Open AccessLiterature review on friction stir welding of magnesium alloys
Author(s) -
. Rajesh,
T. Rajasekaran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/912/3/032053
Subject(s) - friction stir welding , welding , materials science , aerospace , metallurgy , friction welding , shipbuilding , joint (building) , magnesium alloy , plastic welding , mechanical engineering , magnesium , engineering , arc welding , structural engineering , filler metal , archaeology , history , aerospace engineering
Friction stir welding is a new solid-state joining process which is used to join the soft material. It is using a specially designed tool that rotates and traverses along the joint line, creating frictional heating that softens a column of material underneath the tool. The softened material flows around the tool through extensive plastic deformation and is consolidated behind the tool to form a solid state continuous joint. The friction stir welding of magnesium alloys and composite material has many engineering applications in industries such as marine, railway, aerospace, Shipbuilding, land transportation. In this review article the basic principle of friction stir welding and several aspects of friction stir welding, effects of varying welding parameter of Magnesium alloy is referred and discussed.