• DOI:10.1179/136217100101538119
Corpus ID: 137563036

Visualisation of material flow in autogenous friction stir welds

@article{Reynolds2000VisualisationOM,
  title={Visualisation of material flow in autogenous friction stir welds},
  author={Anthony P. Reynolds},
  journal={Science and Technology of Welding and Joining},
  year={2000},
  volume={5},
  pages={120 - 124}
}

• A. Reynolds
• Published 2000
• Materials Science
• Science and Technology of Welding and Joining

Abstract Material flow in friction stir welds has been visualised using embedded marker materials. The fidelity of the visualisation technique has also been demonstrated. Results from the flow visualisation show that the friction stir welding process can be roughly described as an in situ extrusion process wherein the tool shoulder, the weld backing plate, and the cold base metal outside the weld zone form an ‘extrusion chamber’ which moves relative to the workpiece. Deviation from this… Expand