Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
436
Language
English
Published
Mar 15, 2010
Publisher
CRC Press
ISBN-10
143982763X
ISBN-13
9781439827635
Description
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process that is gaining wide acceptance in industry, especially the shipbuilding, aerospace, mass transportation, and automotive industries. FSW is particularly suited to those industries that use aluminum and its alloys. This authoritative book provides a comprehensive review of the subject of friction stir welding and covers topics such as process basics, equipment, modeling, inspection, and quality control and applications.