Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding

X Meng, Y Huang, J Cao, J Shen… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding (FSW), a mature solid-state joining method, has become a revolutionary
welding technique over the past two decades because of its energy efficiency …

Stationary shoulder friction stir welding–low heat input joining technique: a review in comparison with conventional FSW and bobbin tool FSW

D Sejani, W Li, V Patel - Critical Reviews in Solid State and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Invention of friction stir welding (FSW) is revolutionarily redefined solid-state materials
joining process for lightweight constructions. With numerous commercial applications, FSW …

Unravelling the ultrasonic effect on residual stress and microstructure in dissimilar ultrasonic-assisted friction stir welding of Al/Mg alloys

NA Muhammad, P Geng, CS Wu, N Ma - International Journal of Machine …, 2023 - Elsevier
An in-depth knowledge and understanding of residual stress in dissimilar ultrasonic
vibration-assisted friction stir welding (UVaFSW) are crucial for the performance evaluation …

Tailoring grain refinement through thickness in magnesium alloy via stationary shoulder friction stir processing and copper backing plate

V Patel, W Li, X Liu, Q Wen, Y Su, J Shen… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To develop ultrafine grains (UFG) in 6.35 mm thick magnesium alloy, stationary shoulder
friction stir processing (SSFSP) with steel and copper backing plates was conducted. Steel …

Stationary shoulder friction stir welding of Al–Cu dissimilar materials and its mechanism for improving the microstructures and mechanical properties of joint

Y Zhao, J You, J Qin, C Dong, L Liu, Z Liu… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fundamental reasons for the poor mechanical properties of the Al–Cu conventional
friction stir welding (CFSW) joints are serious material mixing and excessively thick …

Improving the mechanical properties of 2219-T6 aluminum alloy joints by ultrasonic vibrations during friction stir welding

Y Hu, H Liu, H Fujii - Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding assisted by ultrasonic vibrations on the bottom surface of workpieces
(UVBS-FSW) is proposed. The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of ultrasonic vibrations …

Unique capabilities and applications of Microchannel Plate (MCP) detectors with Medipix/Timepix readout

AS Tremsin, JV Vallerga - Radiation Measurements, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of highly pixelated fast Medipix/Timepix readout enabled a large number
of novel hybrid detectors, where incoming particles/photons are initially converted into a …

Through-thickness microstructure and mechanical properties in stationary shoulder friction stir processed AA7075

V Patel, W Li, X Liu, Q Wen… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Stationary shoulder friction stir processing of high strength thick AA7075 aluminium alloy
demonstrated tiny gradient in the microstructure refinement across the thickness, which was …

Microstructural Evolution, Intermetallic Formation, and Mechanical Performance of Dissimilar Al6061–Ti6Al4V Static Shoulder Friction Stir Welds

S Sundar. A, KK Mugada… - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study focuses on achieving microstructural uniformity in dissimilar Al–Ti joints
through static shoulder friction stir welding (SSFSW). This method restricts material mixing at …

Energy-selective neutron imaging by exploiting wavelength gradients of double crystal monochromators—Simulations and experiments

AM Al-Falahat, N Kardjilov, TV Khanh… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential of wavelength resolved neutron transmission experiments is well known. This
paper is focused on the performance of the double crystal monochromator which is widely …