Preliminary Investigation of the Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of 2024 Aluminium Alloy Friction Spot Welds

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Materials Research, Materials Mechanics, Solid State Joining Processes, Max-Planck-St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Materials Research, Materials Mechanics, Advanced Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures, Max-Planck-St. 1, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Departamento de Engenharia de Materials (DEMa), Rodovia Washington Luiz km 235, 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brazil