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The results show that the yield strength and tensile strength along the repair direction are 436 MPa and 502 MPa, respectively, at a rotational speed of 1400 rpm and a travel speed of 300 mm\/min, which are about 157.9% and 129.7% of those before the defects were repaired, respectively, while the elongation is 17.2% compared to the base material. Perpendicular to the repair direction, the yield strength and tensile strength are 254 MPa and 432 MPa, which are 111.4% and 129.7% of those before the defects were repaired, respectively, while the elongation is 11.8% compared to the base material. The mechanical properties of the repaired areas are still improved compared to those of the defect-free sheets. On the one hand, this is attributed to the dynamic recrystallization of the nugget zone due to the thermo-mechanical coupling, resulting in the formation of a fine, equiaxed grain structure; on the other hand, the precipitated Mg2Si phase, which is incoherent within the base material, transforms into the Al12(Fe, Mn)3Si phase, as well as the precipitation of the Al6Mn phase and \u03b7\u2032 phase, resulting in the enhancement of the properties. The material fracture at the junction of the nugget zone and the heat-affected zone occurs after repair, which is attributed to the significant difference in the texture of the nugget zone and the heat-affected zone, as well as to the stress concentration at the junction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma17112602","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]],"date-time":"2024-05-28T07:38:39Z","timestamp":1716881919000},"page":"2602","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of 7A52 Aluminum Alloy Thin Sheet Repaired with Friction Stir Surfacing"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Xiangxue","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chengcheng","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guofeng","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Lab for Remanufacturing, Beijing 100072, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaofei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"804","DOI":"10.1016\/S1003-6326(08)60139-9","article-title":"Microstructure and properties of 7A52 Al alloy welded joint","volume":"18","author":"Huang","year":"2008","journal-title":"Trans. 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