An Exhaustive Evaluation of Fracture Toughness, Microstructure, and Mechanical Characteristics of Friction Stir Welded Al6061 Alloy and Parameter Model Fitting Using Response Surface Methodology
Mina Ahmadi, Mostafa Pahlavani, Davood Rahmatabadi, Javad Marzbanrad, Ramin Hashemi, Amir Afkar
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceRotational speedWeldingTaguchi methodsFriction stir weldingMicrostructureFracture toughnessUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialVickers hardness testOrthogonal arrayGrain sizeOptical microscopeToughnessResponse surface methodologyScanning electron microscopeMechanical engineeringMathematicsStatisticsEngineeringAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisWelding Techniques and Residual StressesMetal Forming Simulation Techniques