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FRICTION STIR WELDING OF SPHERES, C
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF FIGURES
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Appendix ..........................
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Figure 16: Left(FE streamline), Mid
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Figure 51: A thermal camera image t
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for a similar conventional weld (3/
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Figure 102: Tapered retraction proc
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setting are indicated. Note that st
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Unsupported welds of this kind with
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Figure 157: A thermal camera image
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ottom sample is a tungsten inert ga
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N - newton (force unit) n - visco-p
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INTRODUCTION Friction Stir Welding,
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educed conduction lengths. In small
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CHAPTER I LITERATURE REVIEW: COMPUT
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frictional condition at the interfa
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contact. The contact area can inclu
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For horizontal sections, a heat inp
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(1.11) where r p is the probe (pin)
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This efficiency term, η pd , is kn
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The heat input on the tool surface
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The added complication of these met
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Figure 5: Lateral cross sections of
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Flow stress in aluminum alloys is d
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Figure 8: Three flow fields a) rota
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and post-weld cool-down. This model
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Williams et al. [60] use a 2D-axisy
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Figure 16: Left(FE streamline), Mid
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Figure 18: Temperature contour over
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Figure 22: Temperature distribution
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Figure 24: Lateral velocity contour
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Figure 26: Experimental(white) vers
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Figure 28: Top view schematic of tu
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[5] Taylor RE, Groot H, Goerz T, Fe
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[41] Heinz B., Skrotzki B., Eggler
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CHAPTER II COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS O
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Figure 30: Blind t-joint setup with
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Figure 33: Process forces and later
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Figure 35: Experimental Welds, Axia
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Figure 37: FEA boundary conditions
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A 4500 N axial force is applied eve
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axial force with lateral offset dur
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Figure 42: Contour plot of von Mise
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Figure 44: Deformation contour for
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Figure 46: Quarter-plate model for
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Figure 49: Contour plot of deflecti
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where P is the weld power (W), Q is
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Figure 52: Fluent CFD model zones.
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Figure 55: Thermal contour of weld
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Figure 59: Thermal contour of weld
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Figure 61: Velocity vectors for 0.0
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Figure 65: Contour of velocity magn
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CHAPTER III THE APPLICATION OF SHOU
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Figure 66: A shoulder-less, conical
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Figure 68: Typical axial(Z-axis) fo
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Figure 71: 90° conical tool macros
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Figure 75: Run 3, 80° conical tool
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Figure 79: (90º tool) Ultimate ten
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Figure 83: (90º tool) Lateral forc
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Figure 87: (80º tool) Lateral forc
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The Eulerian, finite volume, CFD so
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Figure 92 shows the increasing elem
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Figure 91: CFD model geometry consi
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Figure 95: Lateral cross-section of
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Figure 96: Attempts a probe tapered
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CHAPTER IV THE FRICTION STIR WELDIN
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applications for its high strength
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Figure 97: Experimental weld sample
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Figure 99: Split protrusion type de
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with a cupped recess. It is however
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of tapered retraction (i.e. move th
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The adjustments in vertical positio
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manners the assigned depth was main
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Figure 108: Lateral macrosections f
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Figure 110: (Supported, cupped tool
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Figure 112: (Supported, cupped tool
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Figure 114: (Supported, cupped tool
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