Abstract Machine learning (ML) methods have received immense attention as potential
models for modeling different manufacturing systems. This paper presents a comprehensive …

The use of the friction stir welding (FSW) process as a relatively new solid-state welding
technology in the aerospace industry has pushed forward several developments in different …

The unique combination of very large strains, high temperatures and high strain rates
inherent to friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir processing (FSP) and their dependency …

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 …

Deformation-driven metallurgy was implemented to prepare graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)-
reinforced aluminum matrix composites with a time-dependent self-enhancement in …

The interactions among thermal history, plastic deformation and residual stresses in the
friction stir welding (FSW) process under different welding parameters have been widely …

5 wt% graphene nanoplatelet-reinforced aluminum matrix composites were prepared by
deformation-driven metallurgy to ameliorate strength-ductility efficiency. Severe plastic …

Corrosion behavior of friction stir welded Al-Cu alloy and Al-Cu-Li alloy joints were revealed
via immersion, intergranular, exfoliation and electrochemical corrosion. Precipitation-driven …

Various biomedical implants for prolonged usage in the human body have been created in
recent years in a massive and steadily increasing number. Friction stir techniques are solid …

Linear chains in thermoplastics make them relatively weak in performance but inherently
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …