Improvement of weld temperature distribution and mechanical properties of 7050 aluminum alloy butt joints by submerged friction stir welding

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4825-4831

  Rui dong, Fu ^a   Zeng qiang, Sun ^a   Rui cheng, Sun ^a   Ying, Li ^a   Hui jie, Liu ^b   Lei, Liu ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

7050 ALUMINUM ALLOY; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BASE METALS; BUTT JOINTS; D. WELDING; E. MECHANICAL; FRACTURE SURFACES; HOT WATER; LOW HARDNESS; NONFERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS; PEAK TEMPERATURES; QUASI-CLEAVAGE; STRENGTH RATIOS; TENSILE FRACTURES; TENSILE SPECIMENS; TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION; WELD JOINTS; WELD THERMAL CYCLES;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRACTURE; FRICTION; GAS WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLURGY; MICROHARDNESS; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 79960913849     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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