Effect of rotating speed on rotating tool spot joining of 5052 alloy.

Rotating tool spot joining in low rotating speed range is investigated in this study. Torque of the motor increased with the decrease in rotating speed of the motor. Joint strength increased significantly with the decrease in rotating speed. Shoulder plug fracture was observed as a characteristic fracture mode under the long joining time and low rotating speed joining conditions and it obtained the large plastic deformation. The rotational motion of the joining interface was similar with the Rankin vortex. The relationship between the joining interface deformation by the external force and the plastic deformability by the friction heat on this joining process was considered from the experimental results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]