Friction stir welding (FSW), a highly efficient solid-state joining technique, has been termed
as “green” technology due to its energy efficiency and environment friendliness. It is an …

CO2 reduction to carbon feedstocks using heterogeneous photocatalysis technique has
been deemed as an attractive means of addressing both deteriorating greenhouse effect …

Limited slip systems of α structure always play a major role in hindering strength-ductility
synergy improvement of titanium (Ti) alloys. To overcome the strength-ductility trade-off of Ti …

In Europe, many technologies with high socio-economic benefits face materials
requirements that are often affected by demand-supply disruption. This paper offers an …

Aluminum has low evaporation temperature and high reactivity with oxygen, and it could
cause a lot of challenges during traditional melt-based additive manufacturing (AM) process …

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 …

To achieve high-strength joints of 2195 Al–Li alloy, a novel splat cooling assisted friction stir
welding (SCaFSW) was proposed. The microstructures and mechanical properties of …

Complicated plastic deformation and welding temperature were generated in the nugget
zone (NZ) of friction stir welding (FSW) joints leading to different regions being developed …

Friction stir welding (FSW) under both air cooling and water cooling conditions with welding
parameters of 800–1200 rpm rotation rates and 50–200 mm/min welding speeds was …

In this study, friction stir processing (FSP) was employed as the strengthening method to
modify the microstructure and mechanical properties of cold sprayed AA2024/Al 2 O 3 metal …