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

Surface composites are suitable materials for engineering applications encountering surface
interactions. Friction stir processing (FSP) is emerging as a promising technique for making …

A third-generation Al–Li alloy AA2198 has been successfully welded by bobbin tool friction
stir welding. The stirred zone, displaying an hourglass shape, consists of recrystallized Al …

Friction stir welding (FSW) was used to weld the 205 A aluminum alloy parts fabricated by
wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). The microstructure characteristic, phase structure …

Heat generation and plastic deformation during Friction Stir Welding (FSW) produce
profound changes in the microstructure and structural properties of welded joints …

Friction stir processing (FSP) is a novel technique for refining the microstructure. In this
study, the effect of FSP process parameters such as tool rotation, traverse speed and tool tilt …

Microhardness variations across the friction stir welded (FSW) and impulse friction stir
welded (IFSW) AA2024–T351 joints have been elucidated by the transformations of the S–Al …

This article provides an overview of the potential for superplasticity of aluminum alloys using
friction stir processing (FSP). FSP is a variant of friction stir welding (FSW), and FSP is an …

AA2519-T87 aluminium alloy is a recently developed armour grade aluminium alloy used for
fabricating light combat vehicles in the armour application. Joining of this alloy using fusion …

The microstructural evolution in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of 5 mm thick friction stir
welded (FSW) 2024Al–T351 joints during long-term natural aging and its effect on …