Friction stir welding demonstrated for combat vehicle construction

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Colligan, Kevin J ^a   Konkol, Paul J ^a   Fischer, James J ^a   Pickens, Joseph R ^a  

^a Mfg Technologies Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MILITARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WELDS;

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE; COMBAT VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING;

FRICTION WELDING;

EID: 0037339759     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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