eprintid: 10795 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/07/95 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:37:24 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:37:24 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:32:13 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Ismail, A. creators_name: Hussain, P. creators_name: Mustapha, M. creators_name: Nuruddin, M.F. creators_name: Saat, A.M. creators_name: Abdullah, A. creators_name: Rahim, A.A.A. creators_name: Chevalier, S. title: Fe-Al diffusion bonding: Effect of reaction time on the interlayer thickness ispublished: pub note: cited By 3 abstract: A direct diffusion bonding of marine grade aluminium alloy AA6061 and steel A36 was carried out in an argon environment at 640°C. Specimens were heated in a furnace for a holding time of 90 to 120 min under a pre-pressed condition. An interface microstructural observation revealed an increase in the thickness of this reaction layer as bonding time increased. A 33.4 μm thickness was recorded at the interfacial zone of the joint after a 120-min holding time condition. Hardness along the bonding line was measured using a micro-Vickers hardness tester. Diffusion of aluminium and iron was observed on both parent metals at the interfacial zone using scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). This experiment had proven that different content and thickness of alloy compounds were formed at various reaction time frames on the interfacial zone. © 2018 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. date: 2018 publisher: UiTM Press official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85052571934&partnerID=40&md5=a182ae21e2c926c52000fc28cdb53316 full_text_status: none publication: Journal of Mechanical Engineering volume: 5 number: Specia pagerange: 80-91 refereed: TRUE issn: 18235514 citation: Ismail, A. and Hussain, P. and Mustapha, M. and Nuruddin, M.F. and Saat, A.M. and Abdullah, A. and Rahim, A.A.A. and Chevalier, S. (2018) Fe-Al diffusion bonding: Effect of reaction time on the interlayer thickness. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 5 (Specia). pp. 80-91. ISSN 18235514