The application fields of friction stir welding technology, such as aerospace and
transportation, has high safety requirements and fatigue is the dominant failure mode for …

This paper studied the microstructural and mechanical evolution of friction stir welded (FSW)
6061-T6 aluminum alloy, the influence of notch locations on impact and fatigue crack growth …

In this paper, the fracture behavior and fatigue crack growth rate of the 2024-T351 aluminum
alloy has been investigated. At first, the 2024-T351 aluminum alloys have been welded …

The similar and dissimilar aluminum alloys (5 mm thick AA7075-T651 and AA2024-T351)
joints were performed by friction stir welding to assess the influence of rotational speed (600 …

In this study, effect of post weld heat-treatment (PWHT) at two different aged temperatures
was investigated on the microstructure and the material properties of the aluminum alloy …

This paper aims at investigating how fracture toughness and other mechanical and
microstructural properties of two 2mm-thicked Al 6061 sheets are evolving under different FS …

Setting optimum process parameters is very critical in achieving a sound friction stir weld
joint. Understanding the formation of defects and develo** techniques to minimize them …

Among the emerging new welding technologies, friction stir welding (FSW) is used
frequently for welding of high strength aluminium alloys, which are difficult to weld by …

Thermal history and residual stresses in dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of AA2024 and
AZ31 were studied under different tool offsets using a coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian (CEL) …

Abstract The 8 mm-thick 2195 Al-Li alloy joints were achieved by Friction Stir Welding
(FSW). The microstructural evolution, temperature-dependent mechanical properties, and …