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Alloy and Metal Surface Modification: Friction Welding and Machining

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 159

Special Issue Editor

Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mepco Schlenk Engineering College Sivakasi , Tamilnadu , India
Interests: joining of dissimilar materials; friction Stud Welding; welding of metal matrix composites; modern manufacturing methods; friction drilling; friction riveting; surface grinding; wire cut-EDM; effluent treatment; sustainable manufacturing; green corrosion inhibitors; drill-less dentistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, there has been tremendous interest towards metal surface modification because of the enhancement of tensile strength, resistance to wear and corrosion, and potentially lucrative properties such as biocompatibility for diverse industrial applications. The increasing need to change the surface properties of the entire component or some areas to meet design and functional requirements is driving the development of surface engineering. This is widely recognized as an area of great importance to materials and mechanical engineers. Advancements in the addition of reinforcement to manufacture new nanostructured metal matrix composites provide great possibilities of breakthrough overcoming traditional challenges.

Owing to this need, this Special Issue deals with friction- and machining-based breakthrough technologies that have promising applications and huge cost benefits.

Friction-based processing methods

Friction-based solid state processing methods are exemplary candidates for processing heat sensitive materials due to their ability to transfer material from the consumable stick to the substrate. The friction stir processing concept has opened up a new field for joining metals, especially light metals, also with tremendous applications safeguarding environmental concerns. Topics of interest include:

  • Friction stir processing;
  • Friction surfacing;
  • Friction transformation processing;
  • Friction extrusion processing;
  • Friction stir welding;
  • Friction hydro pillar processing;
  • Friction seam surfacing.

Machining techniques

Machining is another method that can be used to modify the surface of a metal object. This process involves using tools to remove material from the object to create a desired shape or finish. Machining is often used in conjunction with other processes, such as heat treatment, to achieve the desired results.

Machining processes hold much promise in terms of altering the surface of metals and alloys. Topics of interest include:

  • Ion beam milling;
  • Complementary machining;
  • Surface texturing;
  • Sand blasting;
  • Laser surface modification;
  • Shot peening;
  • Quenching;
  • Electrical discharge machining;
  • Surface deposition manufacturing.

Dr. N. Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • friction stir welding
  • friction stir processing
  • laser surface modification
  • quenching
  • electrical discharge machining
  • surface deposition manufacturing

Published Papers

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