The role of residual stress and heat affected zone properties on fatigue crack propagation in friction stir welded 2024-T351 aluminium joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-88

  Bussu, G ^a   Irving, P E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Crack growth; Friction stir welding; Heat affected zone; Residual stress; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRICTION WELDING; HARDNESS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW);

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0037208465     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(02)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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