@inproceedings{b8cb4eedab874d5badff98412bac934c,
title = "Mechanical properties and microstructure of friction stir and laser beam welded 3mm Ti6A14V alloy",
abstract = "In this paper the authors report the study done on welded Ti-6A1-4V alloy sheets by friction stir and laser beam welding. Fusion and solid-state techniques were compared to determine the most performance favourable welding process. Welds were accomplished by varying the process traverse speed. High traverse speeds indicated increased hardness in the weld nugget and wider nugget area for laser beam as compared to FSW. Tensile strength for both processes showed similar performance to that of the parent plate. Welds from laser beam welding exhibited superior fatigue strength under tension-tension loading than friction stir welds at intermediate speeds. Microstructure was discussed to explain the effect of the process parameters on joint integrity in relation to the parent plate. Additionally, residual stresses measured in the weld nugget are explained.",
keywords = "Fatigue, Friction stir, Laser beam, Tensile strength, Ti6A14V, Traverse speed",
author = "Mashinini, {Peter M.} and Hattingh, {Danie G.} and Hannalie Lombard",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
series = "Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science",
publisher = "Newswood Limited",
pages = "1140--1145",
editor = "Ao, {S. I.} and Ao, {S. I.} and Len Gelman and Ao, {S. I.} and Len Gelman and Hukins, {David W.L.} and Andrew Hunter and Korsunsky, {Alexander M.}",
booktitle = "WCE 2016 - World Congress on Engineering 2016",
note = "World Congress on Engineering 2016, WCE 2016 ; Conference date: 29-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
}