PENGARUH PARAMETER RASIO DIAMETER TOOL DAN FEEDRATE TERHADAP SIFAT TARIK PADA SAMBUNGAN NYLON 6 DENGAN METODE FSW
Abstract
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an alternative method of joints in the welding
field. The FSW method is done by combining two clamped workpieces and then
utilizing the heat caused by friction between the rotating tool and workpiece that
forms the melt and mixture thoroughly so that a welded joint is formed. FSW can
reduce solidification problems such as fusion welding, and also produce welded
joints with functional properties, even in materials that do not fit with fusion
welding. Not only metal, but this joints method also can be applied to polymer
materials such as nylon 6. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of
tool diameter ratio and feedrate on the nylon 6 sheet with the FSW method on the
tensile properties of the joints.
In this study the specimens used was nylon 6 material with a dimension of
115 mm x 100 mm and thickness of 4 mm using ST80 based tool, then jointed
through the FSW process with various parameters in the tool diameter ratio of 10/3
mm/mm, 15/3 mm/mm, 20/3 mm/mm and feedrate of 4 mm/minute, 6 mm/minute, 8
mm/minute. After jointed, then the weld joint is cut by using water jet cutting
according to the tensile testing standard ASTM D638 type IV. After completing the
specimen making process, then the samples were tested. This test included macro
photographs testing, hardness testing, and tensile testing.
The result of this study is the highest tensile test value obtained at the
variation tool diameter ratio of 10/3 mm/mm with the feedrate of 6 mm/minute that
is with tensile strength value of 19 MPa. From the observation result of macro
photographs, it is known that the most defects are in the variation tool diameter
ratio of 20/3 mm/mm defects that occur including incomplete fusion, flash, thining
and lack of bonding. The result of the FSW joint hardness test on parameter
variation with the highest tensile strength amounted to 54.5 HD. The results show
that the parameter of tool diameter ratio and feedrate affect the tensile properties
and hardness values.