This paper describes the joining phenomena and joint strength of friction welded joints between pure aluminium (P-Al) and low carbon steel friction welds. When the joint was made at a friction pressure of 30 MPa with a friction speed of 27?5 s 21 , the upsetting (deformation) occurred at the P-Al base metal. P-Al transferred to the half radius region of the weld interface on the low carbon steel side, and then it transferred toward the entire weld interface. When the joint was made at a friction time of 0?9 s, i.e. just after the initial peak of the friction torque, it had y93% joint efficiency and fractured on the P-Al side. This joint had no intermetallic compound at the weld interface. Then, the joint efficiency slightly decreased with increasing friction time. The joint had a small amount of intermetallic compound at the peripheral region of the weld interface when it was made at a friction time of 2?0 s. When the joint was made at a friction time of 0?9 s, the joint efficiency decreased with increasing forge pressure, and all joints were fractured at the P-Al side. Although the joint by forge pressure of 90 MPa had hardly softened region, it had y83% joint efficiency. To clarify the fact of decreasing joint efficiency, the tensile strength of the P-Al base metal at room temperature was investigated, and the tensile test was carried out after various compression stresses and temperatures. The tensile strength of the P-Al base metal has decreased with increasing compression stress at any temperature. Hence, the fact that the joint did not achieve 100% joint efficiency was due to the decrease in the tensile strength of the P-Al base metal by the Bauschinger effect. To obtain higher joint efficiency and fracture on the P-Al side, the joint should be made without higher forge pressure, and with the friction time at which the friction torque reaches the initial peak.

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This paper describes the effect of friction welding condition on joining phenomena and joint strength of friction welded joints between copper-zinc alloy (brass) and low carbon steel (LCS). When the joint was made at a friction pressure of 30 MPa with a friction speed of 27?5 s 21 , brass transferred to the half radius region of the weld interface on the LCS side. Then, transferred brass extended towards the almost whole weld interface with increasing friction time. The joint efficiency increased with increasing friction time, and then the joint obtained 100% and the brass base metal fracture when the joint was made with a friction time of 4?2 s or longer. However, the fact that all joints had some cracks at the periphery portion of the weld interface was due to a deficiency of transferred brass at the periphery portion on the weld interface of the LCS side. On the other hand, brass transferred to the peripheral region of the weld interface on the LCS side, and then transferred towards the entire weld interface when the joint was made at a friction pressure of 90 MPa with a friction speed of 27?5 s 21 . The joint efficiency increased with increasing friction time, and it reached 100% at a friction time of 1?5 s or longer. In addition, all joints fractured from the brass base metal with no cracking at the weld interface. To obtain 100% joint efficiency and the brass base metal fracture with no cracking at the weld interface, the joint should be made with opportune high friction pressure and friction time at which the entire weld interface had the transferred brass.

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This paper describes the effect of the friction welding condition on the joining phenomena and tensile strength of friction welded joint between pure copper (OFC) and low carbon steel (LCS). When the joint was made at friction pressure of 30 MPa with friction speed of 27.5 s −1 , OFC transferred to the half radius region of the weld interface on the LCS side, and then transferred toward the entire weld interface. The temperatures at the centerline, half radius and periphery portions on the weld interface of the LCS side were almost the same after the initial peak. When the joint was made at a friction time of 2.4 s, i.e. the friction torque was close to the initial peak, that had obtained approximately 40% joint efficiency and fractured from the weld interface with a little OFC adhering to the weld interface on the LCS side. The joint efficiency increased with increasing forge pressure, and it reached approximately 80% at a forge pressure of 180 MPa. This joint fractured at the softened OFC region adjacent to the weld interface. On the other hand, OFC transferred to the peripheral region of the weld interface on the LCS side when the joint was made at friction pressure of 90 MPa with friction speed of 27.5 s −1. However, OFC transfer was not obtained at the central region because the temperature at the periphery portion was higher than that of the other portions. The joint efficiency increased with increasing friction time, and it obtained approximately 74% at a friction time of 1.2 s. Moreover, all joints fractured between the OFC side and the weld interface, although the joints were made with higher forge pressure. To obtain higher joint efficiency and fracture in the OFC side, the joint should be made with low friction pressure and high forge pressure, and with the friction time at which the friction torque reaches the initial peak.