Over the past years, the demand for the wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is
potentially increased, and it has become a promising alternative to subtractive …

Aluminium alloys are widely used in the fields of electric module packaging, electronic
technology, automotive body structure, wind and solar energy management, due to the …

Inconel 625 and Hastelloy C-276 nickel-based alloy coatings were prepared on 304
stainless steels by cold metal transfer (CMT), aiming at improving the resistance to …

Brazing is a 5000-year-old joining process which still meets advanced joining challenges
today. In brazing, components are joined by heating above the melting point of a filler metal …

In this work, an innovative hybrid resistance spot-laser welding process, which first conducts
resistance spot welding of aluminum and steel dissimilar materials, followed by laser spot …

Realizing improved strength in composite metallic materials remains a challenge using
conventional welding and joining systems due to the generation and development of brittle …

The development of high-performance dissimilar aluminum–steel joints is necessary to
promote the feasibility of multi-material design and lightweight manufacturing. However …

Recent studies demonstrate that Al-Si alloys, which are conventionally used in as-cast form,
can be transformed to profiles through high temperature plastic deformation. However, rare …

The combination of aluminium (Al) and steel is a promising solution in the automotive
industry for reducing the weight of automotive body structure and fuel consumption. The …

The alternative longitudinal external magnetic field (LEMF) was verified to be effective to
enhance the spreading and wetting capacity of the molten aluminum metal in metal inert gas …