Numerical and experimental investigations on the loads carried by the tool during friction stir welding

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-350

  Atharifar, Hosein ^a   Lin, Dechao ^b   Kovacevic, Radovan ^b  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Experiments; Friction stir welding (FSW); Loads; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

6061-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY; CFD; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW); FRICTIONAL HEATING; HEAT INPUT; LOADS; LOWER PRESSURES; MATERIAL FLOW; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MODEL VERIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PROCESS MODELING; WELDING PARAMETERS;

ALUMINA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 67349092488     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-008-9298-1     Document Type: Article

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