Inspection reliability of small-scale defects, targeting dimensions below 100 µm, is crucial for
structural safety of critical components in high-value applications. Early defects are often …

Friction stir welding is a relatively new solid-state joining technique which is widely adopted
in different industry fields to join different metallic alloys that are hard to weld by …

Abstract Radiography, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetration and Visual
Inspection tests are the common Non-destructive testing techniques that are used to test the …

The development and demand for lightweight materials such as aluminum, magnesium, and
their alloys have been significant in the aerospace and automotive industries. Friction stir …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state weld process that broadly used by industries and
preferred rather than other weld process due to its capability to weld similar and dissimilar …

The present study focused on the relationship between primary friction stir welding process
parameters and varied types of weld-defect discovered in aluminum 2219-T6 friction stir butt …

In this review, the principles to detect flaws with uniform eddy currents were presented
based on the shape and orientation of the excitation coils and detection coils of the probe …

Friction stir welding is a method of materials processing that enables the joining of similar
and dissimilar materials. The process, as originally designed by The Welding Institute (TWI) …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is in existence for well over three decades. Started primarily with
the joining of aluminium alloys, FSW is gradually engaged for other alloys and also …

This paper presents a variant of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) aiming to minimize or eliminate
the root defects that still constitute a major constrain to a wider dissemination of FSW into …