Effects of Welding Parameters on FSSW: Experimental and Numerical Study

In this paper, the Aluminum A6060-T5 plates of thickness 2 mm was friction stir spot welded (FSSW), and the effects of welding parameters (rotation speed, plunge speed and distance from the center of pin) on the temperature variation of the joints were investigated. The experimental design method is used to investigate the effects of welding parameters in order to achieve an optimization of the FSSW process. This optimization allows the development of experimental results and may help to better understand the complexity of the phenomena resulting from contact parts/tool during the stirring process.