, Stanislaw Dymek, Carter Hamilton
• Keywords: 7042 Aluminum Alloy, Al₃(Sc,Zr), Friction Stir Welding (FSW)

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