Structural lightweighting through the effective use of multiple materials has received
increasing attention for fulfilling today's demands for environmental sustainability in …

Performing the laser processing of materials implies the importance of producing the desired
effect on local regions with a predetermined distribution of the beam-power density. The …

Three-layer aluminum/polymer/aluminum composite sheets are among the new materials
developed to reduce the weight and fuel consumption of vehicles. Using the conventional …

Sandwich panels are promising composite materials, although the possibilities for their
thermal joining are limited due to the degradation of the polymer core at elevated …

Recent research focuses on replacing metal current collectors with metallized polymer foils.
However, this introduces significant challenges during cell production, as manufacturing …

A metal/polymer/metal sandwich can combine the benefits of individual materials with
desirable properties and functionalities. They are commonly used in aviation and automotive …

This work describes the fabrication of AZ91D/A5052 clad strips by direct cladding from
molten metals using a horizontal twin roll caster. Subsequently, the effects of roll speed …

Laser welding of metal-polymer sandwich composite material samples made of 0.48 mm
thick DPK 30/50+ ZE dual-phase steel and 0.3 mm thick polypropylene-polyethylene foil as …

Laser radiation produces an effect that is mainly determined by the ability of the optical
system to create a given energy distribution over the worked surface of the material. The …

Lap joints of 1.5 mm thin sheets of dissimilar hot rolled E250 with polymer sandwich steel
(MPM) were produced by cold metal transfer (CMT) process, closer to the real application …