TY - CONF VL - 346 PB - Institute of Physics Publishing AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047791204&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f346%2f1%2f012065&partnerID=40&md5=d7b9549bb7c10a2dfeb90488aede6db2 A1 - Uthayakumar, M. A1 - Balasubramanian, V. A1 - Abdul Rani, A.M. A1 - Hadzima, B. N1 - cited By 5; Conference of 2017 International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, IMMT 2017 ; Conference Date: 28 November 2017 Through 29 November 2017; Conference Code:136604 ID - scholars10334 N2 - Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an budding solid state welding process, which is frequently used for joining aluminum alloys where materials can be joined without melt and recast. Therefore, when welding alloys through FSW the phase transformations occurs will be in the solid state form. The present work is aimed in evaluating the fatigue life of friction stir welded commercial grade aluminum alloy joints. The commercial grade AA1100 aluminum alloy of 12mm thickness plate is welded and the specimens are tested using a rotary beam fatigue testing machine at different stress levels. The stress versus number of cycles (S-N) curves was plotted using the data points. The Fatigue life of tungsten inert gas (TIG) and metal inert gas (MIG) welded joints was compared. The fatigue life of the weld joints was interrelated with the tensile properties, microstructure and micro hardness properties. The effects of the notches and welding processes are evaluated and reported. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. SN - 17578981 Y1 - 2018/// KW - Fatigue of materials; Fatigue testing; Friction; Friction stir welding; Gas welding; Inert gas welding; Inert gases; Manufacture; Microhardness; Microstructure; Research laboratories; Tensile strength; Tribology; Welds KW - Aluminum alloy joints; Fatigue behaviour; Friction stir welding(FSW); MIG welding; Number of cycles; Solid-state welding process; TIG-welding; Tungsten inert gas KW - Aluminum alloys TI - Effects of Welding on the Fatigue Behaviour of Commercial Aluminum AA-1100 Joints ER -