ABSTRACT Friction Stir Processing (FSP) has become a leading technique to produce
surface composite on the surface of various materials such as aluminum, magnesium …

Friction stir processing (FSP) has attracted much attention in the last decade and contributed
significantly to the creation of functionally graded materials with both gradient structure and …

Surface modification by suitable technique aids in improving the characteristics of material to
resist severe wear in demanding environments and challenging applications. The present …

The eventual material degradation of steel components in bio-implant, marine, and high-
temperature applications is a critical issue that can have widespread negative ramifications …

Directed energy deposition (DED) process involves complex cyclic reheating and rapid
cooling, which probably lead to differences in microstructure and corrosion resistance from …

Corrosion is frequently viewed as a catastrophic and unavoidable disaster in marine
applications. Every year, a huge cost is incurred on the maintenance and repair of corrosion …

In this study, the relationship between microstructure and hardness of the cladding layer
obtained from a real laser cladding knife was investigated. It was developed for high-end …

Friction stir processing (FSP) technology has received reasonable attention in the past two
decades to process a wide range of materials such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium …

ABSTRACT A lightweight AlSiBeTiV high entropy alloy (HEA) powder is synthesized by the
ball milling process and is reinforced on SS410 through friction stir processing (FSP) …

Advances in corrosion-resistant alloys have primarily been driven by new corrosion
mechanisms and new alloys. As a new class of structural and functional materials, high …