TY - JOUR A1 - Liu, X. C. A1 - Wu, Chuan Song A1 - Rethmeier, Michael A1 - Pittner, Andreas T1 - Mechanical properties of 2024-T4 aluminium alloy joints in ultrasonic vibration enhanced friction stir welding T2 - China Weldng N2 - Ultrasonic vibration enhanced friction stir welding (UVeFSW) is a recent modification of conventional friction stir welding (FSW), which transmits ultrasonic vibration directly into the localized area of the workpiece near and ahead of the rotating tool. In this study, a high strength aluminium alloy (2024-T4) was welded by this process and conventional FSW, respectively. Then tensile tests, microhardness tests and fracture surface analysis were performed successively on the welding samples. The tests results reveal that ultrasonic vibration can improve the tensile strength and the elongation of welded joints. The microhardness of the stir zone also increases. KW - Ultrasonic vibration KW - Friction stir welding KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2013 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/40773 AN - OPUS4-40773 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286735810_Mechanical_properties_of_2024-T4_aluminium_alloy_joints_in_ultrasonic_vibration_enhanced_friction_stir_welding VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 8 EP - 13 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany