Friction stir based welding, processing, extrusion and additive manufacturing

FC Liu, AH Feng, X Pei, Y Hovanski, RS Mishra… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding and processing enabled the creation of stronger joints, novel ultrafine-
grained metals, new metal matrix composites, and multifunctional surfaces at user-defined …

Integrated modeling of friction stir welding of 6xxx series Al alloys: Process, microstructure and properties

A Simar, Y Bréchet, B De Meester, A Denquin… - Progress in materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
Compared to most thermomechanical processing methods, friction stir welding (FSW) is a
recent technique which has not yet reached full maturity. Nevertheless, owing to multiple …

Thermal energy generation and distribution in friction stir welding of aluminum alloys

H Su, CS Wu, A Pittner, M Rethmeier - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The accurate prediction of the thermal energy generation and distribution in friction stir
welding process is of great significance for the optimization of the process parameters and …

Analysis of contact conditions and its influence on strain rate and temperature in friction stir welding

DG Andrade, C Leitão, N Dialami, M Chiumenti… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In friction stir welding (FSW), the real contact conditions between the tool and the workpiece
and the range of strain rates experienced remain quite unclear. In this work, a coupled 3D …

Tensile properties of a friction stir welded magnesium alloy: Effect of pin tool thread orientation and weld pitch

SM Chowdhury, DL Chen, SD Bhole, X Cao - Materials Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Microstructures, tensile properties and strain hardening behavior of a friction stir welded
(FSWed) AZ31B-H24 magnesium alloy were studied at varying welding speeds, rotational …

Fully coupled thermomechanical simulation of friction stir welding of aluminum 6061-T6 alloy T-joint

KN Salloomi - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study executes a fully coupled thermomechanical simulation of friction stir
welding (FSW) process of aluminum 6061-T6 alloy T-joint type using finite element method …

Influence of the tool shape and weld configuration on microstructure and mechanical properties of the Al 6082 alloy FSW joints

K Krasnowski, C Hamilton, S Dymek - Archives of civil and mechanical …, 2015 - Springer
The paper deals with an investigation of the influence of tool shape and weld configuration
on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al 6082 alloy FSW joints. Three types of …

Improving microstructural and tensile properties of AZ31B magnesium alloy joints by stationary shoulder friction stir welding

W Li, PL Niu, SR Yan, V Patel, Q Wen - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2019 - Elsevier
Sound AZ31B magnesium alloy welds with glossy surface appearance and little flash were
achieved for the first time by lower heat input stationary shoulder friction stir welding …

Progress in thermomechanical analysis of friction stir welding

B Meyghani, C Wu - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2020 - Springer
This article reviews the status of thermomechanical analysis of the friction stir welding (FSW)
process for establishing guidelines for further investigation, filling the available research …

Friction stir welded AZ31 magnesium alloy: microstructure, texture, and tensile properties

SH Chowdhury, DL Chen, SD Bhole, X Cao… - … materials transactions A, 2013 - Springer
This study was aimed at characterizing the microstructure, texture and tensile properties of a
friction stir welded AZ31B-H24 Mg alloy with varying tool rotational rates and welding …