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 …

Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a variation of linear Friction Stir Welding (FSW), which
was invented to compete with resistance spot welding (RSW) and riveting of lightweight …

Nowadays, friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is becoming a serious candidate technology to
join aircraft materials such as AA2024-O and AA6061-T6 since the use of FSSW offers …

Friction spot welding (FSpW) is a relatively new solid state joining technology developed by
GKSS. In the present study, FSpW was applied to join the 6061-T4 aluminum alloy sheet …

Due to their distinctive qualities, ultra-lightweight alloys like AA6061 and AZ31B find use in a
variety of significant applications. However, they are challenging to fusion weld due to …

Defect-free dissimilar Al/zinc coated steel and Al/AlSi coated steel welds were successfully
fabricated by refill friction stir spot welding. However, Al alloy and uncoated steel could not …

Refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) was applied to join the 2A12-T4 aluminum alloy
successfully, and effects of the tool rotational speed on weld formation, microstructure …

Pinless tools have been proposed to eliminate pinhole problems during friction stir welding;
while strength of the joint could be decreased. Two probe tools with pin lengths of 2 and 3 …

This review sheds novel insights on the residual oxide behaviour of solid-state weld joints of
aluminium alloys. Understanding the influence of oxides on the aluminium surface before …

Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a solid-state welding process, wherein the properties of a
weld joint are influenced by the state of friction and localised thermodynamic conditions at …