Friction stir welding of non-heat treatable Al alloys: challenges and improvements opportunities

B Abnar, S Gashtiazar, M Javidani - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Friction stir welding (FSW) is an effective solid-state joining process that has the potential to
overcome common problems correlated with conventional fusion welding processes. FSW is …

Recent trends in parametric influence and microstructural analysis of friction stir welding for polymer composites

S Kumari, D Bandhu, A Muchhadiya… - Advances in Materials …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past several years, friction stir welding (FSW) of polymers and their composites has
received a lot of interest. In this respect, an effort has been made to explore the articles on …

Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Friction Stir Welded SiC and B4C Reinforced Aluminium Alloy AA6061 Metal Matrix Composites

KSA Ali, V Mohanavel, SA Vendan, M Ravichandran… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the properties and process parameters dictating behavioural aspects
of friction stir welded Aluminium Alloy AA6061 metal matrix composites reinforced with …

Effects of rapid cooling on properties of aluminum-steel friction stir welded joint

H Aghajani Derazkola, E García, A Eyvazian… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, dissimilar sheets including AA3003 aluminum and A441 AISI steel were
welded via cooling-assisted friction stir welding (FSW). Three different cooling mediums …

A novel vertical-torrent friction stir lap welding method using tool with conical swirly pins

Q Song, Z Chen, S Ji, Z Zhang, H Zhao, L Ma - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is an effective method to fabricate high-strength friction stir lap welding (FSLW) joints by
avoiding the upward-bending lap interface outside the stir zone (SZ) and the continuously …

[HTML][HTML] Achievement of superb-strength lap joint via opposite-directions flowing friction stir lap welding of 2024 aluminum alloys

Z ZHANG, G Peng, JI Shude, MA Lin, JIN Chen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is common for the rotating pin largely plunging into lower sheet to break up lap interface of
Friction Stir Lap Welding (FSLW) joint, but the unavoidable up-bending morphology of hook …

Influence of the tool rotational speed on physical and chemical properties of dissimilar friction-stir-welded AA5083/AA6060 joints

A Laska, M Szkodo, P Cavaliere, A Perrone - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aluminum alloys have been successfully used in the railroad and automotive industries
because of their potential to significantly reduce component weights, and their good …

Evaluation of nanocomposite structure printed by solid-state additive manufacturing

HA Derazkola, R MohammadiAbokheili… - CIRP Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Properties of polymer-metal hybrid structure printed by fed friction stir additive
manufacturing (FFSAM) were evaluated. FFSAM is advanced solid-state additive …

Rheological investigation of welding waste-derived graphene oxide in water-based drilling fluids

R Ikram, BM Jan, W Ahmad, A Sidek, M Khan… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Throughout the world, the construction industry produces significant amounts of by-products
and hazardous waste materials. The steel-making industry generates welding waste and …

Temperature evolution, material flow, and resulting mechanical properties as a function of tool geometry during friction stir welding of AA6082

A Laska, B Sadeghi, B Sadeghian… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
The friction stir welding process was simulated for joining AA6082 aluminum alloy with the
use of the computational fluid dynamics method. Two different tool geometries were used—a …