Optimising diffusion bonding parameters to maximize the strength of AA6061 aluminium and AZ31B magnesium alloy joints

Materials and Design

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-41

  Joseph Fernandus, M ^a   Senthilkumar, T ^b   Balasubramanian, V ^c   Rajakumar, S ^c  

^a Srinivasan Engineering College   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AA6061 ALUMINIUM ALLOY; AZ31B MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; BOND REGIONS; BONDING PARAMETERS; BONDING PRESSURE; BONDING PROCESS; BONDING STRENGTH; BONDING TEMPERATURES; HOLDING TIME; JOINT STRENGTH; LAP SHEAR STRENGTH; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TWO-MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION BONDING; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; OXIDE FILMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 80051506775     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.022     Document Type: Article

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