The use of the friction stir welding (FSW) process as a relatively new solid-state welding
technology in the aerospace industry has pushed forward several developments in different …

Magnesium and aluminum alloys continually attract interest as lightweight structural
materials for transport applications. However, joining these dissimilar alloys is very …

In contrast to subtractive manufacturing processes, such as machining, and forming
processes, additive manufacturing (AM), which is also called 3-D printing, direct digital …

In this research, WE43-based nanocomposites were fabricated by addition of nano-and
micro-sized particles of ZnO and Cu/ZnO, followed by friction stir processing (FSP). In …

The paper presents a comprehensive review on dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of Al to
non-Al metallic materials, wherein the combination of Al–Mg, Al–Cu, Al-steel and Al–Ti are …

The growing demand for lightweight materials in the automotive and aerospace industries
has driven research on joining dissimilar lightweight alloys, particularly Al and Mg alloys …

The demand for dissimilar joining of steel grades, namely austenitic stainless steels to low-
alloy steels, may increase in near future owing to the fact that the storing of LNG is currently …

Over the past several years, friction stir welding (FSW) of polymers and their composites has
received a lot of interest. In this respect, an effort has been made to explore the articles on …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a manufacturing process that many industries have adopted to
join metals in a solid state, resulting in unique properties. However, studying aspects like …

Heat input is extremely important for achieving joints with high mechanical properties in
ferritic stainless steels. Thus, one of the objectives of this study is to show the effect of heat …