Performance of ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) part is critically determined by the
quality of bonding between adjacent metal layers, which is significantly affected by …

Although ultrasonic welding of dissimilar metals has been widely applied in the automotive
and electronic industries, the dynamic weld evolution, including deformation, breakage, and …

The lightweight alloy sheet materials have been widely used in industries such as
automobiles, aviation, and aerospace. However, there are huge challenges in the structural …

We investigated ultrasonic welding (USW) of pure α-Ti sheets, which exhibited an
insufficient weldability due to the extensive formation of cracks caused by sliding friction …

In this study, the effect of bonding surface conditions on the strength evolution of Cu/Cu
joints during ultrasonic welding was investigated. Lap shear tests and microstructure …

Ultrasonic spot welding, as a high strain rate plastic deformation process, utilizes the high
frequency sliding between the metal sheets to generate a solid-state joining. For the …

Ultrasonic seam assisted resistance spot welding, as a new joining technology, was
proposed for welding TC4 titanium alloy and Q235 mild steel with Cu interlayer (abbreviated …

Recently, the joining of rare-earth barium copper oxide coated conductor (CC) tapes using
ultrasonic welding (UW) has demonstrated outstanding potential in the in-line fabrication of …

The effect of rolling temperature on the interfacial microstructure and mechanical properties
of Ti/steel clad plates, fabricated by a newly designed method (cold spraying and hot …

In-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is developed to observe the microstructure
evolution during ultrasonic bonding. It was found that many nanoparticles were generated …