Welding of Dissimilar Steels via Thixowelding Processes

  • Authors

    • M. N. Mohammed
    • M. Z. Omar
    • K. S. Alhawari
    • M. A. Abdelgnei
    • Salah Al-Zubaidi
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.17.21907

  • In several circumstances, traditional welding processes cannot produce sound weldments especially for high grade materials. In this research, a dissimilar joint of AISI D2-AISI 304 steels was produced by using new semi-solid joining process. The achieved findings revealed the quality of dissimilar joints compared with other welding processes. During Metallographic investigation, neither oxides nor micro-cracks were observed along the interface of semi-solid joint. This study confirmed that the development of dendritic structure was avoided and high quality joint can be obtained.

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    Mohammed, M. N., Omar, M. Z., Alhawari, K. S., Abdelgnei, M. A., & Al-Zubaidi, S. (2018). Welding of Dissimilar Steels via Thixowelding Processes. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.17), 215-218. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.17.21907