Friction welding of steel to ceramic
- P. Rombaut
- W. De Waele
- K. Faes
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to give a clear summary of the literature review performed during the master thesison friction welding on dissimilar materials. Of main interest for this work is the welding of steel to a ceramicmaterial such as alumina (Al2O3Almost all research articles that have been found in open literature state that welding steel to a ceramic isnearly impossible without using an interlayer consisting of a compatible metal. The most frequently reportedtype of weld is steel to alumina with an aluminium interlayer. For this reason the literature study included inthis thesis, also focuses on friction welding of aluminium to steel and aluminium to ceramic. A detailedexplanation will be given for the most challenging difficulties like the creation of a brittle intermetalliccompound layer in a steel-aluminium weld interface and the creation of fatal thermally induced stresses inan aluminium-ceramic weld interface. Both of these problems must be dealt with in order to produce astrong bond. A redesigned rotary friction welding machine is currently being assembled and will be used forthe experimental part of this research.). Because of the difficulties involved in producing a sound weld for thismaterial combination, not a lot of literature is available on this topic. This paper starts with a discussion onthe basics of friction welding and typical problems encountered in welding of steel to ceramic.
How to Cite:
Rombaut, P., De Waele, W. & Faes, K., (2011) “Friction welding of steel to ceramic”, International Journal of Sustainable Construction and Design 2(3), 448-457. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/scad.v2i3.20544
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