The mechanical properties of the GMAW, GTAW and FSW joints of the RDE-40 aluminium alloy

International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 837-853

  Balasubramanian, V ^a   Lakshminarayanan, A K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Friction stir welding; FSW; Gas metal arc welding; Gas tungsten arc welding; GMAW; GTAW; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRICTION; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GAS WELDING; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; METALLURGY; METALS; MORPHOLOGY; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERNARY ALLOYS; TEXTURES; WELDS; ZINC ALLOYS;

EQUIAXED MICROSTRUCTURES; FRACTURE SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; FRICTION STIR WELDING(FSW); FUSION TECHNIQUES; GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW); GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; GTAW; WELD MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 59349088609     PISSN: 17418410     EISSN: 17418429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMP.2008.022618     Document Type: Article

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