Current Trends in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Friction Stir Spot W

This book provides an overview of friction stir welding and friction stir spot welding with a focus on aluminium to aluminium and aluminium to copper. It also discusses experimental results for friction stir spot welding between aluminium and copper, offering a good foundation for researchers wishing to conduct more investigations on FSSW Al/Cu. Presenting full methodologies for manufacturing and case studies on FSSW Al/Cu, which can be duplicated and used for industrial purposes, it also provides a starting point for researchers and experts in the field to investigate the FSSW process in detail. A variant of the friction stir welding process (FSW), friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a relatively new joining technique and has been used in a variety of sectors, such as the automotive and aerospace industries. The book describes the microstructural evolution, chemical and mechanical properties of FSW and FSSW, including anumber of case studies.

Presents practical examples of aluminium/copper friction stir spot welds

1 General Introduction.- 2 Friction stir welding of similar aluminium alloys.- 3 Friction stir welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys.- 4 Friction stir welding between aluminium and copper.- 5 Friction stir spot welding between similar aluminium alloys.- 6 Friction stir spot welding between dissimilar aluminium alloys.- 7 Friction stir spot welding between aluminium and copper.- 8 Microstructure and chemical analysis of friction stir spot welding between aluminium and copper (case study).- 9 Microhardness profile and shear tensile test of FSSWelds AA1060 to C11000 (case study).- 10 Residual stresses in friction stir spot welded AA1060 to C11000 using X-ray diffraction technique (case study).- 11 General conclusions and recommendations for future work.