Open AccessA Review on Submerged Friction Stir Welding of Light Weight Alloys
Author(s) -
M. Sucharitha,
B. Ravi Sankar,
P. Umamaheswarrao
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/954/1/012014
Subject(s) - friction stir welding , welding , joint (building) , materials science , metallurgy , friction welding , work (physics) , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering , structural engineering
Friction stir welding gained wide acceptance in many industries owing to its capability of joining lightweight materials, the subsequent development to Friction stir welding (FSW) was to submerge workpiece in liquids during welding termed as submerged friction stir welding (SFSW) resulted in improving mechanical properties. However, joint efficiency was much dependent on the process parameters. Hence, the present work aimed to consolidate the research works available in underwater friction stir welding (UFSW) primarily focusing on effect of process parameters on weld joint.