Synchrotron diffraction measurement of residual stresses in friction stir welded 5383-H321 aluminium butt joints and their modification by fatigue cycling

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-202

  James, M N ^a   Hughes, D J ^b   Hattingh, D G ^c   Bradley, G R ^a   Mills, G ^d   Webster, P J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue effect on residual stress; Friction stir welding; Residual stress distribution; Single pass and double pass; Synchrotron strain scanning

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION WELDING; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THERMAL CYCLING;

FATIGUE CYCLING; FRICTION STIR WELDED ALUMINIUM BUTT JOINTS; SYNCHROTRON DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENT; SYNCHROTRON STRAIN SCANNING;

BUTT WELDING;

EID: 1542375740     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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