Friction stir spot welding of advanced high strength steels

Yuri Hovanski, Michael Santella, Glenn Grant, Alan Frederick, Michael Dahl

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Abstract

Friction stir spot welding was used to join two advanced high-strength steels using polycrystalline cubic boron nitride tooling. Numerous tool designs were employed to study the influence of tool geometry on weld joints produced in both DP780 and a hot-stamp boron steel. Tool designs included conventional, concave shoulder pin tools with several pin configurations; a number of shoulderless designs; and a convex, scrolled shoulder tool. Weld quality was assessed based on lap shear strength, microstructure, and bonded area. Mechanical properties were functionally related to bonded area and joint microstructure, demonstrating the necessity to characterize processing windows based on tool geometry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFriction Stir Welding and Processing V - Proceedings of Symposia held during TMS 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Pages161-169
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2009
EventFriction Stir Welding and Processing V -TMS 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibition - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 15 2009Feb 19 2009

Publication series

NameTMS Annual Meeting

Conference

ConferenceFriction Stir Welding and Processing V -TMS 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period02/15/0902/19/09

Keywords

  • Friction stir
  • Steel. spot welding

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