Development of friction stir welding of high strength steel sheet

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Matsushita, M ^a   Kitani, Y ^a   Ikeda, R ^a   Ono, M ^b   Fujii, H ^c   Chung, Y D ^c  

^a JFE STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b JFE TECHNO RESEARCH CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced high strength steel; Automotive steel sheet; Defect; Friction stir welding; Mechanical property; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; AUTOMOTIVE STEEL SHEETS; BASE METALS; MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PEAK TEMPERATURES; STIR ZONES; THERMAL CYCLE; TOOL ROTATIONS; WELD JOINTS; WELDING CONDITIONS;

DEFECTS; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEEL SHEET; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 79951999765     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171810Y.0000000026     Document Type: Article

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