Effect of overlapping friction stir welding passes in the quality of welds of aluminium alloys

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 982-991

  Leal, R M ^a   Loureiro, A ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Friction stir welding; Overlapping passes

Indexed keywords

FRICTION WELDING; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

OVERLAPPING PASSES; TUNNEL DEFECTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRICTION WELDING; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

EID: 39749136583     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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