A short Summary of Friction Stir Welding of 6xxx Aluminium Alloys

Authors

  • Shiv Kumar  Department of Mechanical Engineering, LRIET, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Mohammad Shahal Milton  Department of Mechanical Engineering, LRIET, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Friction Stir Welding, AA6xxx Aluminium alloys, Process parameters.

Abstract

In recent years, friction stir welding (FSW) has proven its capability as a commercial joining process for aluminum alloys. The AA 6xxx aluminium alloys are extensively used in marine frames, pipe lines, and storage tanks and aircraft applications. The literature review of friction stir welding process has been done in this paper to understand the effect of process parameters of friction stir welding on mechanical properties of selected substrate. On the basis of the literature reviewed it has been observed that still there is limited research studies on optimizing the process parameters of friction stir welding of AA6063.

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2016-06-30

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Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June-2016

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Shiv Kumar, Mohammad Shahal Milton, " A short Summary of Friction Stir Welding of 6xxx Aluminium Alloys, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp.168-171, May-June-2016.