Journal of Lanzhou University of Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4): 30-34.

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Effect of rolling on microstructure of 7050 aluminum alloy FSW joint

JIN Yu-hua1,2, ZHOU Zi-zheng1, XING Yi-chu1, WU Bo1   

  1. 1. School of Materials and Engineering, Lanzhou Univ. of Tech., Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metals, Lanzhou Univ. of Tech., Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2022-12-27 Online:2023-08-28 Published:2023-08-29

Abstract: The 5 mm-thick joint of 7050 aluminum alloy friction stir welding was rolled by self-made rolling tool on the surface, and the surface roughness, deformation degree and microstructure evolution of the joints before and after rolling were analyzed. The results showed that the surface roughness of the joint is improved after rolling, and Ra decreases from 7.45 μm as-welded to 6.82 μm. The depth direction of the joint is divided into three layers from the surface down, which are the deformation layer, transition layer and microplastic deformation layer. The deformation layer is the microregion with the most significant strain, the strain of which shows the gradient distribution. The surface deformation is the largest and decreases with increasing depth from the joint surface. The deformed layer undergoes maximum deformation as a result of which the original isoaxial grain in the nugget zone is deformed and refined, forming nanostructures of varying thickness within a certain depth from the joint surface.

Key words: friction stir welding, rolling, surface nanocrystallization, deformation parameters, microstructure

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