Effect of friction stir processing on corrosion resistance of aluminum-copper alloy gas tungsten arc welds

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1576-1580

  Prasad Rao, K ^a   Janaki Ram, G D ^a   Stucker, B E ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DISTRIBUTION; CORROSION PROBLEMS; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR PROCESSING; FUSION WELDS; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDS; INTER-METALLIC PARTICLE; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL REFINEMENT; TOP SURFACE; WELD METAL;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRIC WELDING; FRICTION; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN; WELDS;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

EID: 72049128300     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.09.029     Document Type: Article

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