Friction Stir Spot Welds between aluminium and steel automotive sheets: Influence of welding parameters on mechanical properties and microstructure

Welding in the World

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages

  Figner, G ^a   Vallant, R ^a   Weinberger, T ^a   Schrottner H ^a   Pasic H ^b   Enzinger, N ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Magna Steyr AG & Co KG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Friction Stir Welding; Friction welding; Galvanised steels; Hardness tests; Intermetallics; Lap joints; Light metals; Mechanical properties; Mechanical tests; Microstructure; Process conditions; Process parameters; Reference lists; Steels; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FATIGUE TESTING; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; GALVANIZING; HARDNESS TESTING; INTERMETALLICS; LIGHT METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPOT WELDING; STEEL; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING; WELDS; ZINC;

GALVANISED STEEL; LAP JOINT; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REFERENCE LIST;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 73849117191     PISSN: 00432288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03266697     Document Type: Article

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