The demands for higher fuel efficiency in the automotive sector have motivated the
increased use of multi-material combinations for lightweight designs in recent years. This …

The variation of forces, torque, absorbed energy, and temperature distribution during friction
stir welding process is investigated. Friction stir welding experiments were performed on an …

With the appropriate process parameters, both large and small tools can produce sound
joints with tensile strengths (TS) 80% higher than those fabricated with Al base metal. As a …

The joining of aluminum and steel has been considered as the efficient combination to
develop lightweight and environmental friendly structures. However, due to the significant …

The phenomenon of brittle fracture occurs too often in various branches of engineering
being the reason of unexpected termination of anticipated service lives of an engineering …

Laser-assisted friction stir welding between Q235 steel and 6061-T6 aluminum alloy was
studied by numerical and experimental methods in this paper. The mathematical model of …

With continuous growth and stringent demand for weight reduction in automotive structures,
the automotive industry has shown an increasing interest in dissimilar aluminium–steel …

Techniques for joining lightweight dissimilar materials, particularly metals and polymers
including CFRP, are becoming increasingly important in the manufacturing of hybrid …

This chapter presents the friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminum alloy AA-5083-O using
vertical milling machine. In present FSW experimentation, effects of different process …

Recently, various joining processes have been researched by many researchers due to the
demand for the joining technology between steel and aluminum. Therefore this study is …