Fatigue crack growth in friction stir welds of 6082-T6 and 6061-T6 aluminium alloys: A comparison

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-91

  Moreira, P M G P ^a   de Jesus, A M P ^b   Ribeiro, A S ^b   de Castro, P M S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Fatigue crack propagation; Friction stir welding; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; GAS WELDING; LIGHT METALS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING; WELDS;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ALUMINIUM ALLOY; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; BASE MATERIAL.; BASE MATERIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; CRACK PROPAGATION RESISTANCE; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH CURVES; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR WELDING; FRICTION STIR WELDS; HIGH-STRENGTH ALLOYS; PARTICULAR FEATURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID-STATE JOINING; WELDMENTS;

CRACKS;

EID: 53349177468     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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