This paper describes the pre-treatment of the wrought aluminium alloy AW 6016, which is
mainly employed in automotive car body manufacturing to reduce the weight. The major …

Carbonaceous deposits of diesel engine piston are known to reduce engine durability and
performance. Little research has been conducted on the deposits removal by laser …

Mechanical pretreatment is the oldest and most common technique for improving the
performance of adhesive metal bonds. But it is poorly understood, how mechanical …

The strengths of epoxy/aluminum joints reinforced with a zirconium-silicon based sol–gel
adhesion promoter were investigated using an ADCB (Asymmetric Double Cantilever Beam) …

Influence of loading of Al2O3, Al, and Cu particles (0.5–5 μm) in an epoxy adhesive has
been studied in reference to thermal stability and single lap shear joint properties of the …

In this study, two classes of surface pre-treatment methods, namely three blast-cleaning
methods with different abrasive materials (for initial preparation) and three mechanical …

The increasing environmental concerns and stringent regulations targeting emissions and
energy efficiency necessitate innovative material solutions that not only comply with these …

We have adopted the dip‐pulling method and a thinning technique to obtain interpenetrating
polymer network (IPN) thin films with suitable thickness and adhesive strength on Al …

Light weight aluminum has shown high applicability in the automobile industry for high fuel
efficiency. However, the manufacturing of aluminum is limited by the deburring process …

Copper immersion coating of magnesium alloys has, to date, been conducted only in acidic
baths. This article describes a novel alkaline bath for copper immersion coating on AZ91D …