Temperature and Stress Evaluation during Three Different Phases of Friction Stir Welding of AA 7075-T651 Alloy

Figure 7

Von Mises stress contours at six distinct time points of FSW process: (a) 0.9 sec, (b) 6.05 sec, (c) 12.1 sec, (d) 12.3 sec, (e) 19.8 sec, and (f) 27.5 sec.

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