Analysis of Friction Stir Welds. Part I: Transient Thermal Simulation Using Moving Heat Source

This paper describes the first part of the development of a non-linear finite element simulation of the friction stir welding process; it is concerned with thermal analysis. A transient, three dimensional, non-linear thermal model with moving heat source was developed. Also a steady-state, three dim...

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Main Author: Qasim M. Doos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Al-Nahrain Journal for Engineering Sciences 2008-03-01
Series:مجلة النهرين للعلوم الهندسية
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Online Access:https://nahje.com/index.php/main/article/view/538
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Summary:This paper describes the first part of the development of a non-linear finite element simulation of the friction stir welding process; it is concerned with thermal analysis. A transient, three dimensional, non-linear thermal model with moving heat source was developed. Also a steady-state, three dimensional, non-linear fluid-thermal model with stationary heat source was developed. Differences of results for both models were discussed. Results of both models were compared with experimental work. Transient thermal model results appear to be more reliable as compared to the CFD approach.
ISSN:2521-9154
2521-9162