Friction Stir Spot Welding with Additional Bonding of Thick Sheet Aluminum Joints

The high-strength aluminum alloys offer great potential for realizing lightweight constructions in car body construction. However, the use of aluminum alloys increases the overall thickness of the material, which poses new challenges for potential joining processes. This paper examines a process com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcel Hatzky, Antonia Frank, Stefan Böhm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/9/7/732