Liquation tendency and liquid-film formation in friction stir spot welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Yang, Y K ^a   Dong, H ^a   Kou, S ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2219 aluminum; 6061 aluminum; AZ91 magnesium; Friction stir spot welding; Friction stir welding; Liquation; Liquation cracking

Indexed keywords

AZ91 MAGNESIUM; EUTECTIC FILMS; EUTECTIC PARTICLES; FILM FORMATIONS; FRACTURE SURFACES; FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING; FRICTION STIR WELDING; H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; HEAT INPUTS; LIQUATION; LIQUATION CRACKING; LIQUID FORMATION; MATERIAL REMOVALS; MG ALLOYS; MULTI-COMPONENT ALLOYING; ROTATION SPEEDS; SOLID-STATE WELDING; STIR ZONE;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; BINARY ALLOYS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; ELECTRIC WELDING; EQUIPMENT TESTING; EUTECTICS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRICTION; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SPOT WELDING; SURFACES; WELDING; WELDS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 49449089163     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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