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The use of friction stir welding for manufacturing small-scale structures

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Friction stir welding (FSW) is a relatively new joining process and is being used commercially in several industry sectors. In small and medium enterprises, however, this novel technology has not been applied despite its remarkable advantages because of the drawbacks of FSW. A database has been assembled and drawbacks have been analyzed then solved appropriately in the Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Project. As an outgrowth, the optimum and individual know-how of practical FSW technology could be transferred to medium and small enterprises.

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  1. Metals and Machinery Department of the Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture, 2-7-1 Ayumino, Izumi-city, Osaka, 594-1157, Japan

    T. Hirata

  2. Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai-city, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan

    K. Higashi

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Hirata, T., Higashi, K. The use of friction stir welding for manufacturing small-scale structures. JOM 62, 42–48 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-010-0030-x

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