Friction Stir and Laser Joining of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys
This community investigates the joining, processing, and microstructural evolution of lightweight structural alloys, primarily aluminum and magnesium, to optimize their mechanical integrity and corrosion performance for industrial applications.
The research focuses heavily on solid-state joining techniques, with friction stir welding and friction stir processing appearing in thousands of titles. Significant attention is paid to additive manufacturing methods, including laser powder bed fusion and wire arc additive manufacturing, for fabricating complex alloy components. The work consistently examines how process parameters influence microstructure, mechanical strength, and corrosion resistance in aluminum alloys, stainless steel, and magnesium alloys. Dissimilar material joining, particularly between aluminum and magnesium or aluminum and steel, is a recurring theme, alongside studies on heat treatment effects and finite element modeling of deformation.
The community represents 33.3% of all tracked research on aluminium, with 5,811 papers in this group. It also constitutes 7.1% of scandium research and 2.3% of magnesium research.
The community comprises 28,555 papers, publishing most frequently in Materials Science and Engineering: A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, and Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
Recent work continues to refine friction stir welding parameters for dissimilar alloys and explores wire-based additive manufacturing for aluminum matrix composites, with a focus on optimizing interlayer bonding and mechanical properties.
Papers behind this description
- Development and applications of aluminum alloys for aerospace industry — Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.09.274
- Recent progress on the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composites: Microstructure, properties, and applications — International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2023.104047
- Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers in aerospace applications: a review — Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121387
- Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys — Progress in Materials Science, 2022 — doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2022.100947
- Friction stir based welding, processing, extrusion and additive manufacturing — Progress in Materials Science, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101330
- Friction stir welding/processing of metals and alloys: A comprehensive review on microstructural evolution — Progress in Materials Science, 2021 — doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2020.100752
- Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum in the Aerospace Industry: The Current Progress and State-of-the-Art Review — Materials, 2023 — doi:10.3390/ma16082971
- Twinning and stacking fault-induced precipitation in an aluminum alloy — Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.12.223
- Review on friction stir welding of dissimilar magnesium and aluminum alloys: Scientometric analysis and strategies for achieving high-quality joints — Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.jma.2023.09.039
- Recent advances in joining technologies of aluminum alloys: a review — Discover Materials, 2024 — doi:10.1007/s43939-024-00155-w
- Heat-resistant super-dispersed oxide strengthened aluminium alloys — Nature Materials, 2024 — doi:10.1038/s41563-024-01884-2
- A review on aluminum alloys produced by wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM): Applications, benefits, challenges and future trends — Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.212
- Wire-based friction stir additive manufacturing enables enhanced interlayer bonding in aluminum-matrix composites — Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jmapro.2025.08.078
- Wire-based friction stir welding enables equal-strength joining of aluminum alloys even with assembling gaps — Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jmapro.2025.07.050
- Optimization of friction stir welding parameters for dissimilar aluminium alloys using RSM-GRA and RSM-TOPSIS: Towards sustainable manufacturing in industry 4.0 — Results in Engineering, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107054
- Enhanced dispersoids precipitation, recrystallization resistance and mechanical properties of Al-Mg-Si-Cu-Mn alloy via Mo addition — Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2025.02.012
- Directional microstructure and mechanical property correlations in multi-alloy aluminum-based functional gradient material fabricated by solid state additive manufacturing technique — Materials Research Express, 2025 — doi:10.1088/2053-1591/ae171a
- Zn interlayer and tool offset effects on IMC formation and strength of AA5083/AZ91Mg joints via friction stir vibration welding — The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2025 — doi:10.1007/s00170-025-16624-2