%X The temperature profile of friction stir welded aluminum alloy 6063-T6 pipe joints will be investigated in this paper. A pipe with an outside diameter of 89 mm and a wall thickness of 5 mm will be used as test pipe piece for this experiment on closed butt joint configuration by utilizing a Bridgeport 2216 CNC milling machine and orbital clamping unit which is specially-designed to cater for this task and function. Several samples will be prepared with varying process parameters such as rotational speed and travel speed. A very simple tool was used with a flat shoulder and a cylindrical pin. An infra-red thermometer will be employed to assess the temperature profile of the friction stir welded pipe butt joints during the experiment. The correct selection of process parameters will lead to a better joining condition of the welded joint. Several good samples were produced by this experiment setting. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
%R 10.1007/978-3-319-19443-1₁₉
%D 2015
%L scholars6324
%J Advanced Structured Materials
%O cited By 5
%I Springer Verlag
%V 70
%A A. Ismail
%A M. Awang
%A S.H. Samsudin
%T The influence of process parameters on the temperature profile of friction stir welded aluminium alloy 6063-T6 pipe butt joint
%P 243-249