Process optimisation and mechanical properties of friction stir lap welds of 7075-T6 stringers on 2024-T3 skin

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3324-3330

  Dubourg, L ^a   Merati, A ^b   Jahazi, M ^b  

^a Institut Maupertuis   (France)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatigue resistance; Friction stir welding; Lap weld; Tensile test; Welding process

Indexed keywords

2024-T3; 7075-T6; ADVANCING SIDE; ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION; BASE MATERIAL; BENDING BEHAVIOUR; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; CRACK NUCLEATION; CYCLIC FATIGUE; DEFECT CHARACTERISATION; DEFECT GENERATION; DOUBLE PASS; FAILURE LOCATIONS; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE RESISTANCE; FRICTION STIR; FSW JOINT; HOOKING DEFECT; JOINT CONFIGURATION; LAP JOINT; MECHANICAL TESTS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RETREATING SIDE; ROTATION SPEED; ROTATIONAL DIRECTIONS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; TENSILE TESTS; WELD QUALITY; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING SPEED;

BENDING TESTS; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC WELDING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBES; STRINGERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 77952743124     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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