Recent developments in joining of aluminum alloys

G Çam, G İpekoğlu - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2017 - Springer
The mass saving potential of light-weight materials, such as Al alloys, is beneficial for fuel
economy and reducing CO 2 emissions. However, the wide-spread use of these alloys has …

Recent advances in friction stir welding/processing of aluminum alloys: microstructural evolution and mechanical properties

ZY Ma, AH Feng, DL Chen, J Shen - Critical Reviews in Solid State …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Review of recent trends in friction stir welding process of aluminum alloys and aluminum metal matrix composites

JV Christy, AHI Mourad, MM Sherif… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2021 - Elsevier
Welding is a vital component of several industries such as automotive, aerospace, robotics,
and construction. Without welding, these industries utilize aluminum alloys for the …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar friction stir welding of 6061-to-7050 aluminum alloys

RI Rodriguez, JB Jordon, PG Allison, T Rushing… - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar
butt joints of 6061-to-7050 aluminum alloys were evaluated. Microstructure analysis of the …

Review on underwater friction stir welding: A variant of friction stir welding with great potential of improving joint properties

MA Wahid, AN Siddiquee - Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process which is capable of joining
materials which are relatively difficult to be welded by fusion welding process. Further, this …

Experimental investigation and numerical analysis using Taguchi and ANOVA methods for underwater friction stir welding of aluminium alloy 2017 process …

T Madani, M Boukraa, M Aissani, T Chekifi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of under water friction stir welding for 5 mm AA2017 aluminum alloy plaque on
mechanical properties has been examined and optimized. Nine different tests were …

Mechanical and microstructural properties evolutions of various alloys welded through cooling assisted friction-stir welding: A review

VP Singh, SK Patel, B Kuriachen - Intermetallics, 2021 - Elsevier
Friction stir welding (FSW) exhibit high rate of plastic deformation thereby microstructure
modification through intense coarsening and grain boundary precipitation found in the weld …

Factors affecting the properties of friction stir welds between aluminum and magnesium alloys

P Venkateswaran, AP Reynolds - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2012 - Elsevier
Extruded Al–0.5 Mg–0.3 Si (6063) aluminum and rolled Mg–3Al–1Zn (AZ31B) magnesium
alloy sheets were joined by Friction Stir Welding. The dissimilar metal weld joints exhibit …

Friction stir welding of dissimilar Al–Mg alloys for aerospace applications: Prospects and future potential

S Nagaraja, PB Anand, M Mariswamy… - Reviews on advanced …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Friction stir welding (FSW) is increasingly utilized in aerospace for welding dissimilar Al–Mg
alloys without melting, overcoming fusion welding challenges. This summary highlights …

The response of force characteristic to weld-forming process in friction stir welding assisted by machine learning

W Guan, L Cui, H Liang, D Wang, Y Huang, M Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the response of welding force characteristic to weld-forming process in friction
stir welding (FSW) was systematically investigated. Assisted by machine learning technique …