Optimization of friction welding of tube to tube plate using an external tool

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-457

  Senthil Kumaran, S ^a   Muthukumaran, S ^a   Vinodh, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Friction welding; Genetic algorithm; Taguchi method; Tube to tube plate welding

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL TOOLS; MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PRIORITIZATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SOLID-STATE JOINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAGUCHI; TUBE TO TUBE PLATE WELDING; WELDING PROCESS;

ELECTRIC WELDING; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI METHODS; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 77956985482     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-010-0509-7     Document Type: Article

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