Effect of Preheating on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA7075 Aluminium Alloy Joints

ABSTRACT The high strength AA7075 aluminum alloy is commonly used in the aerospace components due to its exclusive mechanical properties like lightweight and high strength. This alloy cannot be welded by fusion welding techniques due to solidification cracking which severely degrade the mechanical p...

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Main Authors: R. Poongkundran, K. Senthilkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132016000300404&lng=en&tlng=en