Friction stir welding exploits its solid state process behaviour to join aluminum to steel, which
differs in thermal and mechanical properties, and where combination of these metallic alloys …

Joining of aluminium alloys is always a challenging task due to its easily oxidising property
in its molten stage. Although its application is huge in the building of aerospace structure …

The never ending appetite of the mankind to produce more and more competitive products
results in continuous development of newer and newer manufacturing processes. One of …

Friction stir welding process is a promising solid state joining process with the potential to
join low melting point materials, particularly aluminum alloys. The most attractive reason for …

Friction stir welding (FSW), a highly efficient solid-state joining technique, has been termed
as “green” technology due to its energy efficiency and environment friendliness. It is an …

Recently, vehicle weights have been increasing due to improvements in collision safety,
drivability, comfortability and mounting of various devices. Meanwhile, automobiles have to …

Friction stir welding (FSW), a solid‐state joining technique, is being extensively used in
similar as well as dissimilar joining of Al, Mg, Cu, Ti, and their alloys. In the present study …

High strength aluminum alloys are widely used in aircraft and marine industries. Generally,
the mechanical properties of fusion welded aluminum joints are poor. As friction stir welding …

The use of light-weight materials for industrial applications is a driving force for the
development of joining techniques. Friction stir welding (FSW) inspired joints of dissimilar …

Aluminium alloys are lightweight materials relatively used in automotive industries.
However, welding using the conventional welding methods is known to be difficult. In this …