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 ...

Cambridgeshire-based intellectual property firm TWI has developed a method of joining thin metal that could change the way enclosures, contacts and RFI shields are fabricated. “It is an alternative to ...

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 ...

According to leading industry sources listed in ManufacturingTalk.com, friction welding has become widely accepted as a competitive and effective process and a valid, proven alternative to complex ...

It creates forge-quality welded joints and can replicate part-to-part joint consistency. It also joins hard-to-weld materials including aluminum, high-carbon steel, ceramics, bronze, and copper. The ...

Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two ...