Fracture analysis of strength undermatched welds of thin-walled aluminium structures using fitnet procedure

Welding in the World

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 58-69

  Seib, E ^a   Kocak M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Butt joints; Cracking; Defects; Elongation; Fractures; Friction stir welding; Friction welding; Laser welding; Light metals; Mechanical properties; Mismatch; Photon beam welding; Radiation welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRACTURE; FRICTION WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; LIGHT METALS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUTT JOINTS; ELONGATION; PHOTON BEAM WELDING; RADIATION WELDING;

WELDS;

EID: 30744432627     PISSN: 00432288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03266503     Document Type: Article

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