Emerging trends in manufacturing such as light weighting, increased performance and
functionality increases the use of multi-material, hybrid structures and thus the need for …

Spot welding, particularly resistance spot welding (RSW), is a critical joining process in
automotive industry. The development of advanced high strength steels for applications in …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a widely used solid state joining process for soft materials such
as aluminium alloys because it avoids many of the common problems of fusion welding …

轻量化作为汽车节能减排的重要手段, 得到世界各国的高度重视. 综合考虑成本,
性能及轻量化效果, 采用多材料混合车身设计成为未来最为重要的车身轻量化手段. 然而 …

Hybrid car bodies fabricated by joining parts made with steel and aluminum alloys are
becoming increasingly common. This provides an affordable mean to decrease the car …

The demands for higher fuel efficiency in the automotive sector have motivated the
increased use of multi-material combinations for lightweight designs in recent years. This …

Friction stir welding does not involve bulk melting of the components that are joined. This
has inspired attempts to exploit it for joining materials which differ in properties, chemical …

Implementation of lightweight low-ductility materials such as aluminum alloys, magnesium
alloys and composite materials has become urgently needed for automotive manufacturers …

Friction surfacing is a new variation of friction stir processing for surface property
modification of metallic substrates. There is an increasing body of literature about friction …

Abstract In the present study, 7.8 mm thick AA2219 rolled plates were successfully filling
friction stir welded (FFSW) without keyhole using a semi-consumable tool. The influences of …