On the fatigue behaviour and design curves of friction stir butt-welded Al alloys

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-316

  Lomolino, S ^a   Tovo, R ^b   Dos Santos, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Fatigue properties; Friction stir welding; SN curves

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); FUSION WELDING; SN CURVES; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 10444242714     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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