Preface |
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Authors |
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1.2 Demand of Aluminum Alloys in Industries |
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1.3 Joining of Aluminum Alloys |
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1.4 Joining of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys |
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7 | (1) |
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1.5 FSW of Aluminum Alloys |
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1.6 FSW of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys |
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1.7 Rationale and Importance of Dissimilar Aluminum Welding Using FSW |
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1.8 Benefits of This Text |
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Chapter 2 Friction Stir Welding Process |
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2.1 Introduction to Solid State Welding |
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2.2 Principle of Solid State Welding |
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2.3 Introduction to FSW Technique |
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2.4 Historical Background of FSW |
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2.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of the FSW Process |
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2.6.2 Disadvantages of the FSW Process |
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2.7.1 Shipbuilding and Marine Industries |
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2.7.5 Construction Industry |
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2.7.6 Electrical Industry |
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2.8 Commercialization of FSW |
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2.11 FSW Process Parameters |
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2.11.1 Rotational and Traverse Speeds |
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2.12 FSW Experimental Setup |
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2.13 Macroscopic and Microscopic Weld Zone in FSW |
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2.13.2 Static Recrystallization |
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2.13.4 Dynamic Recrystallization |
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2.13.4.1 Threadgill's Classification of Microscopic Weld Zone |
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2.13.4.2 Arbegast's Classification for the Processing Zone |
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2.14.4 Incomplete Root Penetration |
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2.15 Measurement of Responses For Defining Weld Quality |
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63 | (2) |
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2.15.4 Preparation for Microstructural Investigation |
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2.15.5 Microhardness Measurement |
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Chapter 3 Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys |
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3.2 Problems Related to the Welding of Aluminum Alloys |
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3.3 FSW of Aluminum Alloys |
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3.4 FSW of 2XXX Series Aluminum Alloys |
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3.5 FSW of 5XXX Series Aluminum Alloys |
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3.6 FSW of 6XXX Series Aluminum Alloys |
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3.7 FSW of 7XXX Series Aluminum Alloys |
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Chapter 4 Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys |
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4.2 Issues With Dissimilar Materials Welding |
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100 | (1) |
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4.3 Major Challenges in the FSW of Dissimilar Materials |
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101 | (1) |
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4.4 Joining of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys |
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4.5 FSW of Different Alloys |
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4.6 FSW of 5XXX--6XXX Series Aluminum Alloys |
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4.7 FSW of 2XXX--7XXX Series Aluminum |
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4.8 FSW of 6XXX--7XXX Series Aluminum |
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Chapter 5 Case Study on AA5083--AA6063 Dissimilar Welding |
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5.2 Issues in Dissimilar Materials Joining by FSW |
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5.3 Typical Pair of Dissimilar Materials |
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5.4 Case Study of AA5083 and AA6063 Dissimilar Welding |
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5.4.1 Experimentation Performed in the Investigation |
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5.4.2 Analysis of Defect Formation |
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5.4.3 Important Parameters and Their Effects on Material Being Consolidated |
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5.4.4 Effect of Pin Offset on Defect Formation |
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5.4.4.1 Effect of Pin Offset on Tunneling Defect |
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5.4.4.2 Effect of Pin Offset on KB Defect |
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5.4.5 Effect of Plunge Depth on the Defect Formation |
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5.4.6 Effect of Plunge Depth and Pin Offset on Tensile Strength |
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5.5 Summary of the Case Study |
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References |
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Index |
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