The fatigue behaviour of friction stir welded aluminium joints

Welding in the World

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 69-74

  Gutensohn, M ^a   Wagner, G ^a   Walther, F ^a   Eifler, D ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Fatigue strength; Friction stir welding; Friction welding; Light metals; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Reference lists

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DEFECT DENSITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; LIGHT METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; THERMOCOUPLES; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; FATIGUE ASSESSMENTS; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; FATIGUE STRENGTH; FRICTION STIR WELDING(FSW); LIGHT-WEIGHT METAL SHEETS; REFERENCE LIST;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 51049107485     PISSN: 00432288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03266671     Document Type: Conference Paper

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