Friction stir welding of mild steel: Tool durability and steel microstructure

Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1050-1056

  De, A ^a   Bhadeshia, H K D H ^b   Debroy, T ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computations; Friction stir welding; Microstructure; Steel; Tool durability

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARBON STEEL; DURABILITY; FRICTION STIR WELDING; METALLURGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHYSICS; STEEL;

MASS FLOW; PHYSICAL METALLURGY; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; STEEL MICROSTRUCTURE; TOOL DURABILITIES; TOOL LIFE;

WELDING;

EID: 84901809106     PISSN: 02670836     EISSN: 17432847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000534     Document Type: Article

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