Liquid film formation and cracking during friction stir welding

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-299

  Gerlich, A P ^a   Shibayanagi, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al 2024 alloy; Friction stir; Liquation cracking; Local melting

Indexed keywords

AL 2024; BASE MATERIAL; FILM FORMATIONS; FRICTION STIR; LIQUATION CRACKING; LOCAL MELTING; LOW MELTING POINT; PEAK TEMPERATURES; S-PHASE; STIR ZONES; SUBSURFACE CRACKS; TOOL ROTATIONS; TRAILING EDGES; TRAVEL SPEED;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CRACKS; DISSOLUTION; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; LIQUID FILMS; MELTING POINT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; ROTATION; SPALLING; SPEED; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 79955534010     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171811Y.0000000005     Document Type: Article

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