Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state joining process used to join two similar and dissimilar materials below the liquidus temperature of the material. It is a recently developed technique by The Welding Institute (TWI) in 1991. The advantages of FSW over conventional welding techniques had led to its advancements in almost all the industrial sectors. The increasing demand for the high strength to weight ratio components has led to various materials in industries such as polymers, ceramics, metals, composites, etc.
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Continuous wave laser polishing is a promising technique for post-built smoothening of rough metallic surfaces produced by additive manufacturing. In laser polishing, a laser source melts a thin surface layer and redistributes the material resulting …
The temperature distribution, geometry and size of the melt pool, and solidification parameters were computed using the heat transfer and material flow model for the directed energy deposition process. The thermal cycle and melt pool size were …
A heat transfer numerical model is developed for friction stir welding of dissimilar materials Al 6061 and AZ31 alloy. Thermo-physical properties were experimentally determined for the stir zone and compared with the base alloys. Experimentally …
Understanding tool wear during friction stir welding (FSW) is important for joining of high melting point metallic (HMPM) materials. Heat transfer and material flow based models developed in past have improved understanding of the FSW process. …
Joining of high strength materials using friction stir welding (FSW) is difficult due to severe tool wear and change in the shape/size of the tool. However, quantitative understanding of tool wear during FSW of high melting point metallic materials …
A framework is proposed to explain the dissolution and fragmentation of particles during friction stir welding and processing. Two major mechanisms dissolve the particle during the process: (i) thermally activated diffusion, and (ii) dislocation and …