An experimental study on the Friction Stir Processing process of aluminium alloy

摘要

The effect of rotational and travelling speeds and down force on the torque in Friction Stir Processing (FSP) process are presented. To find a dependence combining the spindle torque acting on the tool with the rotational speed, travelling speed and the down force, the artificial neural networks have been applied. Studies have shown that the increase in the rotational speed causes decrease in the torque while the increase in the travelling speed and down force causes the increase in the torque at the same time. The relationship between parameters of the process and the temperature of the tool, based on measurement head TermSTIR, were presented. Tests were conducted on casting aluminium alloy AlSi9Mg. Application of FSP process resulted in a decrease in the porosity in the modified material and microstructure refining.