Effect of welding parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir spot welded 5052 aluminum alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 4461-4470

  Zhang, Zhaohua ^a   Yang, Xinqi ^a   Zhang, Jialong ^a   Zhou, Guang ^a   Xu, Xiaodong ^a   Zou, Binlian ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Non ferrous metals and alloys; D. Welding; E. Mechanical

Indexed keywords

5052 ALUMINUM ALLOY; ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET; CONCAVE SURFACE; D. WELDING; DWELL TIME; E. MECHANICAL; FRACTURE MODE; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING; HARDNESS PROFILES; JOINT STRENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONFERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS; PULL-OUT; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SHEAR FRACTURE; SHEET MATERIAL; SOLID-STATE JOINING; SPOT WELDED; WELD STRENGTH; WELDING PARAMETERS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC WELDING; FRICTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; HARDNESS; JOINING; LOADING; METALLURGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPOT WELDING; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE TESTING; WELDS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79957797973     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.03.058     Document Type: Article

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