Failure modes and fatigue life estimations of spot friction welds in lap-shear specimens of aluminum 6111-T4 sheets. Part 2: Welds made by a flat tool

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-105

  Lin, P C ^a   Pan, J ^b   Pan, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum 6111 T4; Failure mode; Fatigue crack propagation; Fatigue life; Friction stir spot welding; Kinked crack; Lap shear specimen; Spot friction weld

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION WELDING; MICROSTRUCTURE;

FAILURE MODE; FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING; KINKED CRACK; LAP SHEAR SPECIMEN; SPOT FRICTION WELD;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 35548985421     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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