The paper presents a comprehensive review on dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of Al to
non-Al metallic materials, wherein the combination of Al–Mg, Al–Cu, Al-steel and Al–Ti are …

Dissimilar metal additive manufacturing of aluminum-steel (Al single bond Fe) components
offers many opportunities for achieving effective structural lightweighting and multi …

Dissimilar material welded joints will inevitably suffer atmospheric corrosion during service,
which may lead to premature failure of the dissimilar welded joints. Hence, in present study …

Vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW), an impact welding method, was used for the first
time to produce high strength welds between SiC-reinforced 8009 aluminum metal matrix …

This paper proposes a novel impact welding method named water-augmented vaporizing
foil actuator welding, in which liquid water is introduced to alter the foil's vaporization …

Lightweight structures made of aluminum alloys and high strength steels are increasingly
used for improving vehicle fuel efficiency. One barrier for joining aluminum and steel is the …

Impact welding joint with an inserting interlayer can be used to improve the weldability of
hard-to-weld metal pairs. However, the formation mechanism of wavy interface during …

A technique for producing impact welds with small standoff gaps between dissimilar
aluminum alloys, using the Vaporizing Foil Actuator Welding technique, is demonstrated …

This paper introduces a novel high-velocity impact welding process: the standoff-free
vaporizing foil actuator welding (standoff-free VFAW). This technique employs a new type of …

Alternate fuels and powertrain systems will force an increased premium on vehicle mass
reduction both to make vehicles more fuel-efficient and to enable greater range. an analysis …