Friction stir welding creating opportunities for the future

Keikinzoku/Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 189-197

  Wylde, J G ^a  

^a TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW);

FRICTION WELDING;

EID: 0033684447     PISSN: 04515994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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