Experimental study on temperature distributions within the workpiece during friction stir welding of aluminum alloys

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 778-787

  Hwang, Yeong Maw ^a   Kang, Zong Wei ^a   Chiou, Yuang Cherng ^a   Hsu, Hung Hsiou ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Friction stir welding; Temperature history; Tensile strength; Vickers hardness test

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES; WELDING;

FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); TEMPERATURE HISTORY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 40849130901     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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