Increasing demands for operating properties of fabricated elements on one hand, and a
necessity of reducing mass of a structure on the other, triggers materials engineering …

This review is on the various techniques and methodologies applied to sensor based
monitoring of the quality and control of defects in an advanced joining process named …

Polymer composites have certain advantages over metals in terms of mechanical as well as
metallurgical properties. These can be joined with similar as well as dissimilar polymer …

Welding is a major manufacturing process that joins two or more pieces of materials together
through heating/mixing them followed by cooling/solidification. The goal of welding …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is increasingly utilized in aerospace for welding dissimilar Al–Mg
alloys without melting, overcoming fusion welding challenges. This summary highlights …

Simultaneous measurement of the tool torque, traverse force and axial force during friction
stir welding process is of great significance to the understanding of the underlying process …

The effects of tool pin thread on the interfacial heat generation, temperature field, material
flow and mixing in friction stir welding of Al/Mg alloys was considered to develop a dissimilar …

A numerical analysis is improved to study the effect of vibration on temperature history, heat
generation, and mechanical properties during the friction stir welding process with different …

In comparison to the traditional reinforced composites, Friction stir processed composites
have emerged to be more promising because of their better properties such as strength …

A mathematical model is developed to analyze the effects of superimposed ultrasonic
vibration on heat generation, temperature distribution and material flow in friction stir …