Assessment of Weldability by Friction Welding Process of AISI1040 and High Chromium White Cast Iron
Tanju TEKER Eyyüp Murat KARAKURT Mustafa ÖZASLAN
AbstractFriction welding is one of the most economical and highly productive methods in joining similar and dissimilar metals. It is widely used in the automotive and aerospace industrial applications. In the present study, the continuous drive rotary friction welding was conducted on AISI1040 and high chromium white cast iron rods under different rotational speeds (1600, 1700 and 2000 rpm). Microstructural studies were carried out by Optical Microscopy (OM), Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS). The microhardness variation across the joint zone was determined. The characteristics such as hardness and microstructural changes showed by friction processed welds were compared to base materials.