Effect of welding parameters on microstructure and tensile properties of friction stir welded 6061 AL joints

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 618 619, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-44

  Feng, A H ^a   Chen, D L ^a   Ma, Z Y ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Friction stir welding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRICTION; LIGHT METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRACTURE LOCATION; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR WELDING(FSW); GIVEN ROTATIONS; HARDNESS DISTRIBUTION; TOOL ROTATIONS; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING PARAMETERS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 70349504698     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.618-619.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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