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 …

Machining chips are a potentially versatile material feedstock to be used in a range of solid-
state and melt based manufacturing processes. The poor current understanding of the …

Abstract Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) enables the extrusion of many
alloys with enhanced properties. In this study, ShAPE was used to extrude tubes of …

Nowadays, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all human activities has become crucial.
This article presents a life cycle assessment (LCA) investigation conducted to evaluate the …

Recycling of raw materials and is crucial for the production of new products for the global
economy. The aim here is, on the one hand, to reduce energy consumption, and, on the …

The possibility to directly extrude semi-finished products using a solid-state-recycling
process is a promising alternative to the remelting process, which is highly energy-intensive …

The possibility of producing profiles directly by hot extrusion of aluminum chips, normally
considered as scrap, is a promising alternative to the energy-intensive remelting process. It …

This study investigated the effect of severe plastic deformation induced by friction stir back
extrusion on microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of Al-Cu-Mg …

This study investigates the fabrication of copper matrix composite reinforced with 8 wt-% of
the Ti2SnC phase using friction stir-back extrusion. It explores the effect of rotational speed …

The fraction of materials that does not reach the target product in discrete manufacturing is
very significant. Directing secondary material streams towards other manufacturing …