Reliable joining of Al/steel via friction stir lap welding (FSLW) is strongly dependent on
interfacial macro-/micro-structures. However, how the underlying thermo-mechanical …

Friction stir welding and processing enabled the creation of stronger joints, novel ultrafine-
grained metals, new metal matrix composites, and multifunctional surfaces at user-defined …

Steel-aluminum dissimilar metal welding has a robust application demand in automobile
lightweight. However, the formation of Fe-Al intermetallic compounds (IMCs) reduces the …

The formation of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) is an inevitable phenomenon during
friction stir welding (FSW) of dissimilar metals. Majority of approaches that have ever been …

There is a growing demand for the ability to manufacture large-scale aluminum-steel (Al-Fe)
bimetallic components for realizing the enormous advantages of advanced multi-material …

Large-scale components of steel and aluminum alloys (Fe-Al) with high bonding strength
are highly needed from space exploration to the fabrication of transportation systems. The …

Abstract Steel (St) and aluminum (Al) have a high affinity to each other and form intermetallic
compounds (IMCs) when bonded by friction stir welding (FSW). Understanding the effect of …

A novel welding tool, characterized by the enlarged pin design was developed to solve the
hook feature or insufficient interface deformation for Al/steel friction stir lap welded joints …

Dissimilar metal additive manufacturing of aluminum-steel (Al single bond Fe) components
offers many opportunities for achieving effective structural lightweighting and multi …

This paper reveals the evolution of interfacial microstructure and its effect on the mechanical
properties of Al alloy/stainless steel joint made by inertia friction welding with different …