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

The demand for thermal management in electronic packaging (EP) and its allied industries,
especially in high-power electronics, has grown in the last three decades due to the …

This paper presents the effects of ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM)
technique on the tribological behavior of sintered Cu-based alloy prepared using a powder …

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 …

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 …

In the effort of expanding the already existing applications of additively manufactured parts,
improving mechanical performance is essential. Friction stir processing (FSP) is a promising …

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 …

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panel of key researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry, is a …

Abstract Cast Al–Si alloys are used for automotive applications. Friction stir processing
(FSP) is being used in recent years to improve the performance of these alloys. Secondary …

Extreme shear deformation is used for several material processing methods and is
unavoidable in many engineering applications in which two surfaces are in relative motion …