**Author details**

Vrajesh Patel1 , Nikul Patel1 and K. D. Bhatt2

1 IIET, Dharmaj, India

2 BVM, V. V. NAGAR, India

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*Analyzing the Effect of Variable Process Parameters in Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81083* 

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