Friction Stir Spot Welding Metallurgical, Mechanical and Tribological Properties

1. Introduction 

N. Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, and Che-Hua Yang

2. Interlayers in FSSW Process: An Overview

N. Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, and Che-Hua Yang

3. Process Parameter Optimization during the Friction Stir Spot Welding Process

R. Pandiyarajan, S. Sabarish, and S. Ponsuriyaprakash

4. Types of Tool Geometry

Milon D. Selvam, S. Kirubanidhi Jebabalan. and M. Neelavannan

5. Interlayer Morphology of Friction Stir Spot Welding

V. Lakshmanan., P. Srinivasan, M. Sanjay, and S. HariPrasadh

6. Mechanical Properties Evolution in FSSW

7. Metallurgical Transition

S. Sathish, V. Anandakrishnan, M. Baskaran, M. Prabu, and S. Senthilraja

8. Thermo-mechanical Analysis

K. Ananthakumar, S. Sathish, P. Parthiban, N. Tiruvenkadam, and M. Baskaran

9. Wear Characterization of Friction Stir Spot Welded Joint Material

G. Prabu, N. Jeyaprakash, and Che-Hua Yang

10. Mechanical Properties and Temperature Distribution of Friction Stir Spot Welding Process

Sampath Boopathi, K. Anton Savio Lewise, J. Edwin Raja Dhas, and M. Satheesh

11. Residual Stress in FSSW Process

Durairaj Raj Kumar, Karuppiah Madhan Muthu Ganesh, Kannaian Vijayan, and Paramasivam Thamizhvalavan

12. Corrosion in Friction Stir-Welded Joints

Ishita Koley, Arindam Dhar, and Avinash Kumar

13. Nanoparticle Reinforcements in Friction Stir Spot Welding (n-FSSW)

M.S. Senthil Saravanan, J.Yoganandh, Trijo Tharayil, J.B. Sajin, and Sajivarghese

14. Challenges and Application of Friction Stir Spot Welding of Dissimilar Al Joints

K. Anton Savio Lewise, J. Edwin Raja Dhas, and M. Satheesh

15. Advances in Friction Stir Spot Welding

K.Ananthakumar, N.Jayanth, M.Satthiyaraju, and T. Arunnellaiappan

16. Nano Particles Reinforcements Via Friction Stir Processing (FSP) 

Harikishor Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Parshant Kumar, and Lokasani Bhanuprakash

17. Effect of Tool Geometry on Friction Stir Spot Welded Joints

N. Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, and Che-Hua Yang

18. Wettability and Corrosion Resistance on Hydrophobic Steel Surfaces

A. Vivek Anand, R. Arvind Singh, S. Jayalakshmi, M. Satyanarayana Gupta, Jaligama Yogesh, and Balakrishnan Deepanraj

Biography

Jeyaprakash Natarajan is an Associate Professor in School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou City, China. He received his PhD in Production Engineering in 2018 from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. Dr. Natarajan has published more than 75 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters and two books titled Laser Surface Treatments for Tribological Application and Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes in 2021. He teaches various postgraduate courses in automotive, mechanical, manufacturing and laser ultrasound, and conducts academic research and consultancy. He is serving as a reviewer for many reputed international journals. Also, he has completed four research projects in the field of additive manufacturing, surface engineering, tribology, laser cladding and corrosion etc. 

Dr. K. Anton Savio Lewise is an Assistant Professor in Department of Aerospace Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India. He received his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering in 2022 from Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Tamilnadu, India. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, patents and conference proceedings. He teaches various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing and conducts academic research and consultancy. Dr. Lewise is serving as a reviewer for many reputed international journals.