Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded joints in 2219-T6 aluminum alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3460-3467

  Xu, Weifeng ^a   Liu, Jinhe ^a   Luan, Guohong ^b   Dong, Chunlin ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China FSW Center Beijing FSW Technology Limited Company   (China)

Author keywords

2219 T6 Aluminum alloy plate; Friction stir welding; Mechanical properties; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

2219-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE; BEND TEST; BENDING ANGLE; BENDING FORCE; BOTTOM SURFACES; FRICTION STIR WELDED JOINTS; FSW JOINT; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PEAK VALUES; ROTARY SPEED; SECOND PHASE PARTICLES; SURFACE CRACKS; TENSILE FRACTURES; WELD METAL; WELD NUGGETS; WELD ZONE; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TRIBOLOGY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 67349148502     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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