The solid-state welding method known as friction stir welding (FSW) bonds two metallic work
parts, whether the same or different, by plastically deforming the base metal. The frictional …

The application fields of friction stir welding technology, such as aerospace and
transportation, has high safety requirements and fatigue is the dominant failure mode for …

Tensile and fatigue behaviors of a compressor blade titanium alloy TC17 at room and high
temperatures (RT and HT) have been investigated up to very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) …

Zinc-containing aluminum alloys of the 7xxx series represent materials with highest potential
for lightweight applications due to their superior strength combined with low density …

Abstract Effects of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) on fatigue performance of a
7075-T6 aluminium alloy were studied in high cycle fatigue (HCF) and very high cycle …

Friction stir welding (FSW) was employed to join 10 mm thick AA2024-T6 aluminium alloy
plates to overcome the fusion welding related problems such as grain coarsening in fusion …

The microstructure, tensile properties, and fatigue behavior of friction stir welding (FSW)
joints of multilayer AA3003-clad AA6013 are experimentally investigated. Linear butt …

This study investigates the microstructural, mechanical, high-cycle fatigue, and fracture
behaviour of a dissimilar 2017A-T451/7075-T651 Al alloy joint produced by single-pass …

The effects of microstructural inhomogeneities and micro-defects on tensile and very high
cycle fatigue behaviors of a friction stir welded joint of ZK60 magnesium alloy have been …

This paper presents an innovative methodology of material characterization under high
strain rate (order of 10 7 s-1) laser shock loading coupled with microstructural and …