Abstract: Tensile strength of diffusion welded joint of aluminum matrix composite is very low due to its poor weld- ability.In this paper, solution and age treatments were conducted on the welded joint of Al2O3p/ 6061Al composite subjected to diffusion welding using Gleeble 1500 machine, and ensile strength and microstructure of welded joint aged at175℃ were measured and analyzed respectively, Results showed that aging precipitation of welded joint is promoted effectively because of redistribution of reinforcement and a few number of dislocations in the matrix of weld zone resulting from welding pressure,and hence tensile strength of welded joint is increased significantly after aging treatment.

Key words: aluminum matrix composite, diffusion welding, aging