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 …

Mechanical joining technologies are increasingly used in multi-material lightweight
constructions and offer opportunities to create versatile joining processes due to their low …

Among metal additive manufacturing technologies, additive friction stir deposition stands out
for its ability to create freeform and fully-dense structures without melting and solidification …

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 …

The current work explored additive friction stir deposition of AZ31B magnesium alloy with the
aid of MELD® technology. AZ31B magnesium bar stock was fed through a hollow friction stir …

Structural performance is a key challenge pertinent to additive manufacturing. A majority of
the current techniques employed for metallic materials involve liquid–solid transformation …

With significant interest from the aerospace and defense industry, additive friction stir
deposition (AFSD) is an emerging solid-state metal additive process that can result in fully …

Friction stir welding (FSW) process is currently considered as a promising alternative to join
aluminium alloys. Indeed, this solid-state welding technique is particularly recommended for …

Currently friction stir welding tools are designed by trial and error. Here we propose and test
a criterion for the design of a tool shoulder diameter based on the principle of maximum …

Compared to most thermomechanical processing methods, friction stir welding (FSW) is a
recent technique which has not yet reached full maturity. Nevertheless, owing to multiple …