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Modeling of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) Process with Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)
Technical Paper
2006-01-1394
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Since its invention fifteen years ago, Friction Stir Welding (FSW) has found commercial applications in marine, aerospace, rail, and now automotive industries. Development of the FSW process for each new application, however, has remained largely empirical. Few detailed numerical modeling techniques have been developed that can explain and predict important features of the process physics. This is particularly true in the areas of material flow, mixing mechanisms, and void prediction. In this paper we present a novel modeling approach to simulate FSW processes that may have significant advantages over current traditional finite element or finite difference based methods. The proposed model is based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. Unlike traditional grid-based methods, Lagrangian particle methods such as SPH can simulate the dynamics of interfaces, large material deformations, void formations and the material’s strain and temperature history without employing complex tracking schemes. Two- and three-dimensional FSW simulations for different tool designs are presented. Preliminary numerical results are in qualitative agreement with experimental observations. Detailed comparisons between experimental measurements and larger scale FSW simulations are required to further validate and calibrate the SPH based FSW model.
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Tartakovsky, A., Grant, G., Sun, X., and Khaleel, M., "Modeling of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) Process with Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-1394, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-1394.Also In
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