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Abstract

In the present study, the effect of post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded (FSW) DP780 steel sheets was investigated. FSW was carried out at a constant tool rotation speed of 400 rpm and different welding speeds (200 mm/min and 400 min/min). A defect free weld was witnessed for both of the welding conditions. The mutual effect of severe plastic deformation and frictional heat generation by pin rotation during the FSW process resulted in grain refinement due to dynamic recrystallization in the stir zone (SZ) and thermo-mechanically affected zone (TMAZ). Lower tensile elongation and higher yield and ultimate tensile strengths were recorded for welded-samples as compared to the base material (BM) DP780 steel. The joints were subsequently annealed at various temperatures at 450–650 °C for 1 h. At higher annealing temperature, the work hardening rate of joints gradually decreased and subsequently failed in the softened heat-affected zone (HAZ) during the uniaxial tensile test. Reduction in yield strength and tensile strength was found in all PWHT conditions, though improvement in elongation was achieved by annealing at 550 °C. The digital image correlation analysis showed that an inhomogeneous strain distribution occurred in the FSWed samples, and the strain was particularly highly localized in the advancing side of interface zone. The nanoindentation measurements covering the FSWed joint were consistent with an increase of the annealing temperature. The various grains size in the BM, TMAZ, and SZ is the main factor monitoring the hardness distribution in these zones and the observed discrepancies in mechanical properties.

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Title
Effect of PWHT on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded DP780 Steel
Author
Umer Masood Chaudry 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Seung-Chang, Han 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Alkelae, Fathia 1 ; Tea-Sung, Jun 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea; [email protected] (U.M.C.); [email protected] (S.-C.H.); [email protected] (F.A.) 
 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea; [email protected] (U.M.C.); [email protected] (S.-C.H.); [email protected] (F.A.); Research Institute for Engineering and Technology, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea 
First page
1097
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20754701
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2554610159
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.