Numerical and experimental study of the heat transfer process in friction stir welding

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-85

  Song, M ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Friction stir welding; Heat transfer; Modelling; Welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CALCULATIONS; ENTHALPY; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; COEFFICIENT OF HEAT CONVECTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; FRICTIONAL HEAT; SLIP VELOCITY;

WELDING;

EID: 0037259119     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440503762502297     Document Type: Article

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