Effect of post weld heat treatment on tensile properties and microstructure characteristics of friction stir welded armour grade AA7075-T651 aluminium alloy

This paper reports the effects of post weld heat treatments, namely artificial ageing and solution treatment followed by artificial ageing, on microstructure and mechanical properties of 12 mm thick friction stir welded joints of precipitation hardenable high strength armour grade AA7075-T651 alumin...

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Main Authors: P. Sivaraj, D. Kanagarajan, V. Balasubramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2014-03-01
Series:Defence Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914714000142