The main drawback of friction stir welding (FSW) dissimilar metals is the formation of
intermetallic compounds (IMCs), which are brittle and affect the strength of the joint. The …

The present paper is focused on friction stir welding (FSW) of dissimilar aluminum alloys and
steels, an area that is getting great concern recently. The promise of FSW joints lies in low …

The tool tilt angle is an important factor determining the microstructure and properties of
friction stir weld joints. In this study, both experiments and numerical simulations are made to …

Al/steel dissimilar welds were obtained by friction stir lap welding (FSLW) with an Al
interlayer, which was fabricated by friction surfacing (FS). In present study, the tool pin was …

This article showcases details on enumerative information of dissimilar aluminum (Al) to
steel welds manufactured using different friction-based welding processes with an emphasis …

Friction stir welding is a rather recent welding process (patented in 1991 by Thomas et
al.,'Improvements to friction welding'UK patent application no. 9125978.8, US Patent …

This experimental investigation describes the effect of tilt angle and rotational speed on the
characteristics of welding defects, intermetallic compounds, weld strength and micro …

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 …

Friction stir additive manufacturing is studied experimentally and numerically. Different to
conventional friction stir welding, re-stirring and re-heating can be found for friction stir …

The lap configurations and pin lengths have important influences on the joint quality and
performance in Al-to-Mg friction stir lap welding (FSLW). But how these two factors affect the …