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Structure and Properties of Thick-Walled Joints of Alloy 1570s Prepared by Friction Stir Welding

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The microstructure and mechanical properties of thick-walled joints of Al – Mg – Sc alloy 1570S, prepared by friction stir welding are studied. Joint microstructural and mechanical inhomogeneity are revealed.

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 6, pp. 36 – 41, June, 2016.

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Velichko, O.V., Ivanov, S.Y., Karkhin, V.A. et al. Structure and Properties of Thick-Walled Joints of Alloy 1570s Prepared by Friction Stir Welding. Met Sci Heat Treat 58, 346–351 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-016-0015-7

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