Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction spot welding aluminium-lithium 2A97 alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 719-727

  Gao, Chong ^a   Gao, Rongqiang ^a   Ma, Yue ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2A97; Aluminium lithium alloy; Friction spot welding; Heat treatment; Mechanical property; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRICTION; HEAT TREATMENT; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING;

2A97; ALUMINIUM-LITHIUM ALLOYS; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; FINE-GRAINED MICROSTRUCTURE; FRICTION SPOT WELDING; HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS; HEAT-TREATED SPECIMENS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 84941267747     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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