Developing predictive tools for friction stir weld quality assessment

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-148

  Singh, K V ^a   Hamilton, C ^a   Dymek, S ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Dynamic characterisation; Friction stir welding; Weld quality

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM EXTRUSIONS; CHARACTERISATION; DYNAMIC TESTING; FLEXURAL RIGIDITIES; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR WELDS; INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES; MODAL PARAMETERS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; THEORETICAL MODELLING; WELD PARAMETERS; WELD QUALITY; WELDED COMPONENTS; WELDED PANELS;

ALUMINUM; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 77950106490     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136217109X12590746472571     Document Type: Article

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