1. CDRX modelling in frictionstirwelding of aluminium alloys Livan Fratini, , Gianluca Buffa. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.12.001 2.

Modeling the frictional boundary condition in frictionstirwelding B.C. Liechty, B.W. Webb, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 8460 2-4201, USA Received 20 February 2008. Revised 28 March 2008. Accepted 7 April 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.04.005, 3.Microstructure and mechanical property studies of AA6056 frictionstir welded p late M. Cabibboa, H.J. McQueenb, , , E. Evangelistaa, S. Spigarellia, M. Di Paolac, A. Falcheroc a Dipartimento di Meccanica, Universit Politecnica delle Marche, 60131-Ancona, Italy b Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada H3G IM8 c Alenia Aeronautica, 10146 Torino, Italy Received 24 October 2005. Revised 2 January 2007. Accepted 7 January 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.01.022 4.Prediction of tensile strength of frictionstir welded aluminium matrix TiCp pa rticulate reinforced composite S. Gopalakrishnana, , , , , N. Muruganb, 1, a Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Co imbatore 641 014, Tamil Nadu, India Received 11 February 2010. Accepted 28 May 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2010.05.055 5.http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/cascade-control-of-the-friction-stir-weldi ng-process-to-seal-canisters-V0Cb15lXE5 (IMPORTANT-2012) 6. http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/effect-of-friction-stir-welding-on-micros tructure-tensile-and-fatigue-VZvAdFXNh4/1 7.Peel, M., Steuwer, A., Preuss, M., Withers, P.J.Microstructure, mechanical pro perties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA50 83 friction stir welds (2003) Acta Materialia, 51 (16), pp. 4791-4801. Cited 85 times. d oi: 10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00319-7 8.Flight simulation fatigue crack propagation in 7010 and 7075 aluminium plate R .J.H. Wanhilla, W.G.J. 't Harta, L. Schraa a The authors are with the National Aerospace Laboratory, PO Box 90502, 1006 B M, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Available online 14 February 2003.. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-1123(79)90025-2 9.On the effect of stress intensity factor in evaluating the fatigue crack growt h rate of aluminum alloy under the influence of compressive stress cycles Mo hammad Iranpour, Farid Taheri, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barri ngton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 1Z1

Received 24 October 2011. Revised 12 January 2012. Accepted 14 January 2012. A vailable online 7 March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.01.020 10.Fatigue crack propagation behavior in friction stir welding of AA6063-T5: Rol es of residual stress and microstructure Tran Hung Traa, , , , Masakazu Okaza kib, Kenji Suzukic a Nha Trang University, 2 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Nha Trang, Viet Nam b Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940 -2188, Japan c Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Jap an Received 27 January 2011. Revised 18 July 2011. Accepted 4 February 2012. Available online 22 February 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.02.003 11.Critical distance method to estimate the fatigue life time of friction stir w elded profiles Meysam Mahdavi Shahria, , , Rolf Sandstrma, Wojciech Osikowiczb a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Brinellvgen 23, S-100 4 4 Stockholm, Sweden b Sapa Technology, S-61281 Finspng, Sweden Received 9 July 2011. Revised 6 October 2011. Accepted 9 October 2011. Available online 15 October 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.10.003 12.Fatigue behaviour of AA6082 friction stir welds under variable loadings J.D. Costaa, , , J.A.M. Ferreiraa, , L.P. Borregob, , L.P. Abreuc, a CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Rua Lus Rei s Santos, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal b CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, ISEC, Polytechnic Institute of Co imbra, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal c CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, ESTGA, University of Aveiro, Apart ado 473, 3754-909 gueda, Portugal Received 27 April 2011. Revised 26 September 2011. Accepted 3 October 2011. Available online 12 October 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.10.001 13.A critical discussion on influence of loading frequency on fatigue crack prop agation behavior for extruded MgAlZn alloys Rongchang Zenga, b, , , Enhou Hanb, Wei Keb a College of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China b State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metals Rese arch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China Received 4 August 2008. Revised 28 August 2011. Accepted 5 September 2011. Available online 21 September 2011. 1. CDRX modelling in frictionstirwelding of aluminium alloys Livan Fratini, , Gianluca Buffa. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.12.001 2.Modeling the frictional boundary condition in frictionstirwelding B.C. Liechty, B.W. Webb, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 8460 2-4201, USA

Received 20 February 2008. Revised 28 March 2008. Accepted 7 April 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.04.005, 3.Microstructure and mechanical property studies of AA6056 frictionstir welded p late M. Cabibboa, H.J. McQueenb, , , E. Evangelistaa, S. Spigarellia, M. Di Paolac, A. Falcheroc a Dipartimento di Meccanica, Universit Politecnica delle Marche, 60131-Ancona, Italy b Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada H3G IM8 c Alenia Aeronautica, 10146 Torino, Italy Received 24 October 2005. Revised 2 January 2007. Accepted 7 January 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.01.022 4.Prediction of tensile strength of frictionstir welded aluminium matrix TiCp pa rticulate reinforced composite S. Gopalakrishnana, , , , , N. Muruganb, 1, a Department of Mechanical Engineering, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 637 215, Tamil Nadu, India b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Co imbatore 641 014, Tamil Nadu, India Received 11 February 2010. Accepted 28 May 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2010.05.055 5.http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/cascade-control-of-the-friction-stir-weldi ng-process-to-seal-canisters-V0Cb15lXE5 (IMPORTANT-2012) 6. http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/effect-of-friction-stir-welding-on-micros tructure-tensile-and-fatigue-VZvAdFXNh4/1 7.Peel, M., Steuwer, A., Preuss, M., Withers, P.J.Microstructure, mechanical pro perties and residual stresses as a function of welding speed in aluminium AA50 83 friction stir welds (2003) Acta Materialia, 51 (16), pp. 4791-4801. Cited 85 times. d oi: 10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00319-7 8.Flight simulation fatigue crack propagation in 7010 and 7075 aluminium plate R .J.H. Wanhilla, W.G.J. 't Harta, L. Schraa a The authors are with the National Aerospace Laboratory, PO Box 90502, 1006 B M, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Available online 14 February 2003.. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-1123(79)90025-2 9.On the effect of stress intensity factor in evaluating the fatigue crack growt h rate of aluminum alloy under the influence of compressive stress cycles Mo hammad Iranpour, Farid Taheri, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barri ngton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 1Z1 Received 24 October 2011. Revised 12 January 2012. Accepted 14 January 2012. A vailable online 7 March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.01.020 10.Fatigue crack propagation behavior in friction stir welding of AA6063-T5: Rol es of residual stress and microstructure Tran Hung Traa, , , , Masakazu Okaza kib, Kenji Suzukic a Nha Trang University, 2 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Nha Trang, Viet Nam

b Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940 -2188, Japan c Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Jap an Received 27 January 2011. Revised 18 July 2011. Accepted 4 February 2012. Available online 22 February 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.02.003 11.Critical distance method to estimate the fatigue life time of friction stir w elded profiles Meysam Mahdavi Shahria, , , Rolf Sandstrma, Wojciech Osikowiczb a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Brinellvgen 23, S-100 4 4 Stockholm, Sweden b Sapa Technology, S-61281 Finspng, Sweden Received 9 July 2011. Revised 6 October 2011. Accepted 9 October 2011. Available online 15 October 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.10.003 12.Fatigue behaviour of AA6082 friction stir welds under variable loadings J.D. Costaa, , , J.A.M. Ferreiraa, , L.P. Borregob, , L.P. Abreuc, a CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Rua Lus Rei s Santos, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal b CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, ISEC, Polytechnic Institute of Co imbra, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal c CEMUC, Mechanical Engineering Department, ESTGA, University of Aveiro, Apart ado 473, 3754-909 gueda, Portugal Received 27 April 2011. Revised 26 September 2011. Accepted 3 October 2011. Available online 12 October 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.10.001 13.A critical discussion on influence of loading frequency on fatigue crack prop agation behavior for extruded MgAlZn alloys Rongchang Zenga, b, , , Enhou Hanb, Wei Keb a College of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266510, China b State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metals Rese arch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China Received 4 August 2008. Revised 28 August 2011. Accepted 5 September 2011. Available online 21 September 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.09.001 14.The numerical simulation of fatigue crack growth using extended finite elemen t method I.V. Singh, , B.K. Mishra, S. Bhattacharya, R.U. Patil Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Tech nology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India Received 25 March 2011. Revised 11 August 2011. Accepted 16 August 2011. Available online 31 August 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.08.010 15.Behaviour of in coarse-grain vib, V. Glihaa a University b Faculty of small cracks during their propagation from Vickers indentations steel: An experimental investigation T. Vuherera, , , L. Milo of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia

Received 20 January 2011. Revised 21 May 2011. Accepted 5 June 2011. Availabl e online 23 June 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.06.008 http://www.google.co.in/#q=friction+stir+welding,ELSEVIER,PDF&hl=en&safe=active& prmd=imvns&psj=1&ei=Qxn9T425OpGurAeM-LjBBg&start=20&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r _qf.,cf.osb&fp=d70cb7a1447ca32b&biw=1024&bih=634