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Effect of the Tool Pin Eccentricity and Cooling Rate on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Fretting Wear, and Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Processed AA6063 Alloy

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Friction stir processing (FSP) was carried out in AA6063 alloy using the tools with different pin eccentricities (0 and 0.6 mm) under different cooling rates. Results showed that the FSP using a tool with 0.6 mm pin eccentricity enhances the hardness, tensile strength, fretting wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of AA6063 alloy. Moreover, a high cooling rate using a water circulating copper block further enhances the hardness, tensile strength, fretting wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of AA6063 alloy. Pin eccentricity and increasing cooling rate reduce the peak temperature during FSP, thereby preventing grain coarsening, resulting in fine grain structure, enhancing the hardness, tensile strength, fretting wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. The XRD pattern reveals no phase changes due to FSP, but peak broadening occurred in FSP specimens.

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Patel, M., Murugesan, J. Effect of the Tool Pin Eccentricity and Cooling Rate on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Fretting Wear, and Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Processed AA6063 Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 8554–8566 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06860-y

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