Influence of friction stir welding parameters on the microstructural and mechanical properties of AA 6016-T4 thin welds

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1913-1921

  Rodrigues, D M ^a   Loureiro, A ^a   Leitao, C ^a   Leal, R M ^a,b   Chaparro, B M ^a,c   Vilaca P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE TOMAR   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Friction stir welding; Taylor welded blanks; Thin sheets

Indexed keywords

2024 ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOY 6063; BASE MATERIALS; COLD WELDS; ENERGY INPUTS; FATIGUE LIVES; FRICTION STIR WELDS; MARKER INSERT TECHNIQUES; MATERIAL FLOWS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; PER UNITS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REYNOLDS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SPOT WELDED; TAYLOR WELDED BLANKS; TEM; TENSILE BEHAVIORS; THERMAL HISTORY; THICK PLATES; THIN SHEETS; TRAVERSE SPEED; UNDERMATCH; WELD PROPERTIES; WELDING PARAMETERS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRAIN RATE; TRIBOLOGY; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 63049100786     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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