Optimization of the friction-stir-welding process and tool parameters to attain a maximum tensile strength of AA7075-T6 aluminium alloy

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 224, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1175-1191

  Rajakumar, S ^a   Muralidharan, C ^a   Balasubramanian, V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

analysis of variance; design of experiments; friction stir welding; optimization; response surface methodology; sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AXIAL FORCES; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; FRICTION STIR; FSW JOINT; HIGH-STRENGTH; INPUT PARAMETER; JOINT STRENGTH; PIN DIAMETERS; PRECIPITATION HARDENING; PRIMARY STRUCTURES; RELATIVE IMPACT; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SOLID-STATE JOINING; STATISTICAL TOOLS; TOOL MATERIALS; TOOL PARAMETER; WELDING SPEED;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 77955620623     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1802     Document Type: Article

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