@ARTICLE{Łogin_W._The_2019, author={Łogin, W. and Śliwa, R.E. and Ostrowski, R. and Andres, J.}, volume={vol. 64}, number={No 3}, journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials}, pages={975-981}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The paper presents the results of research on the modification of the face geometry of the refill friction stir spot welding tool sleeve for welding thin aluminum sheets with an Alclad and an oxide anode coating. The analysis of the impact of such modification on the process perform (tool motion parameters, temperature) and microstructure as well as mechanical strength of the lap joints were analyzed. The tests were carried out using aluminum alloy 2024-T3 sheets with thickness 1.27 mm. For comparative purposes, joints were also made using plates without an Alclad and without anodized coating with using unmodified tool and modified tools with developed 3 variants of face geometry. The samples with the joint were subjected to metallographic and strength tests. It has been shown that the use of modified geometry has a decisive influence on the performance of the process and the effect of softening and mixing of materials in the zone of point connection.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The Influence of Tool Geometry for Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW) on Weld Properties During Joining Thin Sheets of Aluminum Alloys}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/113011/PDF/AMM-2019-3-30-Login.pdf}, doi={10.24425/amm.2019.129483}, keywords={RFSSW, joint strength, material softening, RFSSW tools}, }