Solid-state metal additive manufacturing (AM) techniques offer unique capabilities for direct
printing of metallic materials towards a variety of applications. In this work, we developed a …

Smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and Eulerian methods are widely used in the
numerical simulation of laser impact welding (LIW). However, SPH method cannot directly …

This article presents the study of the shock wave propagation through aluminum alloys (pure
aluminum and aluminum 2024-T3) produced by laser plasma using experimental and …

To fulfill the need to limit automotive emissions, reducing vehicle weight is widely
recommended and achieved in many ways, both by the construction of individual elements …

Laser impact welding (LIW) joints for the center exists springback region, resulting in a small
effective welding area seriously affects the LIW joints performance problems. This paper for …

In this work, laser shock peening (or simply laser peening) is investigated for the first time as
a post welding treatment for dissimilar foils joined via the fully-mechanical, high-velocity …

Introduced is a comprehensive numerical modeling framework that includes microstructure
when simulating the laser impact welding (LIW) of metals to study the transient phenomena …

Explosion welding (EXW) is a solid-state joining process used to produce lap joints out of
metal plates of dissimilar materials. During the process, a controlled explosive detonation …

Collision welding processes are accompanied by the ejection of a metal jet, a cloud of
particles (CoP), or both phenomena, respectively. The purpose of this study is to investigate …

Presented is an investigation into laser impact welding (LIW) wherein experimentally
measured surface profiles of the flyer and target foils are incorporated to study their effects …