Friction stir welding - Tool developments

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 213-224

  Thomas, W M ^a   Nicholas, E D ^a   Smith, S D ^a  

^a TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; IRON; PERFORMANCE; WELDS;

FERROUS MATERIAL; FRICTION STIR WELDING; NON-FERROUS MATERIAL;

FRICTION WELDING;

EID: 0035781628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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