CTC’s Friction Stir Welding Data Compilation
Concurrent Technologies Corporation’s (CTC’s) Friction Stir Welding (FSW) data sets
are publicly available compilations of data from published and unpublished reports.
CTC has curated the data sets, which have specific requirements that regulate its
contents.
Best to Give and Receive
The current data sets can be downloaded for use by researchers for their own analyses.
To grow the data sets over time, you can download the appropriate data set, follow
the data set guidelines, and email the updated data set to
fsw-data-sets@ctc.com. After passing review, the data will be included in
the next formal release of the data set. These contributions are vital to moving
the technology forward. All contributions will be referenced in the data set so
proper attribution is ensured.
Registration
Completing the simple FSW DATA SETS form below is required to access data. This
will facilitate notification of future updates and any errors that are uncovered
and make it possible for CTC to contact you regarding contributed data sets, in
case questions arise. Entering your contact information in the FSW DATA SET form
will activate the controls to download a data set or a data set template.
Guidelines
Each data set has its own set of guidelines that regulate data inclusion. Ensuring
the integrity of each data set is a two-way street. The data set guidelines provide
the rules for data set inclusion, but it’s ultimately up to the contributors to
follow the rules. Data accuracy, applicability, and completeness are key to accumulating
useful data sets.
Attribution
Each data set will include the reference number for each welding procedure. A separate
tab lists the references. To reference the data set in your own work, simply list
the file name and the URL of CTC’s FSW web page:
www.ctc.com/friction-stir-welding
Data submitted for inclusion to this website must be either
approved for public release or submitted without any restrictions, including but
not limited to proprietary, export control or controlled unclassified information.
