Plastic deformation and joining processes have emerged as innovative solutions for connecting tubes in a variety of industrial applications. These methods utilise controlled plastic strain, rather ...

Aluminum-steel joining has emerged as a critical technology in the advancement of lightweight and high-performance structures, particularly within the automotive and aerospace industries. The ...

The 1980s was a boom time for engineering ceramics. Emerging materials such as silicon nitride and SiAlONs were seen as the shape of things to come in several industries, replacing metallic components ...

How can we understand new materials and joining processes even faster and more comprehensively with the help of AI? How do we build cars from renewable raw materials? And how can we increase safety ...

A new joining process enables the production of all-aluminum auto parts without rivets and fasteners that increase cost and weight. Researchers have demonstrated a new process for the expanded use of ...

Components for the aerospace or transportation industry are typical applications for fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites. These components often require the production of large, complex ...

For some materials and material combinations the use of fusion welding is not practicable. Intermetallics may be formed at the joint interface or cracking may occur at or near the interface, which ...