Increasing demand of lightweight structures with exceptional properties elicits materials
processing and manufacturing technologies to tailor blanks in order to achieve or enhance …

Friction stir welding (FSW), a highly efficient solid-state joining technique, has been termed
as “green” technology due to its energy efficiency and environment friendliness. It is an …

To expand the application of wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) in aluminum alloy
forming components, it is vitally important to reduce the porosity, refine microstructure, and …

The present article reviews the development of cast aluminium alloy with highlights on
improvement in the morphological, mechanical, tribological, and ageing properties of Sr …

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 ductility of Al alloys is dictated by the nucleation, growth and coalescence of small
internal voids originating from intermetallic particle fracture and from the presence of pre …

Wire-arc directed energy deposition (DED) offers advantages such as high forming
efficiency and the ability to create parts without potential constraints on size. It possesses …

Abstract Al–Si–Mg alloys with 7% and 12%(mass ratio) Si contents were subjected to friction
stir processing (FSP), warm rolling (WR), and heat treatment. The effects of process routes …

The effect of two-pass friction stir processing (FSP) on the microstructural evolution,
mechanical properties and impact toughness of as-cast Al–12Si alloy was investigated …

Failure by fatigue is a common problem associated with cast aluminum alloys due to defects
like shrinkage porosities, non-metallic inclusions, etc. Friction stir processing (FSP) has …