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Title: Thermal stresses and distortion developed in mild steel DH36 friction stir-welded plates : an experimental and numerical assessment
Authors: Camilleri, Duncan
Micallef, Daniel
Mollicone, Pierluigi
Keywords: Friction stir welding
Steel -- Welding
Thermal stresses
Issue Date: 2015
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Citation: Camilleri, D., Micallef, D., & Mollicone, P. (2015). Thermal stresses and distortion developed in mild steel DH36 friction stir-welded plates : an experimental and numerical assessment. Journal of Thermal Stresses, 38(5), 485-508.
Abstract: Welding processes involve localized heating which in turn give rise to thermal stresses and distortion. Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid state joining process where temperatures below melting are experienced. Nonetheless, some degree of thermal heating and consequently thermal stresses develop at the joint. This study aims to quantify the stresses developed in friction stir welding of mild steel DH36 plates, through an experimental and numerical investigation. The temperatures and transient strains developed during FSW, are experimentally measured and used to validate thermo-elastoplastic numerical models. These models are used to investigate the evolution of thermal stresses and distortion for different welding parameters.
Description: The authors would like to acknowledge the project partners, in particular Dr. Alex Galloway the project coordinator and Mr. Athanasios Toumpis, for providing the necessary macrographs and Mr. Stephen Cater for providing testing facilities at TWI. The authors would like to thank Dr. Norman McPherson for sharing information related to distortion measurements of friction stir-welded plates.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/24041
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