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Friction stir processing
About: Friction stir processing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2977 publications have been published within this topic receiving 62158 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of various process parameters on thermal histories, resulting microstructure and properties of commercial AZ31B-H24 magnesium alloy sheets is investigated and it is shown that FSP leads to finer and more homogenized grain structure.
219 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a mixture of SiC and Al2O3 powders of different weight ratios was packed into a groove of 3mm width and 1.5mm depth cut on the aluminum plate, and covered with an aluminum sheet 2mm thick.
215 citations
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15 Aug 2014
TL;DR: Friction stir welding as discussed by the authors is a well-studied process for friction-stir welding, where the process parameters, material flow and micro-structural evolution, tool features and role are modeled and simulated.
Abstract: Overview of friction stir welding and examples of adoptions highlights and issues- Fundamentals of the friction stir process process parameters, material flow and microstructural evolution, tool features and role- Modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution during FSW/P- Friction stir welding configurations and tool selection gaps and mismatches- FSW of aluminum alloys low strength alloys, tailor welded blanks and tool/process design to maximize productivity, high strength alloys and strategies to maximize joint efficiency- FSW of magnesium alloys- FSW of high temperature alloys issues with tool materials and examples of titanium alloys and steels- Friction stir processing overview of derivative processes and potential- Residual stresses and mitigation strategies
215 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the feasibility to make bulk dispersal SiCp reinforced Al metal matrix composites (MMCs) was studied successfully and the distribution of well-dispersed siCp got a range of 5mm-×-2mm on the cross-section of joints.
215 citations
TL;DR: In this article, microstructure and mechanical properties of 5052Al/Al2O3 surface composite fabricated by friction stir processing (FSP) and effect of different FSP pass on these properties were investigated.
210 citations