Effects of double passes of the tool on friction stir welding of polyethylene

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3313-3316

  Arici, Armaǧan ^a   Sinmaz, Tamer ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FRICTION; JOINING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TENSILE TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WELDING;

BENDING TESTS; FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (MDPE); THICK PLATES;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 20644463698     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-005-2709-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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