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HyCEML – Hybrid CFRP Elastomer Metal Laminates Containing Elastomeric Interfaces for Deliberate Dissipation
With lightweight design being one of the key challenges in the automotive sector, lightweight materials see a steadily increasing usage. Their...
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Material Properties
Cold spray technology is beneficial for a wide variety of applications. Cold spray is used extensively for the dimensional restoration of components...
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Dissimilar Friction Stir Spot Welding of AA2014 and AA7075 Aluminum Alloys
Friction stir spot welding is a novel single-point solid-state joining process for difficult to weld metals by conventional spot welding processes....
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Failure behavior and mechanical properties of novel dieless clinched joints with different sheet thickness ratios
As one of the advanced and efficient means of joining, the clinching process is capable of joining sheets with different materials or different sheet...
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A Review on Friction Stir Spot Welding of Similar and Dissimilar Materials
In recent years, the friction stir spot welding (FSSW) process become advantageous due to their increasing applications in the domain of automobile...
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Friction stir butt welding thin aluminum alloy sheets
0.8-mm-thick alclad 2024-T4 aluminum alloy sheets were friction stir butt welded. A 15-mm diameter shoulder tool was used to guarantee sufficient...
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Assessment of microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA2014-O and AA2014-T6 sheets
In this study, friction stir welding of AA2014-O and AA2014-T6 aluminum alloy was performed at various welding speeds to evaluate the influence of...
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Design of friction stir welding for butt joining of aluminum to steel of dissimilar thickness: heat treatment and fracture behavior
A 5-mm-thick aluminum sheet (Al) was successfully welded by friction stir welding (FSW) to a 3-mm-thick carbon steel (St) in a butt configuration....
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Springback behaviors of extruded 6063 aluminum profile in subsequent multi-stage manufacturing processes
The process for manufacturing automotive aluminum profiles is a multi-stage process, which includes porthole die extrusion, aging treatment, bending,...
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Analysis of the mechanical properties and of micrographs of refill friction stir spot welded 7075-T6 aluminium sheets
The main aim of the investigations was to determine the significance of parameters of RFSSW for the strength parameters of the resulting joint. RFSSW...
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Cumulative Damage: Cycle Counting and Life Prediction
Loads so far considered had constant amplitude (CA), σa or S. This constitutes a particularity that rarely happens in real life. Usually, cyclic...
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Processing and tooling considerations in joining by forming technologies; part B—friction-based welding
Solid-state welding is a variant of joining by forming technologies, in which metallurgical bonds are established as a result of severe plastic...
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Aluminum alloys in marine construction: characteristics, application, and problems from a fabrication viewpoint
Aluminum alloys (AAs) of 5xxx and 6xxx are employed in marine construction and shipbuilding, particularly in the construction of hulls,...
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A Comparative Study on Mechanical and Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Al 7075-T6 Welded Joints Fabricated by FSW, TIG and MIG
The development of the welding process has provided an alternative improved way of satisfactorily producing aluminium joints, in a faster and...
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Friction Stir Welding and Friction Stir Spot Welding of Similar Aluminium and Copper Alloys
Friction stir welding (FSW) and friction stir spot welding are solid state joining processes employed for the joining of similar and dissimilar...
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Effect of pin length and welding speed on lap joint quality of friction stir welded dissimilar aluminum alloys
Hook and cold lap are the key factors which can affect the friction stir lap welding (FSLW) joint performance. Pin length has also an important...
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Improving hook characterization of friction stir lap welded Al alloy joint using a two-section stepped friction pin
Four millimeter-thick 7N01P Al alloy sheets were welded by friction stir lap welding (FSLW) with different tools at various welding heat inputs....
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Residual Stress
Integral structuresIntegral structures, fabricated using weldingWelding, present residual stressesResidual stress, and these affect their behaviour...
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Improving interface morphology and shear failure load of friction stir lap welding by changing material concentrated zone location
The morphology of lap interface is the key factor to affect the tensile properties of friction stir lap welding (FSLW) joint. Choosing the pin length...
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Hybrid multi-response optimization of friction stir spot welds: failure load, effective bonded size and flash volume as responses
Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a multi-input multi-response process. Effective multi-response optimization of welds is desirable to create...
