The results of numerical calculation the continuum mechanics equation for continuous medium plastic flow and analytical models studying thermophysics at friction stir welding are given.

ii For my parents and my sister. for guiding this research and serving on my thesis committee. I would also like to thank the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium for providing funding, without which this research would not have been possible. I would like to thank my colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Welding Automation Laboratory, especially Chase Cox and Jason Aguilar who worked extensively...

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid state process widely used to join dissimilar aluminium alloys. High quality and strength joints can be fabricated using this technique when compared to other conventional methods. The welding parameters play major role in determining the quality of the weld. This paper aims in presenting the effect of heat input on tensile properties of the joints between ...

FSW is a solid phase welding, invented by W. Thomas and his colleagues at The Welding Institute (TWI), UK, in 1991. It is proven that FSW is completely user friendly, non hazardous and produces no effluents. From the advent of the modern Welding technology, most of all the techniques that were developed produced fumes and gases that were hazardous to the welders and the environment. Protective ...

Friction stir lap welding of 7B04 aluminum alloy was conducted in the present paper, and the effect of welding speed on the defect features and mechanical performance of lap joints was investigated. The results indicate that the hook defect at the advancing side (AS) can reduce the effective thickness of the top sheet, and the sheet thinning level is gradually lowered by increasing the welding ...

This survey presents a literature review on friction stir welding (FSW) modeling with a special focus on the heat generation due to the contact conditions between the FSW tool and the workpiece. The physical process is described and the main process parameters that are relevant to its modeling are highlighted. The contact conditions (sliding/sticking) are presented as well as an analytical mode...