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 …

Friction stir welding (FSW) has achieved remarkable success in the joining and processing
of aluminium alloys and other softer structural alloys. Conventional FSW, however, has not …

Increasing demand of lightweight structures with exceptional properties elicits materials
processing and manufacturing technologies to tailor blanks in order to achieve or enhance …

Friction stir welding (FSW), a highly efficient solid-state joining technique, has been termed
as “green” technology due to its energy efficiency and environment friendliness. It is an …

Increasing demands for operating properties of fabricated elements on one hand, and a
necessity of reducing mass of a structure on the other, triggers materials engineering …

The influence of changes in crystallographic texture on the Hall–Petch (H–P) relationship for
an Mg alloy was investigated. First, the texture variations were facilitated by changing the …

The temperature evolution during friction stir welding (FSW) and the resulting residual
stresses of AZ31 Mg alloy were studied to get a better understanding of the mechanisms …

Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been extensively used in various fields, such as aerospace,
automobile, electronics, and biomedical industries, due to their high specific strength and …

Magnesium alloys have many unique properties, mostly benefitting from the low density of
magnesium. However, they are not competitive, when compared with other lightweight …

In order to reduce oil consumption and avoid fossil fuel-related environmental problems,
scientists are always looking for lightweight structural materials that show high performance …