An in-depth knowledge and understanding of residual stress in dissimilar ultrasonic
vibration-assisted friction stir welding (UVaFSW) are crucial for the performance evaluation …

Pinless friction spot joining (FSpJ) has proven to be a competitive friction-based joining
technique for fabricating metal/carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics hybrid joints. The …

The fatigue life prediction of welded joints with different specifications under different
conditions was a challenging issue due to the quite complex influence. Specifically, the …

Welding technology is widely used in the aerospace, construction, machinery, and rail
transportation industries. After the welding process is completed, the weld seam is typically …

The refill-friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) process on the Al5052–H32 alloy joined with
high-purity Cu film resulted in notable changes in the work-hardened Al alloy. The stirring …

It is an effective method to fabricate high-strength friction stir lap welding (FSLW) joints by
avoiding the upward-bending lap interface outside the stir zone (SZ) and the continuously …

The present work investigates the correlations between galvanic corrosion, intermetallic
compound (IMC) formation, and the input of welding energy with respect to the initiation and …

A finite element method (FEM) combined with subroutines was established and used for
tracing the evolution of stresses in M50 steel in quenching. The constitutive relation and …

Studying the physical fields in the friction stir welding (FSW) can reveal how they impact the
microstructure of the joint, allowing one to develop more reliable joints. In this study, the Al …

Friction stir processing (FSP) manufacturing technology was used to fabricate medium Mn
advanced high-strength steel in this study. The mechanical properties and microstructure of …