ABSTRACT

CHARACTERISTICS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES FRICTION WELDING

OF ALUMINUM AND COPPER WITH VARIATION CONTACT TIME AND
ANGLE CHAMFER

Arranged by:
GALUH A. SETIA PERMANA
NIM. 3331150061

Welding is a process of joining two or more materials engineering, with or

without a base metal melting process. Friction welding technology (Friction Welding)
is one technique of solid welding or welding without melting process (Solid-State
Welding). This study was conducted to determine the mechanical properties of the
Characteristics of friction welding Al with Cu using a variation of contact time for 3,
5, 7 minutes and chamfer angle 25o, 45o, 60o. spindle rotational speed during the
welding process set 2500 rpm. Welding results show that the contact time for 3 minutes
at chamfer angle 60° produces the highest tensile strength (49 MPa), when compared
with other parameters. The next variation of the highest hardness value indicated on
the copper side with average (107.3 VHN) whereas aluminum (58.6 VHN), test results
microstructure connection area with a magnification of 1000x obtained information
connecting Al with Cu using friction welding method successfully do this can be
proved by diffusion in this area. These preliminary results provide the potential for
advanced study in various other welding parameters in order to obtain quality welds
optimum friction for friction welding process of Al-Cu.

Keywords: Friction Welding, Aluminum, Copper, Mechanical Properties

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