Studying the distribution of hardness values in friction drilled 7075 Al-alloy sheets at different conditions

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Mechanical Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo 11629, Egypt.

2 Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt.

10.1088/1757-899X/1172/1/012026

Abstract

The thickness of sheet metal parts can be locally increased by friction drilling technology via forming of a hole with a bush by a special drilling tool. Here, a 7075 Al-alloy was drilled by friction using tool cone angles with values of 40, 45 and 50⁰ under different feed rates (100, 200 and 315 mm/min) and rotational speeds (1000, 1250 and 1600 rpm). The present study investigates the hardness distribution in the thermally-formed bush and in the heat-affected zone around the bush. It was found that the hardness of the bush was slightly increased with increasing of the tool cone angle and reduction of the tool rotational speed. However, the hardness of the thermally-induced bush showed values lower than the parent metal. The hardness near the drilling surface was approximately 65±10 HV, while it recorded hardness values of 75±10 HV at 5 mm away from the drilling surface. In addition, the microstructure of the friction drilled specimens showed a very fine structure in the drilling zone due to crushing of the original structure during the friction drilling process.
International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology
Volume 19, Issue 19
The 19th International Conference on Aerospace Sciences & Aviation Technology (ASAT-19 2021) 6th-8th April 2021
April 2021
Pages 1-7

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