Friction stir welding and processing enabled the creation of stronger joints, novel ultrafine-
grained metals, new metal matrix composites, and multifunctional surfaces at user-defined …

The development of the friction stir channelling (FSC) technology has a potential to
revolutionize the manufacturing industry, providing an innovative way to produce continuous …

Friction stir channeling is a sustainable manufacturing process that delivers a subsurface
internal closed channel in a monolithic plate with no length limitation. The current …

As a key part of solid-state friction rolling additive Manufacturing (FRAM), the toolhead is
used to generate heat and deformation through friction with the feed material to form a …

Friction stir channeling (FSC) presents a promising approach for achieving continuous
channels in heat exchangers, which are considered as leading candidates for high …

This research investigates the impact of shoulder-workpiece separation on the friction stir
channeling of copper, comparing two distinct tool designs. One design includes a clearance …

A novel galvanic-polishing-assisted near net shape forming was proposed to improve the
heat dissipation capacity of the liquid-cooled plates. The coarsest upper surface roughness …