Compose-it is a software tool developed to aid users in the design of composite materials. This tool allows the user to input functional requirements associated with the composite structure and its loading. The software ...

Quantitative polar maps of tool-wear of cutting tools (here, chisel drills) undergoing dry machining are charted based only on transducers reporting electrical current measurements from machine (spindle and feed drives) ...

Numerical simulations of the friction stir welding of dissimilar metal joints is a daunting task given the complex issues involved such as the flow mixing action and the phase transformations. In this work, a 3D thermo-mechanical ...

The goal of a number of many recent studies is to assess the potential of cryogenic cooling in improving the sustainability of manufacturing processes. One prime interest is the enhancement of surface integrity properties ...

In Friction stir welding (FSW) of carbon steels, process parameters must be set to avoid defects such as warm holes. Proper selection of process parameters also affects the final grain microstructure and phase transformations ...

In order to select the optimum parameters for friction stir welding of twin-roll cast (TRC) AZ31B Mg-Al-Cu alloy, mechanical and microstructural characterizations are performed on friction stir welded 3 mm thick sheets ...

An experimentally verified finite element model was used to estimate the strain rate and the temperature values which were, consequently, used in calculating the Zener–Hollomon parameter, Z-parameter, of twin-roll-cast ...

Friction stir processing (FSP), an offshoot from friction stir welding (FSW), is an intricate operation that involves refining the material by a rotating tool. Active control of the resulting size and distribution uniformity ...