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In this study, T5 heat treatment was applied to AA6063 alloy aged at 455 K for 2 hours after extrusion at 686 K. T6 heat treatment was also carried out by ageing at 455 K for 2 hours after solution heat treatment at 794 K for 1 hour. Heat treated T5 and T6 specimens were tested by pin-on-disc type wear equipment. Wear test was carried out by using 10, 20, 30 N loads and 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 m wear distance. T5 and T6 heat treated specimens were characterized with scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and hardness measurements. Worn surfaces of the specimens was also characterised with SEM. The results indicated that small and homogenously dispersed Mg 2 Si precipitates formed in AA6063 aluminium alloy with T6 heat treatment were compared to the T5 heat treatment. As a result of increment precipitate size, wear resistance decreased. T6 heat treated specimens showed higher hardness compared to the T5 heat treated specimens. In addition wear resistance and friction coefficient of both T5 and T6 heat treated specimens decreased with increasing applied load.

Friction stir welding (FSW) between 2 mm thickness AA 5754 aluminum alloy sheet was researched in the current research. The welded joints were qualified by its aspects, microstructural ,mechanical features and corrosion behavior at cell temperature. The effect of the conical tool geometry on the FSW AA5754 are investigated over potentiodynamic polarization, open circuit potential (OCP) monitoring, test of the susceptibility to corrosion, micro-hardness and tension tests. The thermomechanically affected zones adjacent to weld nugget are most susceptible to corrosion in the weld joints. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses on the stir zone suggested that, intermetallic phases of the base material were mechanically fractured, smeared and mixed to different geometries due to tool stirring. The increase in anodic reactivity in the weld zone was due to the sensitisation of the grain boundaries leading to intergranular attack. Enhancement of cathodic reactivity was also found in the nugget as a result of the precipitation of Mgrich phases.

In this study, a novel severe plastic deformation method, named as thin-walled open channel angular pressing (TWO-CAP), was developed and applied to AZ31 magnesium alloy beams in U-type cross-sectional shape. First of all, the principles of the method with all parameters were determined, and the analytical model of the system was generated, and then the study was supported with the numerical analysis. Then, a proper experimental setup was established by considering theoretic outputs. After that, AZ31 magnesium alloy specimens were machined from bulk material in U-type shape as to fit the die channel, and then these specimens were annealed and pressed along the TWO-CAP die. Following the experimental studies, the specimens were tested in order to define the changes in mechanical and microstructural properties. In this stage, the tension test and hardness test were applied to determine the mechanical properties, while optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscope analyses were applied to see the changes in microstructure. As a result, an improvement on strength, hardness, and toughness was observed depending on the changes on the microstructure and grain refinement due to the large plastic deformation.