Abstract:The coupled thermo-mechanical process of continuous drive friction welded carbon steel joint is simulated of three-dimension with the ABAQUS software. The strain, strain rate and temperature-dependent Johnson-Cook material law is adopted in the 3D finite element-based model. The changes of the thermal properties and friction coeffi cient with temperature of the material are also considered. The results show that the numerical simulation data correlate well with the experimental data obtained in this research as well as the experimental data from the literature.