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Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of friction stir welded joints of Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy

H.J. Liu, +2 more
- 01 Mar 2010 - 
- Vol. 31, Iss: 3, pp 1650-1655
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In this article, the α+β titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, was friction stir welded at a constant tool rotation speed of 400-rpm to obtain defect-free welds with welding speeds ranging from 25 to 100mm/min.
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This article is published in Materials & Design.The article was published on 2010-03-01. It has received 96 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Friction stir welding & Heat-affected zone.

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Friction stir welded structural materials: beyond Al-alloys

TL;DR: Friction stir welding (FSW) is widely accepted to be one of the most significant welding techniques to emerge in the last 20 years and has been widely used for joining alloys in various industrial applications.
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Recent Advances in Friction Stir Welding/Processing of Aluminum Alloys: Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties

TL;DR: Friction stir welding (FSW) has been termed as green technology due to its energy efficiency and environment friendliness as mentioned in this paper, which is an enabling technology for joining metallic materials, in particular lightweight high-strength aluminum and magnesium alloys.
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Friction stir welding of titanium alloys: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a review of FSW of similar and dissimilar titanium alloys focusing on surface, and subsurface properties, such as microstructural and mechanical properties, texture evolution, current challenges summarizing a possible remedy, encompassing the recent development and research in the field.
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An assessment of microstructure, hardness, tensile and impact strength of friction stir welded ferritic stainless steel joints

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure and mechanical characterization of a friction stir welded 409M ferritic stainless steel joint were carried out using optical microscopy, microhardness testing, transverse tensile, impact and bend tests were performed.
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Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the extent to which we are able to formulate quantitative, physically-based models which can be applied to metal-forming processes, and the subjects treated in this book are all active research areas and form a major part of at least four regular international conference series.
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Friction Stir Welding and Processing

TL;DR: Friction stir welding (FSW) is a relatively new solid-state joining process that is used to join high-strength aerospace aluminum alloys and other metallic alloys that are hard to weld by conventional fusion welding as discussed by the authors.
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Recent advances in friction-stir welding : Process, weldment structure and properties

TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with the fundamental understanding of the process and its metallurgical consequences, focusing on heat generation, heat transfer and plastic flow during welding, elements of tool design, understanding defect formation and the structure and properties of the welded materials.
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Microstructure, mechanical properties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA5083 friction stir welds

TL;DR: In this article, the results of microstructural, mechanical property and residual stress investigations of four aluminium AA5083 friction stir welds produced under varying conditions were reported, and it was found that the weld properties were dominated by the thermal input rather than the mechanical deformation by the tool.
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