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The optimization of friction stir welding process parameters to achieve maximum tensile strength in polyethylene sheets

Yahya Bozkurt
- 01 Mar 2012 - 
- Vol. 35, pp 440-445
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In this article, the Taguchi approach of parameter design was used as a statistical design of experiment technique to set the optimal welding parameters to obtain the influence of the friction stir welding parameters on the weld strength.
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This article is published in Materials & Design.The article was published on 2012-03-01. It has received 170 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Welding & Friction stir welding.

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Friction stir welding/processing of polymers and polymer matrix composites

TL;DR: Friction stir welding/processing (FSW/P) involving temperature, mechanics, metallurgy and interaction, is a complex solid state joining and processing technology as mentioned in this paper, which has been widely applied to join aluminum alloy, titanium alloy and other materials which are difficult to weld by fusion welding.
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An experimental study on mechanical properties of friction stir welded ABS sheets

TL;DR: In this article, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) sheets were joined using a fixed heated shoe called "hot shoe" while a rotating pin through this shoe stirs melted material.
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Material flow and thermo-mechanical conditions during Friction Stir Welding of polymers: Literature review, experimental results and empirical analysis

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the material flow and thermo-mechanical phenomena taking place during FSW of polymers is performed, based on a literature review and on the examination of friction stir welds, produced under varied FSW conditions, on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
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Joining of Nylon 6 plate by friction stir welding process using threaded pin profile

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the joint formation by the rotation of the threaded pin profile in clockwise direction and counter-clockwise direction was analyzed with a schematic diagram, and it was found that the FSW joint fabricated with counter clockwise directed tool rotation produced defect free welds with better material properties.
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Effect of friction stir welding parameters on morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate welds

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of axial force on main friction stir welding (FSW) parameters on the quality of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plate welds was examined.
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Friction stir welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy rolled sheets: Influence of processing parameters

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between the processing parameters, the heat and plastic deformation produced and the resulting microstructure and mechanical properties in friction stir welding (FSW).
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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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Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded SAF 2507 super duplex stainless steel

TL;DR: In this article, the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded SAF 2507 super duplex stainless steel were examined and high quality, full-penetration welds were successfully produced in the super-duplex stainless steel by friction stir welding (FSW) using polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tool.
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Process parameters optimization for friction stir welding of RDE-40 aluminium alloy using Taguchi technique

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of process parameters such as tool rotational speed, traverse speed and axial force on tensile strength of friction stir welded RDE-40 aluminium alloy was evaluated.
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