Polymers and their composites are widely used for designing structures in aerospace,
automotive, electronic, sport industries due to their lightweight, cost, and processing …

Friction stir welding/processing (FSW/P) involving temperature, mechanics, metallurgy and
interaction, is a complex solid state joining and processing technology. FSW has been …

Hybrid joining (HJ) is the combination of two or more joining techniques to produce joints
with enhanced properties in comparison to those obtained from their parent techniques …

As the fibre reinforced plastic composites gain larger and larger share in industry, the
problem of joining them with metal elements becomes significant. The current paper is the …

As fiber reinforced plastic composites gain an increasingly larger share in aerospace
structures, the problem of joining them with metal elements becomes significant. The current …

Clinching technology has been widely applied in automobile assembly industries to join
sheet materials of different thicknesses and properties. It does not require any auxiliary parts …

Laser transmission welding (LTW) is nowadays a well-received polymer joining process.
New applications are emerging more and more due to the unique advantages of LTW over …

Exposure to aggressive environmental conditions and specific loads necessitate precise
material selection and manufacturing techniques. Techniques such as overlamination …

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 …

Additive manufacturing of titanium alloy (TiA)–copper alloy (CuA) multiple material
components poses many challenges due to the significant differences in their material …