Mechanical and metallurgical characterization of friction stir welding joints of AA6061-T6 with AA6082-T6

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-187

  Moreira, P M G P ^a   Santos, T ^b   Tavares, S M O ^a   Richter Trummer, V ^a   Vilaca P ^b   de Castro, P M S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bending test; Dissimilar joints; Friction stir welding; Mechanical characterization; Metallographic analysis

Indexed keywords

AA6061 T6; ALUMINIUM ALLOY; BASE MATERIAL.; BUTT JOINTS; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELING; FRICTION STIR (FS); FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW) JOINTS; METALLURGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE EXAMINATION; SIMILAR MATERIAL; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE; TENSILE STRENGTH PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTS; WELDMENTS;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CLADDING; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING TESTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; LIGHT METALS; LITHOGRAPHY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 48549103306     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.042     Document Type: Article

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