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The influence of multi-pass friction stir processing on the microstructural and mechanical properties of Aluminum Alloy 6082

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In this paper, the microstructural properties in terms of grain structure and second phase particles distribution, and also the mechanical properties of the processed zone were addressed with respect to the number of passes and traverse speeds.
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This article is published in Journal of Materials Processing Technology.The article was published on 2012-05-01. It has received 229 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Friction stir processing & Ultimate tensile strength.

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Recent Development in Friction Stir Processing as a Solid-State Grain Refinement Technique: Microstructural Evolution and Property Enhancement

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the increasing demand of lightweight structures with exceptional properties elicits materials processing and manufacturing technologies to tailor blanks in order to achieve or enhance those properties.
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A novel approach to develop aluminum matrix nano-composite employing friction stir welding technique

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of nano-sized SiC particle on the mechanical properties of the friction stir welding (FSW) joints was investigated, and a combination of three rotational speeds and three traveling speeds were applied.
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On the role of pin geometry in microstructure and mechanical properties of AA7075/SiC nano-composite fabricated by friction stir welding technique

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of pin geometry on the macrostructure, microstructure and mechanical properties of the friction stir welds, reinforced with SiC nano-particles, was investigated.
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Effect of multi-pass friction stir processing on the microstructure, mechanical and wear properties of AA5083/ZrO2 nanocomposites

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of using different number of passes on the microstructure, microhardness, tensile and wear properties of the specimens was investigated and it was found that iteration of FSP consistently improves tensile properties and micro-hardness of the materials.
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Issues and strategies in composite fabrication via friction stir processing: A review

TL;DR: Friction stir processing (FSP) is an expeditiously emerging novel technique involving exterior layer modification, which enables one to successfully fabricate surface composites (SCs) as well as bulk composites of the metal matrix.
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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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Microstructural evolution of 6063 aluminum during friction-stir welding

TL;DR: The microstructural distribution associated with a hardness profile in a friction-stir-welded, age-hardenable 6063 aluminum alloy has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy and orientation imaging microscopy as mentioned in this paper.
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A process model for friction stir welding of age hardening aluminum alloys

TL;DR: In this article, a numerical 3D heat flow model for friction stir welding (FSW) is developed, based on the method of finite differences, which is implemented in MATLAB 5.2 and validated by comparison with in-situ thermocouple measurements and experimental hardness profiles.
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Pre-precipitate clusters and precipitation processes in Al-Mg-Si alloys

TL;DR: In this paper, a three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to characterize the solute clusters and the metastable precipitates in aged Al-Mg-Si alloys.
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Recrystallization mechanisms during friction stir welding/processing of aluminum alloys

TL;DR: In this article, the applicability of hot working of metals and alloys is reviewed in the context of their applicability to friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir processing (FSP) and two of these models are used to interpret microstructure and microtexture data for two aluminum alloys subjected to FSP.
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