There are several facets of aluminum when it comes to sustainability. While it helps to save
fuel due to its low density, producing it from ores is very energy-intensive. Recycling it shifts …

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 (FSW), a mature solid-state joining method, has become a revolutionary
welding technique over the past two decades because of its energy efficiency …

Numerous industrial applications, particularly those in the transport industry, require the
joining of dissimilar materials which offers considerable benefits in terms of low cost, design …

Magnesium and aluminum alloys continually attract interest as lightweight structural
materials for transport applications. However, joining these dissimilar alloys is very …

Since its inception, significant progress has been made in understanding additive
manufacturing (AM) processes and the structure and properties of the fabricated metallic …

Current industrial applications demand materials with customised features and site-specific
properties, and many such applications use bimetallic structures. Bimetallic structures offer …

Friction stir welding (FSW) has achieved remarkable success in the joining and processing
of aluminium alloys and other softer structural alloys. Conventional FSW, however, has not …

The interactions among thermal history, plastic deformation and residual stresses in the
friction stir welding (FSW) process under different welding parameters have been widely …

At present aluminium-magnesium alloys are widely used in various engineering
applications due to its light weight and superior properties. Joining is considered as one of …