Metal Flow during Friction Stir Welding of 7075-T651 Aluminum Alloy

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1573-1582

  Li, W Y ^a   Li, J F ^a   Zhang, Z H ^a   Gao, D L ^a   Chao, Y J ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

7075 aluminum alloy; Flow behavior; Friction stir welding; Marker material; Microstructure; Periodicity

Indexed keywords

7075 ALUMINUM ALLOY; 7075-T651 ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FLOW BEHAVIORS; METAL FLOW MODEL; PERIODIC VARIATION; PERIODICITY; THICKNESS DIRECTION; WELDING PROCESS;

BRONZE; ELECTRIC WELDING; FLOW PATTERNS; FRICTION STIR WELDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; WELDS; METALS;

METALS; FRICTION STIR WELDING;

EID: 84886294795     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-013-9760-3     Document Type: Article

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