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Microstructural Features of Dissimilar Thin Sheets Aging Aluminum Alloy – Low Carbon Steel Joined by Friction Stir Welding

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The environmental crisis has raised serious concerns regarding fuel consumption, inciting a race to reduce vehicles’ weight. The design of structures combining different materials is a common factor in various industries, where the synergy between steel and aluminum is the starting point for many applications. Metallurgical challenges and the implementation of joining processes for thin sheets are some challenges that friction stir welding has overcome in the last two decades. In this manuscript, the methodology for joining aluminum alloy 6063-T5 and SAE 1020 steel, in thin sheets, employing friction stir welding, is presented. The research evaluated the offset in obtaining joints with complete joint penetration, heat generation, and microstructural changes. Joints with no defects were obtained, with a low thermal input, which favored the formation of tiny grain size in the stir zone, as well as an interface free of intermetallic compounds.

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The authors acknowledge the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano/CNPEM/MCTI) for their support with the use of microscopy facilities (JEOL JEM-2100 and FEI Quanta 650FEG) and FSW machine. The authors thank FAPESP and CNPq for scholarships. T.F.A. Santos would like to thank FACEPE (APQ-0471-3.03/19) and CNPq (304741/2020-5). EATL and TFAS also acknowledge the technical support, collaboration, and mentorship of Prof. Antonio Ramirez (Ohio State University).

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  2. Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, MATyER Research Group, Medellin, Colombia

    Jonathan Andrés Graciano-Uribe

  3. Brazilian Institute for Material Joining and Coating Technologies (INTM), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Igor Jordão Marques & Tiago Felipe de Abreu Santos

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Tiago Felipe de Abreu Santos

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Torres López, E.A., Graciano-Uribe, J.A., Marques, I.J. et al. Microstructural Features of Dissimilar Thin Sheets Aging Aluminum Alloy – Low Carbon Steel Joined by Friction Stir Welding. Metallogr. Microstruct. Anal. 11, 617–633 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13632-022-00879-2

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