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Table 2 Mechanical properties of welded specimens

From: Mechanical properties of friction-stir-welded polyamide sheets

Trial

Rotational speed (rpm)

Traverse speed (mm/min)

Tensile strength (MPa)

Relative tensile strength (%)

Impact strength (kJ/m2)

Relative impact strength (%)

1

780

27

4.78

30.70

6.26

17.08

2

780

42

1.90

12.20

3.51

9.58

3

780

62

1.08

6.94

2.11

5.76

4

994

27

6.93

44.51

8.32

22.71

5

994

42

3.23

20.75

6.52

17.79

6

994

62

1.75

11.24

3.85

10.51

7

1255

27

8.38

53.82

8.61

23.50

8

1255

42

5.88

37.76

10.19

27.81

9

1255

62

2.89

18.56

5.89

16.07

10

1570

27

6.57

42.20

9.54

26.04

11

1570

42

8.51

54.66

10.80

29.48

12

1570

62

5.93

38.09

6.81

18.59

13

2000

27

4.71

30.25

7.70

21.01

14

2000

42

7.25

46.56

8.91

24.32

15

2000

62

3.22

20.68

7.09

19.35

Base material

15.57

100

36.64

100