Friction stir welding of tailored blanks: Investigation on process feasibility

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 279-282

  Buffa, Gianluca ^a   Fratini, L ^a   Hua, J ^b   Shivpuri, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

FEM; Friction Stir Welding (FSW); Material Flow

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LASER APPLICATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); METAL FLOW; TAILOR WELDED BLANKS (TWB);

WELDING;

EID: 33750091665     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60416-8     Document Type: Article

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