简介：Africtionstirringweldingtojoint5mmrolledAZ31magnesiumhadbeendeveloped.Themicrostructuresinvariousregionsincludingtheweldnugget,thermo-mechanicallyaffectedzone(TMAZ)andheataffectedzone(HAZ)wereinvestigatedandcomparedwithunaffectedparentmetalusingopticalmicroscopy.Theresultsshowedthattheheatandmechanicalprocesshadgreateffectonthemicrostructureevolution.Inweldnugget,theheatwasenoughtoproducesufficientsuperplasticmaterialflowandthemechanicaleffectwasgreatest,andthedynamicrecrystallizationwascompletedthoroughly.InTMAZ,themechanicaleffectwasindirectlyaffectedbytheweldingtoolandonlysomegrainshadundergonedynamicrecrystallization.Thevariousregionswerestudiedindetailtobetterunderstandthemicrostructuralevolutionduringfrictionstirringwelding(FSW).Thecrosssectionnearthe'keyhole'showedclearonionringsbecausethematerialwasstirredonlybytherotationoftheprobeandmaterialsrotatedwiththeprobeanddidnotmovealongweldingdirectionandinverticaldirection,therewasnomaterialflowandtheflowmovementcanberegardedastwodimensionallayerflow.