A comprehensive review on optimal welding conditions for friction stir welding of thermoplastic polymers and their composites

SH Iftikhar, AHI Mourad, J Sheikh-Ahmad, F Almaskari… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir spot welding (FSSW) techniques are becoming
widely popular joining techniques because of their increasing potential applications in …

Effect of friction stir welding techniques and parameters on polymers joint efficiency—A critical review

MAR Pereira, AM Amaro, PNB Reis, A Loureiro - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of current work is to analyse the influence of different welding techniques and
welding parameters on the morphology and mechanical strength of friction stir welds (FSW) …

Optimization of friction stir welding for various tool pin geometries: the weldability of Polyamide 6 plates made of material extrusion additive manufacturing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, N Mountakis… - The International Journal …, 2023 - Springer
The weldability of 3D printed (3DP), through material extrusion (MEX), of Polyamide 6 (PA6)
plates joined with FSW is investigated. FSW has its challenges in polymers, especially for …

Friction stir welding tooling for polymers: review and prospects

S Eslami, PJ Tavares, P Moreira - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2017 - Springer
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state joining technique, which has been developed
remarkably during the last decade. Due to its benefits over conventional welding techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Friction stir welding of carbon black reinforced high-density polyethylene tube-to-tubesheet joints

SH Iftikhar, AHI Mourad, DT Thekkuden… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial heat exchanger applications dealing with highly corrosive fluids demand the use
of thermoplastic heat exchangers because of the chemically inert and anti-fouling nature of …

Manufacturing parameters, materials, and welds properties of butt friction stir welded joints–overview

A Laska, M Szkodo - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The modern and eco-friendly friction stir welding (FSW) method allows the combination of
even such materials that are considered to be non-weldable. The development of FSW …

Joining of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites by friction stir welding—A review

MAR Pereira, I Galvão, JD Costa, AM Amaro, RM Leal - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of the current work is to show the potential of the friction stir welding (FSW)
and its variants to join fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer (FRTP) composites. To …

Friction stir welding of polymers: An overview

A Zafar, M Awang, SR Khan - 2nd international conference on mechanical …, 2017 - Springer
Friction stir welding, a solid state joining process is an already proven technique for the
welding of metals. Lately, it has been employed on polymers, which also have shown …

A review on friction stir welding of thermoplastic materials: recent advances and progress

MAE Omer, M Rashad, AH Elsheikh, EA Showaib - Welding in the World, 2022 - Springer
Friction stir welding (FSW) was developed initially for welding aluminium alloys which were
difficult to weld using conventional welding techniques, and a remarkable success was …

[HTML][HTML] Adhesive reinforced friction stir welded thermoplastic tube-to-tubesheet hybrid joints

SH Iftikhar, JA Qudeiri, AHI Mourad - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic materials are gaining popularity, because of their anti-fouling and chemically
inert properties, for use in industrial applications that involve heating and cooling of highly …