Developments in NDT for detecting imperfections in friction stir welds in aluminium alloys

Welding in the World

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 30-37

  Santos, T ^a   Vilaca P ^a   Quintino, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Defects; Friction stir welding; Friction welding; Light metals; Nondestructive testing

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DATA FUSION; DEFECTS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FRICTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; FRICTION WELDING; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY LOGIC; INFERENCE ENGINES; LIGHT METALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; WELDING; WELDS;

DATA FUSION ALGORITHM; FRICTION STIR WELDING(FSW); INFERENCE FUNCTIONS; INSPECTION SYSTEM; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 51049091872     PISSN: 00432288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03266666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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