Preliminary study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar friction stir welds in aircraft aluminium alloys 2024-T351 and 6056-T4

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 132-142

  Amancio Filho, S T ^a   Sheikhi, S ^a   dos Santos, J F ^a   Bolfarini, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Aluminium; Dissimilar joints; Friction stir welding; Microstructure; Welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DISSIMILAR FRICTION STIR WELDS; DISSIMILAR JOINTS;

WELDS;

EID: 44749089714     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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