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@article{180582,
        author = {SARATH KUMAR S},
        title = {WELD STRENGTH EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL POLYMER ON FSW PROCESS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {1},
        pages = {2755-2759},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=180582},
        abstract = {The use of polymeric materials has grown widely in various sectors such as packaging, building, electronic, automotive, and aerospace industries. Particularly, Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) has wide engineering applications and is used in large quantities in automotive oil pans, gears, slides, cams, bearings, fluid reservoirs, and the sports industry. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid-state process in joining thermoplastic materials. In this investigation, FSW process is applied to join a UHMWPE plate of 10 mm thickness with specially designed hexagonal tool pin profile. After welding, the UHMWPE tensile specimen was tested using the FIE-600KN equipment. In this tensile test, the seventh sample exhibited a greater tensile strength of 6.72 N/mm2. Based on the Taguchi design optimized parameter was UHMWPE for 10mm with executed hexagonal profile with higher speed medium tool traverse and low tool tilting Angle exhibits maximum tensile strength. The hardness, angle distortion, bead geometry and radiography test were evaluated.},
        keywords = {FSW, Tool Profile, Taguchi, HRM, Polyethylene, Tensile strength, Angle distortion.},
        month = {June},
        }