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Strain and temperature distribution fields during Friction Stir Welding (FSW) including plunging and welding stage were simulated using licensed software Deform 3DTM with Lagrangian Incremental formulation settings. Non-uniform temperature and strain distribution fields were observed. Developed model has a good agreement with experiment. Microstructure of friction stir weld was analyzed. Significant grain size refinement was observed.
Keywords: FSW, numerical simulation, grain size© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.