Comparison of electron beam and friction stir weldments of modified 12wt% ferritic stainless steel

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 868-877

  Lakshminarayanan, A K ^a   Balasubramanian, V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electron beam welding; Ferritic stainless steel; Friction stir welding; Impact toughness; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BASE MATERIAL; BASE METALS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DENDRITIC GRAINS; DUPLEX STRUCTURES; EBW JOINT; FERRITE GRAINS; FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL; FINER GRAINS; FRICTION STIR; FSW JOINT; FUSION WELDING; FUSION ZONES; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH STRAINS; IMPACT TEST; MICROHARDNESS TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; RAPID COOLING; SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS; SOLID-STATE WELDING; TRANSVERSE TENSILE; WELD METAL; WELDING PROCESS; WELDMENTS;

CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; FERRITE; FERRITES; FERRITIC STEEL; FRICTION; FRICTION STIR WELDING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMPACT STRENGTH; MARTENSITE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STEEL TESTING; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TRIBOLOGY;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 79959542717     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2010.515643     Document Type: Article

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