The heterojunctions between metal and polymer have become the effective ways to produce
the lighter, safer and more environmental friendly vehicles for the manufacturing fields of …

In the last decade, the friction stir welding of polymers has been increasingly investigated by
the means of more and more sophisticated approaches. Since the early studies, which were …

The volume of fluid (VOF) modeling method was implemented to simulate the underwater
friction-stir welding (FSW) process for dissimilar joining between aluminum and steel …

This article studied the effects of pin angle on heat generation and temperature distribution
during friction stir welding (FSW) of AA1100 aluminum alloy and St-14 low carbon steel. A …

Sound hybrid joint was achieved with a sufficient mixture of 6061-T6 aluminum (Al) alloy and
polyether ether ketone (PEEK) via friction stir lap welding (FSLW) by a tapered thread pin …

Short carbon fiber reinforced poly-ether-ether-ketone (SCF/PEEK) and 2060-T8 aluminum
alloy (AA2060-T8) were joined via friction stir welding with co-controlling shape and …

Laminated polymer-steel composites are promising layered materials for practical
applications in the automotive industry considering their superior crush resistance capacity …

This paper deals for the first time with the effects of additional cooling medium by
submerging underwater on the feasibility of dissimilar bond formation between aluminum …

The Role of rotating and travelling speed of the friction stir welding (FSW) tool on the
dissimilar lap-joining of an AA5058 aluminum alloy and polycarbonate (PC) sheets has …

Friction stir welding (FSW) of thermoplastic materials is an attractive but a challenging
process due to inherent chemical and mechanical characteristics of polymeric materials. In …