Investigating the Effect of Al Temper type on Microstructure and Mechanical properties of Al 6061/Mg AZ31 alloys Diffusion Bonded Joint

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مجتبی  جعفریان ¹ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران جنوب)
علیرضا  خدابنده ² (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران)
مرتضی  جعفریان ³ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران جنوب)

Received: 2015-06-04 Accepted : 2016-12-04 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: Microstructure, Al 6061, Mg AZ31, Temper Type, Diffusion Bonding,

Abstract :

In this study, the effect of Al alloy temper type on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al 6061 (T6,O) and Mg AZ31 (O) were investigated. The interface of joints was investigated by optical microscope (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with EDS and Linescane analysis. Mechanical properties of joints were measured by using a Vickers microhardness and shear strength tests. According to the results, in Al 6061-O/Mg AZ31 joint, less plastic deformation in the Mg alloy, further diffusion rate of Mg atoms in the Al alloy and the formation of diffusion region with the lowest amount of microhardness (140 HV) and the highest amount of shear strength (32 MPa) was occurred compared to Al 6061-T6/Mg AZ31 joint. Evaluation of fracture surfaces indicates the occurrence of the failure in brittle phase of Al3Mg2.

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