The results of experimental study of solid state joining of tungsten heavy alloy (THA) with AlMg3Mn alloy are presented. The aim of

these investigations was to study the mechanism of joining two extremely different materials used for military applications. The

continuous rotary friction welding method was used in the experiment. The parameters of friction welding process i.e. friction load and

friction time in whole studies were changed in the range 10 to 30kN and 0,5 to 10s respectively while forging load and time were constant

and equals 50kN and 5s. The results presented here concerns only a small part whole studies which were described elsewhere. These are

focused on the mechanism of joining which can be adhesive or diffusion controlled. The experiment included macro- and microstructure

observations which were supplemented with SEM investigations. The goal of the last one was to reveal the character of fracture surface

after tensile test and to looking for anticipated diffusion of aluminum into THA matrix. The results showed that joining of THA with

AlMg2Mn alloy has mainly adhesive character, although the diffusion cannot be excluded.

Tungsten heavy alloys comprising tungsten, nickel and ferrous were modified, where molybdenum was added in varying weight proportions keeping the ratio of Ni: Fe (8:2) constant. The powders were mixed in a high-energy ball mill and were further fabricated using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) method at a peak temperature of 1000°C with heating rate of 100°C/min. The details of the microstructure and mechanical properties of these various alloy compositions were studied. With the increasing weight composition of the Mo in the alloy, the relative density of the alloy increased with a significant improvement in all the mechanical properties. The yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and hardness improved significantly with increase in the proportion of Mo; however, a reduction in elongation percentage was observed. The maximum strength of 1250 MPa UTS was observed in the alloy with a Mo proportion of 24%. The heavy alloy unmixed with Mo has shown distinct white and grey regions, where white (W) grain is due to tungsten and grey region is a combinatorial effect of Ni and Fe. Upon addition of Mo, the white and gray phase differences started to minimize resulting in deep gray and black ‘C’-phase structures because of homogenization of the alloy. The main fracture mode found during this investigation in the alloys was inter-granular mode.