Carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTP) and metals hybrid structures
have been widely used in aircraft lightweight manufacturing. However, due to the significant …

Metal–polymer hybrid structures have been widely used in research into their lightweight
automotive applications, because of their excellent comprehensive properties. As an …

Abstract 304 stainless steel (304SS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were lapped
joined by laser conduction welding using a semiconductor laser with a flat-top thermal …

The joining of light alloy and carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics composite (CFRTP) is
recently considered to be an effective way to meet the lightweight requirements of …

This paper aims to investigate the bonding mechanism during laser transmission welding of
polycarbonate sheets using an electrolytic iron powder (EIP) absorber. The experiments are …

Traditional resistance spot welding (RSW) has been unsuccessful in forming quality
composite joints between steel–or aluminum–polymer-based composites. This has led to …

Recently, the usage of laser transmission welding (LTW) technology in the automotive
industry has been rising for joining thermoplastic parts regarding its superior properties in …

To realize the joining of dissimilar material 316L stainless steel with polylactic acid (PLA),
the laser-assisted metal-plastic direct joining (LAMP) method was applied, and the process …

During laser-metal inert gas (MIG) hybrid welding, a large amount of welding status
information is generated in droplet transfer, keyhole and molten pool. In this paper …

A laser welding technology for the dissimilar materials 316L stainless steel (316L ss) and
polylactic acid (PLA) was investigated to analyze the process parameters, which have a …