Microstructure Features of Aluminum Alloys Welded Joint Obtained by Friction Stir Welding

摘要

The paper presents a metallographic study of aluminum alloy welds produced by fnciinn stir welding. The weld structure is described for two alloys: Al-Cu and Al-Mg. It is shown that friction stir welding provides a fine-grained structure of the weld. The phase composition of the weld metal for the studied alloys is defined. Differences in the structure and distribution of second-phase particles in the weld metal are shown. The weld zone of Al-Cu alloy consists of equal size grains, with intermetallic particles located along the grain boundaries. The weld structure of Al-Mg alloy is banded, with alternating layers consisting of different size grains.