[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of friction stir techniques in structural materials and alloys: challenges and trends

DAP Prabhakar, AK Shettigar, MA Herbert… - journal of materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Friction-stir techniques are the potential alternative to fusion-based systems for processing
and welding metallic alloys and other materials. This review explores the advantages …

Friction stir welding of Aluminium matrix composites–A Review

P Subramanya, M Amar, S Arun… - MATEC Web of …, 2018 - matec-conferences.org
Friction stir welding (FSW) is established as one of the prominent welding techniques to join
aluminium matrix composites (AMCs). It is a solid state welding process, takes place well …

Parameter investigation and optimization of friction stir welded AA6061/TiO2 composites through TLBO

SR Prabhu, A Shettigar, MA Herbert, SS Rao - Welding in the World, 2022 - Springer
This paper explicates the joining of AA 6061/TiO 2 composites by the friction stir welding
(FSW) process. FSW experiments were conducted as per the three factors, three-level …

Influence of process variables on joint attributes of friction stir welded aluminium matrix composite

RSB Prabhu, AK Shettigar, M Patel GC… - Advances in Materials …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The microstructure and mechanical attributes of the friction stir welded aluminium metal
matrix composites (AMCs) are reported in this paper. Impacts of friction stir welding (FSW) …

Effects of performance measures of non-conventional joining processes on mechanical properties of metal matrix composites

K Singh, SA Bansal, V Khanna… - Metal Matrix Composites, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The increased demand for metal matrix composites with enhanced properties in the multi-
disciplinary industries of automobile, medical, and electronics needs advanced joining …

A parametric study of friction stir welded AA6061/SiC AMC and its effect on microstructure and mechanical properties

D Kumar, DJ Ottarackal, U Acharya, T Medhi… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effect of parametric variations on microstructural and
mechanical properties of friction stir welded (FSW) 6 mm thick as-cast AA6061/SiC …

Multi response optimization of friction stir welding process variables using TOPSIS approach

SR Prabhu, A Shettigar, M Herbert… - IOP Conference Series …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Being a solid state welding process, the friction stir welding (FSW) is extensively used these
days, to join difficulty-to-weld materials such as aluminium alloys and its composites. This …

Evaluation of microstructure, hardness and mechanical properties of friction stir welded Al–Ce–Si–Mg aluminium alloy

AD D'Souza, SS Rao, MA Herbert - Metals and Materials International, 2020 - Springer
A vast majority of the research on friction stir welding (FSW) is mainly focused on welding of
aluminium alloys. The research studies in this paper are based on one such alloy known as …

Effect of tool rotational speed on friction stir welding of ASTM A516-70 Steel Using W–25% Re Alloy tool

Z Iqbal, A Bazoune, F Al-Badour, A Shuaib… - Arabian Journal for …, 2019 - Springer
W–25% Re tool was used to friction stir weld ASTM A516-70 steel. This paper presents the
results of studying the effects of rotational speed on tool reaction loads, tool wear, weld …

Experimental assessment of FSW process to join AA6061/Rutile composite and parametric optimization using TGRA

SR Prabhu, A Shettigar, MA Herbert… - Engineering Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Present study is focused on investigating the effect of various friction stir welding (FSW)
process variables on AA6061/Rutile composites welding quality. FSW of composites was …