Superplastic behavior and microstructure of titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) friction stir welds made under a variety of processing conditions

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 433, Issue , 2010, Pages 169-176

  Edwards, P ^a,b   Ramulu, M ^b   Sanders, D ^a,b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction stir welding; Microstructure; Superplastic forming; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRICTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SUPERPLASTICITY; TERNARY ALLOYS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FINE-GRAINED MICROSTRUCTURE; HIGH-SPINDLE SPEED; PROCESSING CONDITION; SPINDLE SPEED; SUPERPLASTIC BEHAVIOR; SUPERPLASTIC FORMING; WELD PARAMETERS; WELDING CONDITIONS;

WELDS;

EID: 77955339144     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.433.169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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