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 …

ABSTRACT Friction Stir Processing (FSP) has become a leading technique to produce
surface composite on the surface of various materials such as aluminum, magnesium …

Nowadays, fabrication of metal matrix composites (MMCs) with high mechanical properties
and modified microstructures has attracted many attentions. One of the methods to produce …

The objective of this article is to provide a review of friction stir processing (FSP) technology
and its application for microstructure modification of particle reinforced composite materials …

The ductility of Al alloys is dictated by the nucleation, growth and coalescence of small
internal voids originating from intermetallic particle fracture and from the presence of pre …

Friction stir processing is a solid-state process to modify microstructure and mechanical
properties of sheet metals and as-cast materials. In this process, stirring action of the tool …

The surfaces of cast A319 alloy plates of nominal composition (wt.%): Al–5.2 Si–2.51 Cu
were subjected to single stir Friction Stir Processing (FSP) with a view to decreasing the …

The demand for tailored properties of the materials and lightweight characteristic
accelerates the development of metal matrix composites (MMCs). The conventional methods …

Commercial 5083 Al rolled plates were subjected to friction stir processing (FSP) with a tool
rotational speed of 430rpm and a traverse feed rate of 90mm/min. This treatment resulted in …