• The process is completed in a few seconds with very high reproducibility - an essential requirement for a mass production industry. Now, a new variant from the same stable of friction processes, ...

Friction stir welding joins previously unweldable materials. Friction stir welding, a relatively new process, is having a tremendous impact on welding dissimilar alloys. It was developed in 1991 by ...

Thought LeadersDr. Oleg Panchenko Head of Lightweight Materials and Structures LaboratoryPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University AZoM talks to Dr. Oleg Panchenko about his work with the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Twenty years ago, it was a revolutionary idea for welding metal together. Ten years later, it was critical technology for America's space shuttle. Today, the technology called ...

Retention of material properties: Minimizes material distortion. Safe operation: Does not create hazards such as welding fumes, radiation, high voltage, liquid metals or arcing. No keyholes: Pin is ...

Sensors provide real-time, non-contact temperature data during machining and welding, improving accuracy and efficiency. The technology is adaptable for friction stir welding, enabling precise thermal ...

Friction stir dovetailing joins thick plates of aluminum to steel. The new process will be used to make lighter-weight military vehicles that are more agile and fuel efficient. The U.S. military ...

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced that its aluminum lithium plate is featured in NASA’s friction-stir welded, spun-form dome that makes its debut today at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Researchers are using new, experimental techniques like Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) and friction stir welding to produce metal components that are lighter, stronger, and more ...