Al-to-Mg friction stir welding: Effect of positions of Al and Mg with respect to the welding tool

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Firouzdor, V ^a   Kou, S ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Butt joint; Dissimilar metals; Friction stir welding; Lap joint; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

BUTT JOINT; BUTT JOINTS; COLOR ETCHING; FUSION WELDING; HEAT INPUT; JOINING TECHNOLOGY; JOINT STRENGTH; LAP JOINT; LIQUID FORMATION; MATERIAL FLOW; METAL WELDING; METALLIC BONDING; MG ALLOY; PLASTIC MATERIAL FLOW; RETREATING SIDE; SOLID-STATE WELDING; WELDING TOOLS;

ALUMINUM; BUTT WELDING; DISSIMILAR METALS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; JOINING; MAGNESIUM; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; MATERIALS; METALS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 73349115270     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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