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 …

Three different features of pin models in Al-Cu dissimilar friction stir welding processes are
established to analyse the effects of threads and flats on the two-phase material thermal flow …

In the last few decades, massive efforts have been added to investigate liquid-state additive
manufacturing (AM) processes, such as laser and electron beam-based AM, in the context of …

In this work, similar butt joints of AA6061-T6 alloy prepared by underwater friction stir
welding (UWFSW) and friction stir vibration welding (FSVW) processes were examined. The …

Understanding the void defect formation mechanism and simultaneous predicting the tool
service life in friction stir welding are critical for optimizing the welding parameters. However …

Application of electric current, while deforming the material is known to aid the deformation
process due to electroplastic effect. The experimentally observed behaviour during the …

A developed version of friction stir brazing (FSB) entitled friction stir vibration brazing (FSVB)
was presented to fabricate low carbon steel joint using% 67wt Sn-% 33wt Pb alloy as a …

The effects of tool pin thread on the interfacial heat generation, temperature field, material
flow and mixing in friction stir welding of Al/Mg alloys was considered to develop a dissimilar …

The in-situ investigation of microstructure evolution during friction stir welding (FSW) can
provide very important theoretical guidance to control the microstructure and mechanical …

Underwater dissimilar friction stir welding of an Al-Mg alloy (AA5005) and low carbon steel
(ASTM A283) in butt joint configuration was studied. The effect of submerged temperature at …