Effect of re-filling probe hole on tensile failure and fatigue behaviour of friction stir spot welded joints in Al-Mg-Si alloy

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1956-1966

  Uematsu, Y ^a   Tokaji, K ^a   Tozaki, Y ^b   Kurita, T ^c   Murata, S ^d  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gifu Prefectural Metal Research Inst   (Japan)

^c Pacific Industrial Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatigue behaviour; Fracture mechanism; Friction stir spot welding; Probe hole; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTIONS STIR WELDING; SOLDERED JOINTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING; PROBE HOLES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 44749093951     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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