The effect of Friction Stir Processing on the fatigue life of MIG-Laser hybrid welded joints as compared to conventional FSW 6082-T6 aluminium joints

WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2009, Pages 183-193

  Els Botes, A ^a   Hattingh, D G ^a   Mjali, K V ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Fatigue testing; Friction stir processing; Friction stir welding; MIG laser hybrid welding; Weld integrity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOY; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; FRICTION STIR PROCESSING; LASER HYBRID WELDING; MIG-LASER HYBRID WELDING;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DENDRIMERS; EXPERIMENTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INERT GAS WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROCESSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STEEL BRIDGES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 71649087258     PISSN: 17433533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/SECM090171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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