Advanced Joining Processes

Advanced Joining Processes: Welding, Plastic Deformation, and Adhesion brings together a range of advanced thermal, mechanical, and chemical methods of joining, offering an up-to-date resource for those looking to understand and utilize the very latest techniques. Efficient joining techniques are critical to a range of innovative applications, with technology in constant development. The first section of the book provides in-depth information on advanced welding techniques, including friction stir, explosive, ultrasonic, laser, electron beam, and computational weld analysis and fatigue of structures. The second section highlights key developments in joining by plastic deformation, adhesive bonding, and hybrid joining.

The coverage of each technique is supported by practical guidance, detailed analysis, and finite element simulations. This is an essential reference for researchers and advanced students in joining, welding, adhesion, materials processing, mechanical engineering, plastics engineering, manufacturing, civil engineering, and automotive/aerospace engineering, as well as engineers, scientists, and R&D professionals, using joining, welding, and adhesion methods, across a range of industries.

• Presents the latest research findings and developments across welding, joining by plastic deformation, and adhesion
• Includes state-of-the-art methods, such as laser, ultrasonic and electron beam welding, hybrid joining, and the use of electromagnetic pulses
• Offers practical guidance, detailed analysis, and finite element simulations, for all techniques covered

Researchers and advanced students in joining, welding, adhesion, plastics processing, plastics engineering, materials processing, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, civil engineering, automotive/aerospace engineering, and materials engineering

Preface
Lucas F. M. da Silva

Part A Welding
1. Laser welding
A. Gillner
2. Electron beam welding
Uwe Reisgen
3. Computational weld analysis and fatigue of welded structures
Rakesh Kumar Goyal, Mohamad S. El-Zein and Grzegorz Glinka

Part B Deformation Assisted Joining
4. Deformation assisted joining
Paulo A.F. Martins
5. Friction stir welding
Pedro Moreira
6. Explosive welding
Altino Loureiro
7. Ultrasonic welding
Jean Pierre Bergmann Sr.

Part C Adhesive Bonding
8. Manufacture and testing
Ricardo Carbas, Alireza Akhavan-Safar and Lucas F. M. da Silva
9. Simulation
Alireza Akhavan-Safar, Ricardo Carbas and Lucas F. M. da Silva
10. Hybrid joining techniques
Holger Fricke and Till Vallée