Material flow and the shear layer in the upper weld zone during Friction stir welding of aluminium alloys

International Journal of the Society of Material Engineering for Resources

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 77-81

  Chen, Z W ^a   Peris, R ^a   Maginness, R ^a   Xu, Z ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contact condition; Flow; Friction stir welding; Shear layer; Tool shoulder

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; HARDENING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WELDS;

CONTACT CONDITIONS; FLOW; FRICTION STIR WELDING(FSW); METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; SHEAR LAYER; SLIDING CONTACTS; THIN SHEAR LAYERS; VELOCITY PROFILES;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 37549015368     PISSN: 13479725     EISSN: 18846629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5188/ijsmer.14.77     Document Type: Article

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