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Friction Stir Welding Of AA6082-T6 Sheets: Numerical Analysis And Experimental Tests

Gianluca BuffaLivan Fratini

subject

Flux (metallurgy)Materials scienceComputer simulationlawNumerical analysisFriction stir weldingWeldingStrain rateComposite materialDeformation (engineering)Finite element methodlaw.invention

description

3D numerical simulation of the Friction Stir Welding process is developed with the aim to highlight the process mechanics in terms of metal flux and temperature, strain and strain rate distributions. The numerical results have been validated though a set of experimental tests.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1766696