Article: Effect of the Surface State of Steel on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar Metal Lap Joints of Aluminum and Steel by Friction Stir Welding

Article: Friction stir welding--not just for aluminum ...
Modern Machine Shop;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Friction stir welding is now a ... joining high-carbon steels. This process does ... plasticized enough for friction stir welding at much lower ... However, the use of friction stir welding on carbon steels has been restricted ...

Article: Friction stir welding technology for ...
New Materials Asia;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... technology to weld ultra-fine-grained steel plates by friction stir welding (FSW) without deteriorating ... mechanical property. Ultra-fine-grained steel plate is obtained by increasing the strength of steel plate by reducing the size of steel ...

Article: Friction stir welding techniques applied to ...
New Materials Asia;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... developed a technology to apply friction stir welding (FSW) to steel. FSW substitutes for resistance ... aluminium alloy but not for steel work pieces, which have a high ... to be solved to apply FSW to steel was to select the ideal material ...

Article: Automotive materials MS & T'07: this is a sampling of automotive ...
Advanced Materials & Processes;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... property response. Friction Stir Spot Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels M. Santella, Oak ... Richland, Wash. Friction stir spot welding was ... thick automotive steels, DP780 and hot-stamped boron steel. The spot welds ...

Article: Friction stir welding joins hot-rolled steel ...
Advanced Materials & Processes;  July 1, 2002 ;     428 words ...Defect-free welds have reportedly been produced by friction stir welding of AISI 1010 steel plates by researchers at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Peak surface temperatures close to 1000[degrees ...

Article: Strain Rates and Grain Growth in Al 5754 and Al 6061 ...
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... alloys.[1] During friction stir welding, a joint is ... contacting workpieces. Friction stir welding has also been ... copper alloys, stainless steel, and thermoplastics ... thicknesses.[2-7] Friction stir spot welding is a process ...

Article: Formability and Strength of Friction-Stir-Welded ...
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... welding because friction stir welding caused less ... cost penalty over steel. The TWBs have ... potential to replace steel with aluminum alloys ... mechanical behavior of friction stir welded (FSW) aluminum ... together using both friction stir welding and gas ... lathe from H13 ...