High axial force requirement for existing friction stir additive manufacturing technologies is a
substantial obstacle to manufacturing of complex reliable components by high-freedom …

Additive manufacturing for metallic components has gained wide acceptance in diverse
industries for low-carbon productions. The inherent solidification defects of melting-based …

Aerospace and automotive industries provide the next big opportunities for additive
manufacturing. Currently, the additive industry is confronted with four major challenges that …

Friction stir additive manufacturing technology has emerged as an efficient solid-state
process option that provides superior connectivity for lightweight structural material with …

Most melt-based processes greatly inhibit additive manufacturing of high-strength aluminium
alloys due to porosity, cracking, and distortion. Friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM) …

Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing (FSAM) is a novel process with which large-scale
aluminum structures can be produced from high-strength alloys such as the 7xxx series. Due …

Friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM) is a solid-state sheet-based metal additive
manufacturing (MAM) process that utilizes the classical friction stir welding (FSW) process to …

The structural performance of metallic components is a significant challenge especially
when it comes to operating conditions in real-world applications. Friction stir additive …

Submerged friction stir processing (SFSP) with flowing water was employed to alleviate the
porosities and coarse-grained structure introduced by wire-arc manufacturing. As a result …

In this study, a hybrid wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) and interlayer friction stir
processing (IFSP) approach was utilized to enhance the quality of 2024 aluminum alloy …