FSW Welding of Aluminium Casting Alloys

Emission of nanoparticles during friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminium alloys.

Friction stir welding (FSW) is now well established as a welding process capable of joining some different types of metallic materials, as it was (1) found to be a reliable and economical way of producing high quality welds, and (2) considered a "clean" welding process that does not involve fusion of metal, as is the case with other traditional welding processes. The aim of this study was to de...

Continuous Roll Casting of Aluminium Alloys– Casting Parameters Analysis

The continuous roll casting process (CRC), consisting of continuous strip casting between rolls, is now well known. It was introduced by the SCAL Company (Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Group) 60 years ago 1 . The process consists of solidifying aluminum or aluminum alloys between the water-cooled rolls of a duo rolling mill. From the moment when solidification is completed to the moment when the stri...

Macrosegregation in direct-chill casting of aluminium alloys

Laser welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys with filler material

Laser welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys with filler material Luís Filipe Amaro Pinto Instituto Superior Técnico – Technical University of Lisbon – Portugal September 2008 Abstract The aluminium alloys are materials with great potential because of its high strength and low weight. However, the welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys is difficult in autogeneous welding, due to these alloys ar...

Modelling of Precipitation Hardening in Casting Aluminium Alloys

Precipitation hardening, because it involves the hardening of the material over a prolonged time, is also called age hardening, or ageing. By the appropriate heat treatment of precipitation hardening, the strength or hardness of some heat-treatable aluminium alloys can be enhanced by the formation of nano-meter sized second-phase precipitated particles within the original phase matrix. The fine...