Emerging trends in manufacturing such as light weighting, increased performance and
functionality increases the use of multi-material, hybrid structures and thus the need for …

Spot welding, particularly resistance spot welding (RSW), is a critical joining process in
automotive industry. The development of advanced high strength steels for applications in …

This review paper aims to introduce systematic in-depth analysis of diversified aspects of
ultrasonic application in metal joining and processing including its limitations, future …

轻量化作为汽车节能减排的重要手段, 得到世界各国的高度重视. 综合考虑成本,
性能及轻量化效果, 采用多材料混合车身设计成为未来最为重要的车身轻量化手段. 然而 …

Hybrid car bodies fabricated by joining parts made with steel and aluminum alloys are
becoming increasingly common. This provides an affordable mean to decrease the car …

The 6061-T6 Al alloy and mild steel plate with a thickness of 1mm were successfully welded
by the flat spot friction stir welding technique, which contains two steps during the entire …

This paper intends to provide a perspective on the current development of the friction stir
welding (FSW) technology. The industrialisation of the technology and related research …

Aluminium alloy 6111-T4 and steel DC04 1mm sheets have been successfully welded with
a cycle time< 1s by “Abrasion circle friction spot welding”, a novel approach to joining …

Friction surfacing is a new variation of friction stir processing for surface property
modification of metallic substrates. There is an increasing body of literature about friction …

Abstract In the present study, 7.8 mm thick AA2219 rolled plates were successfully filling
friction stir welded (FFSW) without keyhole using a semi-consumable tool. The influences of …