Research Article

Wear Inducing Phase Transformation of Plasma Transfer Arc Coated Tools during Friction Stir Welding with Al Alloy

Table 3

PTA process parameters.

Powder flux1200 g/hr
Plasma gas (Ar)4 l/min
Powder delivery gas (Ar)3 l/min
Shielding gas (Ar)24 l/min
Overlay current90A
Overlay voltage36V