Comparative investigation of tungsten inert gas and friction stir welding characteristics of Al-Mg-Sc alloy plates

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 306-311

  Zhao, Juan ^a   Jiang, Feng ^a   Jian, Haigen ^a   Wen, Kang ^a   Jiang, Long ^a   Chen, Xiaobo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al Mg Sc alloy; Asymmetric characteristics; TIG and FSW

Indexed keywords

AL-MG-SC ALLOY; ASYMMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; FRICTION STIR; FSW JOINT; MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; TIG AND FSW; TIG-WELDING; TUNGSTEN INERT GAS; VICKERS MICROHARDNESS; WELDED JOINTS; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING TEMPERATURES; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; COLD WORKING; GAS WELDING; INERT GAS WELDING; INERT GASES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANDIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS; ZIRCONIUM;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 69549126144     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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