Effect of Rotational Speed on Wear Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA6061+15%Al2O3p Metal-Matrix Composite

Subject Areas : Mechanical Engineering

Moslem Paidar ¹ , Mojtaba Jafarian ² , Mohsen Salehi ³ , Mohammad Saeed Khakpash ⁴

1 - Department of Materials Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Young researcher and elite club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Young Researcher and Elite Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of Materials Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Received: 2017-10-23 Accepted : 2017-12-20 Published : 2018-03-01

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