简介：Thefatiguepropertiesoffrictionstirwelded(FSW)buttjointandbasemetalofMB8magnesiumalloywereinvestigated.ThecomparativefatiguetestswerecarriedoutusingEHF-EM200K2-070-1AfatiguetestingmachineforbothFSWbuttjointandbasemetalspecimens.ThefatiguefractureswereobservedandanalyzedusingascanningelectronmicroscopeofJSM-6063LAtype.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatthefatigueperformanceoftheFSWbuttjointofMB8magnesiumalloyissharplydecreased.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)ofbasemetalandweldedbuttjointisabout77.44MPaand49.91MPa,respectively.Theconditionalfatiguelimit(2×10~6)oftheweldedbuttjointis64.45%ofthatofbasemetal.Themainreasonsarethattheweldingcanleadtostressconcentrationintheflasharea,tensileweldingresidualstressintheweldedjoint(Theresidualstressvaluewas30.5MPa),aswellasthegrainsizeisnotuniformintheheat-affectedzone.Thecleavagestepsorquasi-cleavagepatternspresentonthefatiguefracturesurface,thefracturetypeoftheFSWbuttjointbelongstoabrittlefracture.