Investigation on the impact of Parameters on microstructural Transitions and strength during Joining of cda101 plates using Friction stir welding

Abstract

Alloys of Copper have the immense capability for usage in a newlinevariety of industrial sectors including marine systems, construction, newlinetransportation, for encapsulating material wastages especially nuclear wastes newlineetc., and this usage is possible mainly because of their superior thermal and newlineelectrical conductivities, a unique combination of ductility and strength, newlineexemplary resistance to corrosion etc. newlineIn the contemporary scenario, the need for Copper (Cu) and its newlinealloys are inevitable in various industrial sectors including automotive, newlinemarine, electronics etc. For instance, in automotive industries, relative weight newlineis a decisive precedent in deciding the suitable metal for truck and car newlineradiators. Even though aluminium has been widely employed owing to its low newlinedensity feature, its inferiority in resistance to corrosion, repairability and newlinethermal conductivity demands for an alternate, appropriate metal and alloys of newlineCu (especially CDA 101 alloy), an environmentally congruent metal is newlinepreferred for this application, due to their low chemical reactivity, extreme newlinelevel of resistance towards corrosion, highest degree of recyclability etc., newlinethereby improving the energy efficiency of Cu based radiator cores to several newlinetimes when compared with that of the Al based radiator cores. In addition to newlinethis, alloys of Cu are also widely employed in marine sector applications newlineranging from desalination and power plants to offshore gas and oil platforms, newlinein manufacture of electrical components, complex architectural structures newlineincluding plumbing, roofing, heat exchangers, etc. newline