What is it about?
Complex phenomena take place during friction stir welding. This is a process that requires considerable optimisation of its parameters. The models developed here assist in understanding the heat distribution and material motion during welding of steel. The same models will substantially support further experimental process parameter development.
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Why is it important?
The models that we describe in this paper overcome typical issues with previous attempts in modelling the friction stir welding of steel and other materials. Our models are also validated experimentally through a large scale research project.
Perspectives
This publication represents an important output from our close and successful collaboration with esteemed colleagues from the University of Malta. I believe it offers a fresh view of the subject, therefore worth reading and importantly, using in further research.
Dr Athanasios I Toumpis
University of Strathclyde
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This page is a summary of: Local heat generation and material flow in friction stir welding of mild steel assemblies, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications, April 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1464420715583163.
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