Dissimilar friction welding of 6061-T6 aluminum and AISI 1018 steel: Properties and microstructural characterization

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2305-2311

  Taban, Emel ^a   Gould, Jerry E ^b   Lippold, John C ^c  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Dissimilar welding; Microstructural characterization; Steel

Indexed keywords

6061-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY; BOND LINE; CAR BODIES; DISSIMILAR WELDING; ELEMENTAL MAPPING; FE INTERMETALLICS; INERTIA FRICTION WELDING; INTERMETALLIC LAYER; JOINING PROCESS; JOINT STRENGTH; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS; METALLURGICAL PROPERTIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROHARDNESS TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SEM; TEM; THIN LAYERS; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION; WELDING PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRON COMPOUNDS; JOINING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEEL METALLURGY; WELDING;

DISSIMILAR MATERIALS;

EID: 76549092718     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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