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 …

Compared to most thermomechanical processing methods, friction stir welding (FSW) is a
recent technique which has not yet reached full maturity. Nevertheless, owing to multiple …

In this paper a simple procedure for the characterization of the constitutive behaviour of
welds is presented. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is used for accessing local strain fields in …

Stationary shoulder friction stir welding (SSFSW) was successfully performed on 7075-T651
aluminum alloy. Defect-free joints with smooth weld surface were obtained. The …

Microstructures, tensile properties and strain hardening behavior of a friction stir welded
(FSWed) thick AA2219 aluminum alloy under optimized welding parameters and varying …

State of the art ductile fracture models often rely on simple power laws to describe the strain
hardening of the matrix material. Power laws do not distinguish between the two main …

Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) have revolutionized the automotive industry by
reducing weight without compromising crashworthiness. The new third-generation steels …

The local mechanical properties of a weld zone, in a 6061-T6 aluminium alloy subjected to
the modified indirect electric arc technique have been studied. The mechanical properties of …

Ductile fracture by nucleation, growth and coalescence of internal voids is the dominant
fracture mechanism in metals at ambient temperature. Micromechanics-based models for …

Micro-tensile tests based on small-scale specimens were carried out to investigate the
microstructure dependence of strain hardening behavior along a Ni–Cr–Mo–V steel welded …