...Taeseon Lee; Shunyi Zhang; Anupam Vivek; Brad Kinsey; Glenn Daehn Impact welding is a material processing technology that enables metallurgical bonding in the solid state using a high-speed oblique collision. In this study, the effects of thickness of the flier and collision angle on weld interface...

...Bastian Geißler; Tobias Laumer; Andrea Wübbeke; Thomas Frick; Volker Schöppner; Michael Schmidt Laser transmission welding is a well-known joining technology for welding thermoplastics. Although the process is already used industrially, fundamental process-structure-property relationships...

...Xun Liu; Sheng Zhao; Kai Chen; Jun Ni In this study, the friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminum alloy 6061-T6511 to TRIP 780 steel is analyzed under various process conditions. Two FSW tools with different sizes are used. To understand the underlying joining mechanisms and material flow behavior...

...Kai Chen; Xun Liu; Jun Ni A hybrid friction stir resistance spot welding (RSW) process is applied for joining aluminum alloy 6061 to TRIP 780 steel. Compared with conventional RSW, the applied current density is lower and the welding process remains in the solid state. Compared with conventional...

.... Manuscript received August 31, 2017; final manuscript received June 8, 2018; published online July 5, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Wayne Cai. 31 08 2017 08 06 2018 Assembly Control Nontraditional manufacturing processes Welding Automation Joining This paper presents a method...

... received May 9, 2018; published online June 1, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Wayne Cai. 03 07 2017 09 05 2018 Materials processing Modeling and simulation Welding Joining As the automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries develop rapidly, high-quality joined components have...

... March 18, 2018; published online May 21, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Donggang Yao. 05 11 2017 18 03 2018 Additive manufacturing Injection molding Rapid prototyping Welding Polymer fabrication processes Solid freeform fabrication Joining Despite its disruptive potential...

... denatured tissue zone size. 1 Corresponding author. Manuscript received October 27, 2017; final manuscript received February 25, 2018; published online April 2, 2018. Editor: Y. Lawrence Yao. 27 10 2017 25 02 2018 Biomedical manufacturing Welding Joining Bipolar...

... ultrasonic metal welding: ( a ) optical image and ( b ) 3D view However, for periodic surfaces, the value at a location relates to not only its neighborhoods but also some distant observations. Consequently, the true variogram shows a more complicated pattern rather than increasing monotonically...

...Z. Hou; J. Sheikh-Ahmad; F. Jarrar; F. Ozturk Thermal history and residual stresses in dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of AA2024 and AZ31 were studied under different tool offsets using a coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian (CEL) finite element model and a mechanical model. Welding experiments...

...Yu-Hao Gao; Qian Zhi; Lei Lu; Zhong-Xia Liu; Pei-Chung Wang In this study, weldability of ultrasonic welding of 4-mm-thick fiber carbon/nylon 66 composite in lap configuration was investigated. Ultrasonic welding tests were performed, and the weld appearance, microstructure, and fractography...

... to divide realistic mechanical parts into subparts that can be joined together through additive manufacturing or linear friction welding (LFW). The optimization method presents possible manufacturing alternatives to an engineering designer where optimality is defined as a minimization of cost. The paper...

...Brian T. Gibson; Wei Tang; Artie G. Peterson; Zhili Feng; Gregory J. Frederick A wear characterization study was performed to determine the useful lifetime of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tooling for the friction stir welding (FSW) of stainless steel samples in support of a nuclear...

.... Manuscript received March 5, 2017; final manuscript received June 21, 2017; published online November 17, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Hongqiang Chen. 05 03 2017 21 06 2017 Laser processes Nontraditional manufacturing processes Welding Joining The joining of glass to metal has been...

...Daniel J. Franke; Justin D. Morrow; Michael R. Zinn; Frank E. Pfefferkorn Hybrid welding/joining of lightweight metals to carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) typically relies on the adhesive bond created when the molten polymer matrix hardens in contact with the metallic surface...

...Abhishek Ajri; Yung C. Shin Setting optimum process parameters is very critical in achieving a sound friction stir weld joint. Understanding the formation of defects and developing techniques to minimize them can help in improving the overall weld strength. The most common defects in friction stir...

...Kaifeng Wang; Daniel Shriver; Mihaela Banu; S. Jack Hu; Guoxian Xiao; Jorge Arinez; Hua-Tzu Fan Ultrasonic welding is a well-known technique for joining thermoplastics and has recently been introduced to joining carbon fiber-reinforced composites (CFRC). However, suitable models for predicting...

...Junheung Park; Kyoung-Yun Kim In resistance spot welding (RSW), data inconsistency is a well-known issue. Such inconsistent data are usually treated as noise and removed from the original dataset before conducting analyses or constructing prediction models. This may not be desirable for all design...

... received May 2, 2017; published online July 14, 2017. Editor: Y. Lawrence Yao. 19 12 2016 02 05 2017 Modeling and simulation Welding Joining The drive toward lightweight vehicles to increase fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness has led to the introduction of new...

...Kai Chen; Xun Liu; Jun Ni This paper studies a friction stir spot welding (FSSW) process that has been successfully applied to join aluminum alloy 6061-T6 to transformation-induced plasticity steel (TRIP) 780/800 steel. Cross sections of weld specimens show the formation of a hook with a swirling...