Friction stir spot welding of rare-earth containing ZEK100 magnesium alloy sheets

Materials and Design

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 750-754

  Rao, H M ^a   Rodriguez, R I ^a   Jordon, J B ^a   Barkey, M E ^b   Guo, Y B ^a   Badarinarayan, H ^c   Yuan, W ^c  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction stir spot welding; Lap shear strength; Magnesium alloy; Rare earth

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; TOOLS; WELDING; WELDS;

FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING; KEY FEATURE; LAP SHEAR STRENGTH; MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEETS; OVERLAP JOINTS; ROTATIONAL RATES; SHEET THICKNESS; WELDING PARAMETERS;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 84890847900     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.12.034     Document Type: Article

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