Review: Friction stir welding tools

Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-342

  Rai, R ^a   De, A ^b   Bhadeshia, H K D H ^c   DebRoy, T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction stir welding; Load bearing ability; Tool geometry; Tool material

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; COMMON PROBLEMS; COST EFFECTIVE; FRICTION STIR; FUSION WELDING; LOAD BEARING; LOAD BEARING ABILITY; MATERIAL SELECTION; PROCESS ECONOMICS; SOFT MATERIAL; SOLID-STATE JOINING; TOOL GEOMETRY; TOOL MATERIAL; TOOL MATERIAL SELECTION; WELD QUALITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; GEOMETRY; MATERIALS; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRIBOLOGY; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 79955538572     PISSN: 13621718     EISSN: 13621718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1362171811Y.0000000023     Document Type: Article

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