@ARTICLE{Bisadi_Hossain_Experimental_2014, author={Bisadi, Hossain and Rasaee, Sajad and Farahmand, Mohammad}, volume={vol. 61}, number={No 3}, journal={Archive of Mechanical Engineering}, pages={483-493}, howpublished={online}, year={2014}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building}, abstract={Considering the developing role of the friction stir welding in manufacturing industry, a complete study on the process is necessary. Studies on each stage of the process in particular, provide a better understanding of friction stir welding, and specially friction stir spot welding. In this study, plunge stage has been studied by experimental methods for investigating the temperature distribution around the tool during the plunge stage and microstructure changes of the workpiece. Experiments were performed on aluminium 7050 plates with coincident measurement of temperature. In the study, the tool which has a triangle pin is used. The results of this study are used as initial conditions for theoretical analysis of welding process. The results show that the temperature distribution around the tool is quite asymmetric. The asymmetric distribution of temperature is due to nonuniform load distribution underneath the tool and tilt angle of it. The temperatures of the points behind the tool are higher compared with points located forward the tool. Microstructural studies showed that four regions with different microstructures are formed around the tool during the process. These areas were separated based on differences in grain size and elongations. Grains near the tool are elongated in a particular direction that show the material flow direction.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Experimental study of the temperature distribution and microstructure of plunge stage in friction stir welding process by the tool with triangle pin}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/84917/mainfile.pdf}, doi={10.2478/meceng-2014-0028}, keywords={friction stir welding, plunge stage, triangle pin, temperature distribution}, }