Welding of Aluminium Alloys
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2022) | Viewed by 573
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Today, aluminum alloys represent a very useful material due to their lightweight properties and can be used in conjunction with steels, polymers, and composites. Additionally, adhesive joining represents a very new and innovative method to assemble different parts made of different materials.
However, certain basic applications require the use of welding. Among the various welding techniques available to us, the most well-known are those based on fusion welding and those based on plastic deformation.
The first set represents conventional welding techniques in which it is possible to consider the gas metal arc welding known as GMAW, while the second set includes all of the friction stir welding techniques known as FSW. In particular, the latter are very interesting in lap configuration.
Of course, the fusion-based ones are characterized by an evident transition from liquid to solid phase, while those based on temperature plastic deformation generated and sustained by friction and deformation heating can be considered solid state welding.
This Special Issue solicits papers in which such techniques are investigated in terms of simulative modeling examining the conditions taking place in the liquid aluminum alloy, in the solid, and at the interface under different welding parameters when GMAW is concerned. At the same time, simulative modelling of friction stir welding occurring under different conditions of tool geometry and parameters will be of interest. Finally, and most importantly, experimental set-ups aiming at high-quality welding in terms of the surface aspect and strength are required.
Prof. Dr. Carlo Bruni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- GMAW
- Friction Stir Welding
- Modeling
- Testing
- Quality
- Environment
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