| 2007 №11 (05) | 2007 №11 (07) |
The Paton Welding Journal, 2007, #11, 25-30 pages
Friction stir welding of aluminium alloys (Review)
A.Ya. Ishchenko, S.V. Podielnikov, A.G. Poklyatsky
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.Abstract
The state-of-the-art of friction stir welding, working tool designs, joint types when this welding process is used, features of formation of joints of different aluminium alloys and their properties are considered. The main applications of friction stir welding are described.
Keywords: friction stir welding, aluminium alloys, welding tool, welded joint structure, weld properties, applications, welded structures
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