Application of friction stir welding to construction of railway vehicles

JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics and Material Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 502-511

  Kawasaki, Takeshi ^a   Makino, Toshiaki ^a   Masai, Kentarou ^a   Ohba, Hideshi ^a   Ina, Yoshihiko ^a   Ezumi, Masakuni ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Double skinned structure; Friction stir welding; Hollow extrusion; Railway; Structural analysis; Welding joint

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FRICTION; METAL EXTRUSION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ALUMINIUM HOLLOW EXTRUSIONS; DOUBLE-SKINNED CAR BODY; FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); SOLID PHASE WELDING;

WELDING;

WELDING;

EID: 4944266748     PISSN: 13447912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmea.47.502     Document Type: Article

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