Optimization of Process Parameters for Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminium Alloy AA6061 to AA5183 using TOPSIS Technique
Shubham Shukla11, Himanshu Shukla2
1Shubham Shukla, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Acropolis Technical Campus Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2Himanshu Shukla Department of Mechanical Engineering , Acropolis Technical Campus Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Manuscript received on 09 July 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 21 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 August 2019 | PP: 1315-1319 | Volume-8 Issue-9S3 August 2019 | Retrieval Number: I32860789S319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K1133.09811S19
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Abstract: Friction stir welding has proven to be the most promising solid state joining process. It can be used to get high weldability in joining of high strength aerospace aluminium alloys and other metallic alloys which used to be low with traditional fusion welding process. This paper emphasises on finding the optimum process parameter for friction stir welding of dissimilar aluminium alloy AA6061 to AA5183 using multi criteria decision making method (MCDM). Friction stir welding was done at different tool rotational speed and transverse velocity and mechanical properties such as tensile strength, percentage elongation and hardness were studied for each weld specimen. Finally optimization was done using TOPSIS (Techniqueof Ordered Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution). The result revealed that the tool rotational speed of 1200 rpm and welding speed of 80mm/min are the optimum welding parameters.
Keywords: Friction stir welding, TOPSIS, Process parameter
Scope of the Article: Welding Technology