New Advances in Friction Stir Welding and Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2555
Special Issue Editors
Interests: friction stir welding; friction stir additive manufacturing; deformation-driven metallurgy
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Interests: friction-based welding; wear; mechanical properties; aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys; polymers; polymer matrix composites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our Special Issue is focused on the recent developments in friction stir welding and its derived technologies, including friction stir additive manufacturing, friction stir channeling, deformation-driven metallurgy, etc. These novel technologies are based on the principle of severe plastic deformation and exhibit extraordinary application potential on lightweight metallic materials, sparked with their inherent characteristics encompassing ultrafine-grained microstructures and homogeneously dispersed second phases. Metallic components prepared by friction stir welding and additive manufacturing have demonstrated superior performances in aerospace, astronautics, electric vehicles, and high-speed railways.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in friction stir welding and its derived technologies. We welcome contributions related to the following topics:
- Friction stir welding of novel and dissimilar materials focused on better load-bearing capacity.
- Novel techniques on friction stir additive manufacturing and remanufacturing, including wire-based friction stir additive manufacturing, additive friction stir deposition, friction rolling additive manufacturing, friction surfacing, etc.
- Friction stir channeling of high-rectangularity channels for thermal management applications.
- Deformation-driven metallurgy of high-performance alloys and metallic composites.
- Friction stir processing for selective modification of large-size components.
- Friction stir incremental forming of complex structures.
We hope that this Special Issue will stimulate further research in the field of friction stir welding and its derived technologies and promote their practical applications in industrial areas.
Dr. Yuming Xie
Dr. Xiangchen Meng
Dr. Zhiwei Qin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- friction stir welding
- friction stir additive manufacturing
- friction stir remanufacturing
- friction stir channeling
- deformation-driven metallurgy
- friction stir processing
- friction stir incremental forming
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