Friction Stir Welding : Dissimilar Aluminium Alloys (Hardcover)

1. INTRODUCTION. Introduction. Demand of Aluminium alloys in Industries. Joining of aluminium alloys. Joining of dissimilar aluminium alloys. FSW of aluminiim alloys. FSW of dissimilar aluminium alloys. Rationale and Importance of Dissimilar Aluminium Welding using FSW. Benefits of the present text. 2. FRICTION STIR WELDING PROCESS. Introduction to solid state welding. Principle of solid state welding. Introduction to FSW Technique. Historical background of FSW. FSW process. Advantages and Disadvantages of FSW. Application of FSW. Commercialization of FSW. FSW tool material. FSW tool design. FSW process parameters. FSW experimental setup. Macroscopic weld zone in FSW. Defects in FSW. Measurement of responses for defining weld quality. 3. FRICTION STIR WELDING OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS. Overview. Problems related to welding of aluminium alloy. FSW of aluminium alloys. FSW of 2xxx series aluminium alloys. FSW of 5xxx series aluminium alloys. FSW of 6xxx series aluminium alloys. FSW of 7xxx series aluminium alloys. 4. FRICTION STIR WELDING OF DISSIMILAR ALUMINIUM ALLOYS. Introduction. Issues with dissimilar materials welding. Major challenges in the friction stir welding of dissimilar materials. Joining of dissimilar aluminium alloys. Friction Stir Welding of Different Alloys. FSW of 5xxx-6xxx series aluminium alloys. FSW of 2xxx-7xxx series aluminium. FSW of 6xxx-7xxx series aluminium. 5. CASE STUDY ON AA5083-AA6063 DISSIMILAR WELDING. Introduction. Issues in dissimilar materials joining by FSW. Typical pair of dissimilar materials. Case study of AA5083 and AA6063 dissimilar welding. Summary of the Case Study. REFERENCES.