TY - JOUR N2 - The paper presents the possibility of using FSW technology for joining elements of a landing gear beam of the M28 aircraft. The FSW process was performed on a 4-axis numerical machine under industrial conditions. However, before welding was carried out under industrial conditions, preliminary experimental tests were carried out under laboratory conditions. Preliminary research was carried out for AA2024-T3 aluminum sheets of 1 mm and 3 mm in thickness, joined in a lap configuration. The influence of technological and geometric parameters of the process on the quality and strength of the weld was examined. Sheet metal arrangement was analyzed. Tests were carried out for two configurations. The first of which with 1 mm sheet on the top and 3 mm sheet on the bottom and in reverse order. It has been shown that setting a thicker plate on the top gives a 40% better strength. The microhardness and microstructure of the weld were tested. During the laboratory tests, low-cycle fatigue tests of the FSW lap joint were performed. It has been shown that the FSW method can be an alternative to the riveting process in the production of aviation structure elements. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116405/PDF/AMM-2020-3-38-Sliwa.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116405 PY - 2020 IS - No 3 EP - 1216 DO - 10.24425/amm.2020.133240 KW - FSW lap joints KW - aluminum alloys KW - landing gear beam KW - low cycle fatigue test A1 - Myśliwiec, P. A1 - Śliwa, R.E. A1 - Ostrowski, R. A1 - Bujny, M. A1 - Zwolak, M. PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 65 DA - 2020.07.08 T1 - Effect of Welding Parameters and Metal Arrangement of the AA2024-T3 on the Quality and Strength of FSW Lap Joints for Joining Elements of Landing Gear Beam SP - 1205 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/116405 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -