| FSW | Friction stir welding | BM | Base material |
| RSM | Response surface method | TMAZ | Thermomechanical affected zone |
| w | Rotational speed | HAZ | Heat-affected zone |
| v | Welding speed | SZ | Stirring zone |
| h | Plunge depth | BBD | Box–Behnken design |
| UTS | Ultimate tensile strength | PMM | Parametric mathematical model |
| WNH | Weld nugget hardness | ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| IPF | Inverse pole figure | DRV | Dynamic recovery |
| GB | Grain boundary | DRX | Dynamic recrystallization |
| HAGB | High-angle grain boundaries | CDRX | Continuous dynamic recrystallization |
| LAGB | Low-angle grain boundaries | DDRX | Discontinuous dynamic recrystallization |
| KAM | Kernel Average Misorientation | GDRX | Geometric dynamic recrystallization |