Current Trends in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW): An Overview and

1 General Introduction.- 2 Friction stir welding of similar aluminium alloys.- 3 Friction stir welding of dissimilar aluminium alloys.- 4 Friction stir welding between aluminium and copper.- 5 Friction stir spot welding between similar aluminium alloys.- 6 Friction stir spot welding between dissimilar aluminium alloys.- 7 Friction stir spot welding between aluminium and copper.- 8 Microstructure and chemical analysis of friction stir spot welding between aluminium and copper (case study).- 9 Microhardness profile and shear tensile test of FSSWelds AA1060 to C11000 (case study).- 10 Residual stresses in friction stir spot welded AA1060 to C11000 using X-ray diffraction technique (case study).- 11 General conclusions and recommendations for future work.