Optimisation of process parameters in friction stir welding based on residual stress analysis: A feasibility study

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-377

  Tutum, C C ^a   Hattel, J H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CONSTRAINED MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; NON DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM; RESIDUAL STRESS; THERMAL PSEUDOMECHANICAL MODEL

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINED MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; COUPLED THERMO-MECHANICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMISATIONS; PARETO-OPTIMAL FRONT; PROCESS PARAMETERS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; STRESS LEVELS; TENSILE FORCES; TENSION ZONE; WELDING PROCESS; WELDING SPEED;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SPEED; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 77955179360     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136217110X12707333260455     Document Type: Article

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