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The reaction layers of friction stir welded joints made from austenitic stainless steel and Al alloy consisted of mixed layers of elongated and ultra-fine grains and the intermetallic compound layer. The intermetallic compound layer was identified as Al 4 Fe with a hexagonal close-packed structure and a thickness of approximately 250nm. The elongated grains were shown to consist of a ferrite...