Experimental investigation of onion ring structure formation in friction stir butt welds of copper plates produced by non-threaded tool pin

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-170

  Teimournezhad, J ^a   Masoumi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper; Friction stir welding; Non threaded pin; Onion ring

Indexed keywords

BUTT WELDS; COPPER PLATE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR WELDS; MACROGRAPHS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NON-THREADED PIN; ONION RINGS;

COPPER; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TRIBOLOGY; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 77950182974     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136217109X12577814486610     Document Type: Article

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