Friction stir based welding, processing, extrusion and additive manufacturing

FC Liu, AH Feng, X Pei, Y Hovanski, RS Mishra… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding and processing enabled the creation of stronger joints, novel ultrafine-
grained metals, new metal matrix composites, and multifunctional surfaces at user-defined …

A review on phenomenological model subtleties for defect assessment in friction stir welding

D Das, S Bag, S Pal, A De - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding (FSW) is in existence for well over three decades. Started primarily with
the joining of aluminium alloys, FSW is gradually engaged for other alloys and also …

Effects of tool rotation direction on microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 aluminum alloy joints by the synergistically double-sided friction stir welding

Y Tang, W Li, Y Zou, W Wang, Y Xu, A Vairis… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to improve welding efficiency and joint performance of friction stir welded aluminum
alloy plates of different thickness, a new synergistically double-sided friction stir welding …

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified thin-strip continuous cast AA5182 Al-Mg alloy under varying heat inputs in friction stir welding

H Pouraliakbar, HJ Aval, A Howells… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Rapidly solidified thin-strip (TS) continuous cast AA5182 Al-Mg alloy was welded for the first
time by the friction stir welding (FSW) technique. The response of solute supersaturation that …

Improvement in the weldability and mechanical properties of CuZn40 and AA1100-O dissimilar joints by underwater friction stir welding

SK Lader, M Baruah, R Ballav - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding (FSW) of brass (CuZn40) and aluminum alloy (AA1100-O) carried out in
the open air (AFSW) is affected by several weld flaws, poor heat affected zone (HAZ), and …

Influence of the Zn interlayer on the mechanical strength, corrosion and microstructural behavior of friction stir-welded 6061-T6 aluminium alloy and AZ61 magnesium …

M Kumar, A Das, R Ballav - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
To reduce structural weight, the transportation industry needs to join dissimilar Al and Mg
alloys. However, due to their different properties, joining dissimilar materials is much harder …

Formation of mechanical property gradient along the sheet thickness due to the patterned Fe/Al IMC layers in the interface in dissimilar FSW of HSLA steel to AA 5083

M Sahu, A Paul, S Ganguly - Materials Characterization, 2023 - Elsevier
HSLA steel is welded to AA 5083 by FSW technique in butt configuration and investigated
for localized mechanical properties across the sheet thickness in the proximity of the …

Effect of tool pin geometry and multi-pass intermittent friction stir processing on the surface properties of aerospace grade aluminium 7075 alloy

G Girish - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple pass intermittent friction stir processing was conducted on the surface of an
aerospace grade AA7075 alloy using pentagonal and hexagonal profiled pins and its …

Improved Mechanical Properties of SUS304/AA5083 Dissimilar Joint by Laser Ablation Pretreatment in Vortex-Friction Stir Lap Welding

X Liu, J Luo, W Bao, X Pei, Q Wang, Z Ni - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
To obtain a high-quality Al/steel dissimilar joint, a micro-groove-assisted vortex-friction stir
lap welding (MG-VFSLW) process was developed. Through prefabricating micro-grooves on …

Achieving superior aluminum-steel dissimilar joining via ultrasonic spot welding: Microstructure and fracture behavior

D Bajaj, R Mehavarnam, XF Fang, NS Ma, DY Li… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-strength dissimilar welded joints of AA2024-T3 alloy with an AA1230 coating and
galvanized high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel were attained through ultrasonic spot …