Process evaluation and optimisation of friction welding parameters on aluminium grade 6061 by direct drive friction welding method
by S. Karthikeyan; N. Baskar; M. Ganesan; R. Gayatri; Zhao Wei Zhong
International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing (IJRAPIDM), Vol. 9, No. 4, 2020

Abstract: The expansion of joining processes is very essential in the field of manufacturing to satisfy the industrial needs and customer expectations. Friction welding processes is one of the solid-state welding processes in which similar/dissimilar materials are joined without the use of filler materials. In this experimental investigation, aluminium grade 6061 is used as the test specimen for the welding process because of its wide variety of applications in manufacturing and automobile industries. In this research work, a radial drilling machine is used for joining the similar combination materials of aluminium grade 6061. The input process parameters such as specimen diameter, upset time and spindle speed are used to evaluate the output response like axial shortening, hardness and impact strength. The input process parameters are selected and investigated using the Taguchi design of experiments (DoEs) method based on L9 orthogonal array and particle swarm optimisation (PSO) techniques. The major plan of this investigational work is to optimise the friction welding process parameters on axial shortening, impact strength and hardness of the friction bonded specimen.

Online publication date: Thu, 29-Oct-2020

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing (IJRAPIDM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com