The unique combination of very large strains, high temperatures and high strain rates
inherent to friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir processing (FSP) and their dependency …

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), a mature solid-state joining method, has become a revolutionary
welding technique over the past two decades because of its energy efficiency …

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 …

At present aluminium-magnesium alloys are widely used in various engineering
applications due to its light weight and superior properties. Joining is considered as one of …

As the forging counterpart of fusion-based additive processes, additive friction stir deposition
offers a solid-state deformation processing route to metal additive manufacturing, in which …

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

Surface composites are suitable materials for engineering applications encountering surface
interactions. Friction stir processing (FSP) is emerging as a promising technique for making …

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 …

The dynamic recrystallization (DRX) process and grain structure evolution during friction stir
welding determine the final microstructure and performance of weld joints. In this study …