Friction stir welding and processing

Progress in the understanding of corrosion and corrosion resistance properties of sintered stainless steels has lead to new applications that benefit from net shape processing and more efficient material utilization. The text, extensive graphics, and tabular summaries provide a comprehensive reference to obtain good corrosion resistance properties of sintered stainless steels with careful processing, starting with powder selection, avoidance of contamination, efficient delubrication, and controlled sintering and cooling. Misconceptions and conflicting literature are critically assessed.

Introduction / Raiv S. Mishra, Murray W. Mahoney-- Friction stir tooling: tool materials and designs / Christian B. Fuller -- Temperature distribution and resulting metal flow / J.A. Schneider -- Microstructure development in aluminum alloy fricton stir welds / A.P. Reynolds -- Mechanical properties of friction stir welded aluminum alloys / Murray W. Mahoney -- Friction stir welding of ferrous and nickel alloys / Carl D. Sorensen and Tracy W. Nelson -- Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded titanium alloys / TJ. Lienert -- Microstructures and properties of copper alloys after friction stir welding/processing / Terry R. McNelley, Keiichiro Oh-Ishi, and Alexander P. Zhilyaev -- The corrosion properties of friction stir welded aluminum alloys / Jesse Lumsden -- Process modeling / Hugh R. Shercliff and Paul A. Colegrove -- Robots and machines for friction stir welding/processing / Christopher B. Smith -- Friction stir spot welding / Harsha Badarinarayan, Frank Hunt, and Kazutaka Okamoto -- Application of friction stir welding and related technologies / William J. Arbegast -- Friction stir processing / Rajiv S. Mishra, Murray W. Mahoney -- Future outlook for f…