Microstructures in friction-stir welded dissimilar magnesium alloys and magnesium alloys to 6061-T6 aluminum alloy

Materials Characterization

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-64

  Somasekharan, A C ^a   Murr, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

6061 T6; Aluminum; AM60B; AZ31B; AZ91D; Dynamic recrystallization; Elemental analysis; Friction stir welding; Light microscopy; Magnesium; TEM analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; METAL MOLDING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROHARDNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WELDS;

6061-T6; AM60B; AZ31B; AZ91D; DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; FRICTION-STIR WELDING (FSW);

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 2942550661     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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