[1] Mishra RS, Mahoney MW (2007) Friction stir welding and processing. ASM International Materials Park, Ohio 44073-0002.
[2] W.M. Thomas, E.D. Nicholas, J.C. Needham, M.G. Murch, P. Templesmith, C.J. Dawes (1991) GB Patent Application No. 9,125,978.8.
[3] He J, Ling Z, Li H (2016) Effect of tool rotational speed on residual stress, microstructure, and tensile properties of friction stir welded 6061-T6 aluminum alloy thick plate. Int J Adv Manuf Tech 84(9-12): 1953-1961.
[4] Simar A, Pardoen T, de Meester B (2007) Effect of rotational material flow on temperature distribution in friction stir welds. Sci Technol Weld Join 12(4): 324-333
[5] Schmidt H, Hattel J (2005) Modelling heat flow around tool probe in friction stir welding. Sci Technol Weld Join 10(2): 176-186.
[6] Zhang Z, Liu HJ (2011) Effect of pin shapes on material deformation and temperature field in friction stir welding. Trans Chin Weld Inst 32: 5-8.
[7] Al-Badour F, Merah N, Shuaib A, Bazoune A (2013) Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian finite element modeling of friction stir welding processes. J Mater Process Technol 213(8): 1433-1439.
[8] Yuang-Cherng Chiou, Chien-Te Liu, Rong-Tsong Lee (2013) A pinless embedded tool used in FSSW and FSW of aluminum alloy. J Mater Process Tech 213(11): 1818-1824.
[9] Johnson GR, Cook WH (1985) Fracture characteristics of three metals subjected to various strains, strain rates, temperatures and pressures. Eng Fract Mech 21(1): 31-48.
[10] Liu X, Lan S, Ni J (2015) Thermal mechanical modeling of the plunge stage during friction-stir welding of dissimilar Al 6061 to TRIP 780 steel. J Manuf Sci E-T ASME 137(5): 051017
[11] Das S, Shen L (2014) Experimental and numerical investigation of dynamic failure of sandstone under high strain rates. 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23).
[12] Leon JS, Jayakumar V (2014) Investigation of mechanical properties of aluminium 6061 alloy friction stir welding. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 1(1): 6.
[13] Engineering ToolBox (2004) Friction and friction coefficients. [online] Available at: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/friction-coefficients-d_778.html [Accessed Day Mo. Year].