The unique combination of very large strains, high temperatures and high strain rates
inherent to friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir processing (FSP) and their dependency …

Friction stir welding is a relatively new solid-state joining technique which is widely adopted
in different industry fields to join different metallic alloys that are hard to weld by …

Corrosion behavior of friction stir welded Al-Cu alloy and Al-Cu-Li alloy joints were revealed
via immersion, intergranular, exfoliation and electrochemical corrosion. Precipitation-driven …

Understanding the void defect formation mechanism and simultaneous predicting the tool
service life in friction stir welding are critical for optimizing the welding parameters. However …

Friction stir processing was used to refine the grain structure in 2 mm thick AISI 316L
stainless steel sheets, with a pinless tool, at a constant traverse speed of 63 mm/min and …

The accurate prediction of the thermal energy generation and distribution in friction stir
welding process is of great significance for the optimization of the process parameters and …

Aiming at developing new generation of high-temperature neutron absorbing materials for
both structural and functional usages,(B 4 C+ Al 2 O 3)/Al composites were fabricated. Hot …

Friction stir welding (classical FSW) is considered to offer advantages over the traditional
fusion welding techniques in terms of dissimilar welding. However, some challenges still …

A numerical analysis is improved to study the effect of vibration on temperature history, heat
generation, and mechanical properties during the friction stir welding process with different …

Abstract Development of a reasonable constitutive equation is critical to realize accurate
numerical prediction of ultrasonic vibration-assisted friction stir welding (UVaFSW) of …