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    Investigation of the effect of aluminum alloy position on residual stresses in dissimilar fsw weld by using the ultrasonic method
    (IOP Publishing, 2018) Hadji, Idir; Badji, Riad; Gaceb, M.; Kherrouba, N.; Rabahi, L.
    The main goal of this study is to show the effect of the advancing side (AD) and the retreating side (RT) position on the Residual stresses and local mechanical behaviour of dissimilar friction stir welds of aluminum alloys AA2024-T3 and AA7075-T6. Different samples were produced by varying the rotational speed of the tool (1200 and 1400 rpm) and the alloy position regarding the advancing side of the tool. Ultrasonic Method has been used to evaluate Residual Stresses. This method is based on the acoustoelastic effect, which measures the velocity variation of the elastic waves according to the stress state of the material. This can be achieved through a calibration test, which permits the determination of the acoustoelastic coefficient (K). The results show a tensile stress in the Nugget (N), the heat affected zone (HAZ) and a compression stress in the base metal (BM). Increasing the rotational speed reduces the amplitude of the longitudinal residual stresses with a high reduction in the case where AA7075 - T6 is in the advancing side whit 1400 rpm. This has been directly associated to the increase in the heat input and the reduction of the thermal mismatch between different areas of the weld. The microstructure effect of aluminum alloy position acts on the acoustoelastic constant K. The choice of t0 corrects the overestimated residual stresses in the (HAZ) and (N).
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    A systematic DFT study of (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys: A new database for adjustable mechanical and electronic properties
    (Elsevier, 2022) Meftah, C.; Iles, N.; Rabahi, L.; Gallouze, M.; Feraoun, H.I.; Drir, M.
    In this study, ab initio calculations based on Pseudo-Potential Density Functional Theory (PP-DFT) method are carried out in order to highlight the partial substitution effect of Rare Earth (RE) elements in the well-known 211-MAX phase of Ti2AlC. The considered elements are Y, Sc and RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd leading to (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys. According to the obtained results, the (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys are significantly less compressible under uniaxial stress along x and z axes. They exhibit high resistance to shearing along [removed] direction. In addition, the calculated heat capacity for (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys increases with respect to the temperature, a maximum is found in the temperature range 200–300 K. Localized states occur in (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys due to the f states filling of the rare earth elements. The magnetic moment of (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC compounds increases according to 4fn(n=2 for Ce to n=7 for Gd) filling. Our findings provide a theoretical database for new tunable properties of (Ti3/2RE1/2)AlC alloys