Proceedings Of 1st International Friction Stir Welding Symposium

This book contains the papers from the Proceedings of the 1st international joint symposium on joining and welding held at Osaka University, Japan, 6-8 November 2013. The use of frictional heating to process and join materials has been used for many decades. Rotary and linear friction welding are vital techniques for many industrial sectors. More recently the development of friction stir welding (FSW) has significantly extended the application of friction processing. This conference is the first event organized by the three major institutes for joining and welding to focus on the broad range of friction processes. This symposium will provide the latest valuable information from academic and industrial experts from around the world on FSW, FSP, linear and rotary friction welding.

Frictional heating has been used for many decades to process and join materials. Rotary and linear friction welding are vital techniques for many industrial sectors. More recently the development of friction stir welding (FSW) has significantly extended the application of friction processing.. This book contains the papers from the International Joint Symposium on Joining and Welding held at Osaka University, Japan, November 6 8, 2013. This symposium is the first event organized by the Joining and Welding Research Institute (Osaka University), The Welding Institute (UK), and Edison Welding Institute (Ohio State University) to focus on the broad range of friction processes and provide the latest valuable information from academic and industrial experts from around the world on FSW, FSP, linear, and rotary friction welding.

This symposium focuses on all aspects of science and technology related to friction stir welding and processing. This is the eighth proceedings volume from this recurring TMS symposium.

Friction stir welding provides a solution to join all types of aluminium alloys and composites, and improved joint properties. This proceedings volume provides researchers with an opportunity to review fundamentals and the status of the friction stir process and discuss its future possibilities.

The Trends conference attracts the world's leading welding researchers. Topics covered in this volume include friction stir welding, sensing, control and automation, microstructure and properties, welding processes, procedures and consumables, weldability, modeling, phase transformations, residual stress and distortion, physical processes in welding, and properties and structural integrity of weldments.