Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends
Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) is a solid-state joining technique that has seen growing use for aluminium and magnesium alloys due to its ability to minimize defects and enhance joint performance. This review highlights recent advancements in FSSW of both similar and dissimilar Al-Mg alloy system...
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| description | Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) is a solid-state joining technique that has seen growing use for aluminium and magnesium alloys due to its ability to minimize defects and enhance joint performance. This review highlights recent advancements in FSSW of both similar and dissimilar Al-Mg alloy systems, with a focus on microstructural evolution, mechanical behaviour, and welding process parameters. It also discusses innovative strategies, such as the use of interlayers, tool design modifications, and process variants, which address challenges like intermetallic formation and joint integrity. Furthermore, the paper explores computational modelling and emerging smart control systems for process optimization. This review highlights the comprehensive use of various key characterization techniques, ranging from microstructural analysis to advanced imaging methods, to evaluate FSSW joints. Finally, the review outlines current limitations and future research directions to guide both academic and industrial progress in lightweight alloy joining. |
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| spelling | ump-455932025-09-12T02:19:28Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45593/ Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends Muhammad Irfan Naim, Abd Rahim Nur Syafiqah, Nor Sofian Juliana, Jumadi Luqman Hakim, Ahmad Shah Quazi, M. M. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) is a solid-state joining technique that has seen growing use for aluminium and magnesium alloys due to its ability to minimize defects and enhance joint performance. This review highlights recent advancements in FSSW of both similar and dissimilar Al-Mg alloy systems, with a focus on microstructural evolution, mechanical behaviour, and welding process parameters. It also discusses innovative strategies, such as the use of interlayers, tool design modifications, and process variants, which address challenges like intermetallic formation and joint integrity. Furthermore, the paper explores computational modelling and emerging smart control systems for process optimization. This review highlights the comprehensive use of various key characterization techniques, ranging from microstructural analysis to advanced imaging methods, to evaluate FSSW joints. Finally, the review outlines current limitations and future research directions to guide both academic and industrial progress in lightweight alloy joining. IOP Publishing Ltd 2025-09-10 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45593/1/Recent%20advances%20in%20friction%20stir%20spot%20welding%20of%20aluminium.pdf Muhammad Irfan Naim, Abd Rahim and Nur Syafiqah, Nor Sofian and Juliana, Jumadi and Luqman Hakim, Ahmad Shah and Quazi, M. M. (2025) Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends. Materials Research Express, 12 (9). pp. 1-34. ISSN 2053-1591. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ae0098 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ae0098 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ae0098 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Muhammad Irfan Naim, Abd Rahim Nur Syafiqah, Nor Sofian Juliana, Jumadi Luqman Hakim, Ahmad Shah Quazi, M. M. Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title | Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title_full | Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title_fullStr | Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title_short | Recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: Techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| title_sort | recent advances in friction stir spot welding of aluminium and magnesium alloys: techniques, challenges, and future trends |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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