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Publications

2022 - A Generalized Method for In-Process Defect Detection in Friction Stir Welding - https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp6040080
2021 - Strength in Rotary Friction Welding of Five Dissimilar Nickel-Based Superalloys - https://doi.org/10.29391/2021.100.027
2021 - Weld strength and heat-affected zone size in friction welded NFA and Cost - https://doi.org/10.1080/13621718.2021.1979725
2021 - Strength in Rotary Friction Welding of Five Dissimilar Nickel-Based Superalloys - https://doi.org/10.29391/2021.100.027
2021 - Optimized Design for a Device to Measure Thermal Contact Conductance During Friction Stir Welding - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-020-02746-0
2021 - Investigation of the Thickness Differential on the Formability of Aluminum Tailor Welded Blanks - https://doi.org/10.3390/met11060875
2021 - A High-Pressure Shear Testing Approach to Measure Flow Stresses Near a Friction Stir Welding Tool - https://doi.org/10.1520/MPC20210049
2021 - A High-Pressure Shear Testing Approach to Measure Flow Stresses Near a Friction Stir Welding Tool. - https://doi.org/10.1520/MPC20210049
2020 - Controlling martensite and pearlite formation with cooling rate and temperature control in rotary friction welding - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2019.103512
2020 - Adaptive relay autotuning under static and non-static disturbances with application to friction stir welding - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isatra.2019.08.014
2019 - Advances in signal processing for friction stir welding temperature control - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05752-7_13
2019 - Predicting recrystallized grain size in friction stir processed 304L stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2018.10.021
2019 - Systems and methods for friction bit joining - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-020-02746-0
2019 - Predicting recrystallized grain size in friction stir processed 304L stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2017.10.023
2019 - Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar metal weld used in power plants - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-019-05223-y
2018 - Non-dimensional modeling of the effects of weld parameters on peak temperature and cooling rate in friction stir welding- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.11.044
2018 - A review of friction stir welding of steels: Tool, material flow, microstructure, and properties - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2017.10.024
2018 - Solid state crack repair by friction stir processing in 304L stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2017.10.023
2018 - Grain structure evolution, grain boundary sliding and material flow resistance in friction welding of Alloy 718 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.10.092
2018 - Twining and dynamic recrystallization in austenitic alloy 718 during friction welding - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.03.035Get
2017 - A comparison of model predictive control and PID temperature control in friction stir welding - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2017.07.015
2017 - Corrosion behavior of friction-bit-joined and weld-bonded AA7075-T6/galv annealed DP980 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13621718.2016.1255404
2017 - Process responses and resultant joint properties of friction stir welding of dissimilar 5083 and 6061aluminum alloys - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0742-8
2017 - Effect of tool geometry and process parameters on mechanical properties of friction stir spot welded dissimilar aluminum alloys - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-017-0053-0
2017 - Friction Stir Processing of 304L Stainless Steel for Crack Repair - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52383-5_2
2017 - In-situ grain structure and texture evolution during friction stir welding of austenite stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.11.066
2016 - Dynamic modeling of friction stir welding for model predictive control - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2016.06.004
2016 - In-situ material flow pattern around probe during friction stir welding of austenitic stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.07.147
2016 - Controlling hard zone formation in friction stir processed HSLA steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.12.013
2016 - Simulation of Friction Stir Processing in 304L Stainless Steel - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168012001
2015 - Effect of PCBN tool grade on joint strength and tool life in friction stir spot welded DP 980 steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2015.03.001
2015 - Mechanical properties of dissimilar metal joints composed of DP 980 steel and AA 7075-T6 - https://doi.org/10.1179/1362171815Y.0000000013
2015 - Study of mechanical joint strength of aluminum alloy 7075-T6 and dual phase steel 980 welded by friction bit joining and weld-bonding under corrosion medium - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.12.043
2015 - Prediction of Joint Line Movement and Temperatures in Friction Stir Spot Welding of DP 980 Steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48173-9_25
2015 - Study on - the fracture toughness of friction stir welded API X80 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.10.006
2014 - Temperature and material flow prediction in friction-stir spot welding of advanced high-strength steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-014-1125-6
2014 - Joint strength in high speed friction stir spot welded DP 980 steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-014-0407-9
2014 - Mechanical behaviors of friction stir spot welded joints of dissimilar ferrous alloys under opening-dominant combined loads - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/572970
2014 - Failure behaviours of friction stir spot welded joints of dissimilar ferrous alloys under quasi-static shear loads - 10.1504/IJMPT.2014.059036
2013 - Analysis of Variant Selection in Friction-Stir-Processed High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels - https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889813008522
2013 - Paradigm Shift in Control of The Spindle Axis - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_33
2013 - Advances in Temperature Control for FSP - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_31
2013 - On the selection of constitutive laws used in modeling friction stir welding - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2013.07.004
2013 - Analysis of variant selection in friction-stir-processed high-strength low-alloy steels - https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889813008522
2013 - Paradigm shift in control of the spindle axis - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_33
2013 - Advances in temperature control for FSP - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_31
2013 - System parameter identification for friction stir processing - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_30
2013 - Transformation and deformation texture study in friction stir processed API X80 pipeline steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1356-5
2013 - Failure behaviors of friction stir spot welded joints of ferrous alloys under combined loading conditions - 10.1504/IJMPT.2014.059036
2013 - Friction stir spot welded joints of 409L stainless steels fabricated by a convex shoulder tool - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-013-6017-8
2013 - Spot welding of aluminum and cast iron by friction bit joining -https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-013-0133-8
2013 - Material flow during friction stir welding of HSLA 65 steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1684-0
2013 - System Parameter Identification for Friction Stir Processing - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48108-1_30
2012 - Influence of heat input on post weld microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded HSLA-65 steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.06.057
2012 - Transformation and deformation texture study in friction stir processed API X80 pipeline steel - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1356-5
2011 - Tool Feature and Extend Plasticity Mechanisms in FSW of 304L - ISOPE-I-11-159
2011 - Investigation of Methods to Control Friction Stir Weld Power With Spindle Speed Changes - Friction Stir Welding and Processing VI
2011 - Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction to Characterize the Texture and Microstructure of Friction Stir Welded AISI 304 L Stainless Steel - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch15
2011 - Tool Load and Torque Study for Portable Friction Stir Welding in Aluminum - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch43
2011 - A Comparison of Experimental Data and Model Predictions with Consitutitive Laws Commonly used to Model Friction Stir Welding - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch41
2011 - A Study of a Versatile Method to Attach a Portable FSW System to an Aluminum Structure Using Adhesives - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch27
2011 - Wear Testing of Friction Stir Spot Welding Tools and Evaluation of Weld Performance as a Function of Tool Condition - 10.1002/9781118062302.ch13
2011 - Investigation of methods to control friction stir weld power with spindle speed changes - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch40
2011 - Impact of tool wear on joint strength in friction stir spot welding of DP 980 steel - https://doi.org/10.1179/1362171811Y.00000000472011 - Wear testing of friction stir spot welding tools for joining of DP 980 steel - doi:10.1002/9781118062302.ch13
2011 - Development of nanocrystalline structure in Cu during friction stir processing (FSP) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2011.03.043
2011 - Effect of Processing Parameters on Friction Stir Welded HSLA-65 Charpy V-Notch Impact Toughness - https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118062302.ch3
2011 - A Decade of Progress in Friction Stirring of High-Temperature Materials - Minerals, Metals and Materials Society/AIME, 420 Commonwealth Dr., P. O. Box 430 Warrendale PA 15086 United States.[np]. Feb
2010 - Spot joining of AA 5754 and high strength steel sheets by consumable bit - https://doi.org/10.1179/136217110X12707333260491
2009 - Improved process stability during friction stir welding of 5 cm thick copper canisters through shoulder geometry and parameter studies - https://doi.org/10.1179/136217109X400420
2009 - Solid state spot joining of sheet materials using consumable bit - https://doi.org/10.1179/136217108X341193
2009 - Microstructural evolution of DP980 steel during friction bit joining - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-0016-x
2009 - Friction bit joining of dissimilar material combinations of high strength steel DP 980 and Al alloy AA 5754 - https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0031
2009 - Effect of friction stir welding conditions on properties and microstructures of high strength automotive steel - https://doi.org/10.1179/136217108X388633
2009 - Bending limits in friction stir processed 5083 aluminum plate - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2007.03.045
2009 - Crystallographic texture in the friction-stir-welded metal matrix composite Al6061 with 10 Vol Pct Al2O3 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9883-4
2009 - Friction stir welds of HSLA steel panels for shipyard applications - 10.5957/jsp.2003.19.3.159
2009 - Characterization of Microstructures and Transformation Behavior in Friction Stir Welded HSLA - 6510.1361/cp2008twr391
2009 - Optimization of a Numerical Model of Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer During Friction Stir Welding of 304L Stainless Steel - Fourth International Conference on Computational Methods and Experiments in Materials Characterisation
2008 - Experimental measurements of load distributions on friction stir weld pin tools - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-007-9041-6
2008 - ACCURATE 3D SIMULATION OF FRICTION STIR WELDING BASED ON FRICTION MODEL CALIBRATION - 10.1007/s12289-009-0541-6
2008 - Steady-State Simulation of Material Flow and Temperature in Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloy 6061 - 0.21203/rs.3.rs-26060/v3
2008 - Effect of microstructure on properties of friction stir welded Inconel Alloy 600 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.07.002
2007 - Experimental Measurement of Load Distributions on Friction Stir Weld Pin Tools - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-007-9041-6
2007 - A Look at the Statistical Identification of Critical Process Parameters in Friction Stir Welding - WELDING JOURNAL-NEW YORK
2007 - Friction Stir Welding of Ferrous and Nickel Alloys - DOI: 10.1361/fswp2007/p111
2007 - Friction Stir Processing of D2 Tool Steel for Enhanced Blade Performance - TMS Annual Meeting
2007 - Torque based weld power model for friction stir welding - https://doi.org/10.1179/174329307X197601
2007 - Development of a torque-based weld power model for friction stir welding - https://doi.org/10.1179/174329307X197601
2006 - Prediction of bending limits in friction-stir-processed thick plate aluminumhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-006-0010-5
2006 - Spot friction welding of high strength automotive steel sheets - http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd1724
2006 - Comparison of formability of friction stir welded and laser welded dual phase 590 steel sheets - https://doi.org/10.1179/174329306X107737
2006 - Grain refinement of aluminum alloys by friction stir processing - https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430500267745
2005 - Characterizing the Frictional Interface Between PCBN and 1018 Steel for Friction Stir Welding Numerical Models - 10.2495/MC050301
2005 - Friction Stir Welding of Steel T-Joint Configurations - ISOPE-I-05-349
2005 - Characterizing the frictional interface between PCBN and 1018 steel for friction stir welding numerical models - 10.2495/MC050301
2005 - Experimental measurements of load distributions on friction stir weld pin tools - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-007-9041-6
2005 - Formability of friction-stir-welded dissimilar-aluminum-alloy sheets - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-005-0008-4
2005 - Formability of friction stir welded dual phase steel sheets - 10.1179/174329306X107737
2005 - Microstructure evolution during FSW/FSP of high strength aluminum alloys - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2005.06.009
2005 - Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded SAF 2507 super duplex stainless steel - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2005.02.054
2005 - Friction stir processing of large-area bulk UFG aluminum alloys - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2004.09.014
2005 - Recrystallization in type 304L stainless steel during friction stirring - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2004.10.017
2005 - Tool geometries and process parameters required to friction stir weld high melting temperature materials - ISOPE-I-05-355
2005 - Experimental Measurements of Load Distributions on Friction Stir Weld Pin Tools - Friction Stir Welding and Processing III as held at the 2005 TMS Annual Meeting
2005 - Development of a Heat Input Model For Friction Stir Welding - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research
2004 - Progress in Friction Stir Welding of High Temperature Materials - ISOPE-I-04-389
2004 - Fundamental Characterization of Friction Stir Welding -
Proceedings of the 5th International Friction Stir Welding Symposium
2004 - Innovative Technology Applications of FSW of High Softening Temperature Materials - Proc. 5th Int. FSW Symp., Metz, France, September 14-16, 2004
2004 - Friction Stir Welding of Quenched and Tempered C-Mn Steel -
Friction Stir Welding and Processing II, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society
2004 - Numerical Simulation of the Friction Stir Welding Process Using both Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Formulations - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1766702
2004 - Numerical simulation of the friction stir welding process using Lagrangian, Eulerian and ALE approaches - 10.1063/1.1766702
2004 - Formability and strength of friction-stir-welded aluminum sheets - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-004-0183-8
2004 - Numerical simulation of the friction stir welding process using both lagrangian and arbitrary lagrangian eulerian formulations - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1766702
2004 - Formability and strength of friction-stir-welded aluminum sheets - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-004-0183-8
2004 - Friction stir welding of SAF 2507 (UNS S32750) super duplex stainless steel - 10.1016/j.msea.2005.02.054
2004 - Friction stir welding of ferritic steels - ISOPE-I-04-385
2004 - Friction stir welding in pipeline applications - https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2004-0164
2004 - FSW of Steels and Other High Temperature Materials - ISOPE-I-04-389
2003 - Grade development of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride for friction stir processing of ferrous alloys -https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.426-432.3011
2003 - Microstructural investigation of friction stir welded 7050-T651 aluminium - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6454(02)00449-4
2003 - In situ thermal studies and post-weld mechanical properties of friction stir welds in age hardenable aluminium alloys - https://doi.org/10.1179/136217103225011005
2002 - Tool geometry dependence of local texture in friction stir welds of 7050 aluminum plate -https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.408-412.1507
2002 - Friction Stir Welding of High Temperature Materials - Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, ASM, Pine Mountain (GA)
2001 - Tool Material Testing for FSW High-Temperature Alloys -
Proc. 3rd Int. Sympo. Friction Stir Welding, TWI, Kobe, Japan, 2001
2001 - Heterogeneity of crystallographic texture in friction stir welds of aluminum - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-001-1037-2
2001 - Joining of Thermoplastics With Friction Stir Welding - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285441829_Joining_of_Thermoplastics_With_Friction_Stir_Welding
2001 - Texture effects on corrosion behavior of friction stir welded 7075 aluminum - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268298688_Texture_effects_on_corrosion_behavior_of_friction_stir_welded_7075_aluminum
2001 - High Strain Rate Superplasticity in Thick Section 7050 Aluminium Created by Friction Stir Processing - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286851302_High_strain_rate_thick_section_superplasticity_created_via_friction_stir_processing
2000 - Characterization and prediction of deformation texture inherent in friction stir welding

Patents

2019 - Systems and methods for friction bit joining - 16407353
2017 - Effort Modulation for Process Control of Friction Stir Operations - US20170326679A1
2017 - Friction stir additive processing and methods thereof - US20170304933A1
2017 - Friction bit joining of materials using a friction rivet - US20140123470A1
2016 - EXPANSION MODULATION FOR PROCESS CONTROL OF FRAME WELDING OPERATIONS - WO2013149184A1
2013 - System for using high rotary speed for minimizing the load during friction stir welding - WO2012018853A3
2013 - Out-of-position friction stir welding of high melting temperature alloys - US7270257B2
2010 - Three-body joining using friction stir processing techniques - US8157154B2
2009 - Anvil for friction stir welding high temperature materials - US6732901B2
2007 - Apparatus and method for performing non-linear friction stir welds on either planar or non-planar surfaces - US20020190101A1
2007 - Out-of-position friction stir welding of high melting temperature alloys - EP1606074A4
2006 - Friction stir welding of metal matrix composites, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys using a superabrasive tool - US20020014516A1
2005 - Method for metal and alloy joining using bulk friction stir welding - WO2005053890
2005 - Control system for friction stir welding of metal matrix composites, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys - 20050051602
2004 - Friction stir welding of polymeric materials - US6811632B2
2003 - Friction stir welding using a superabrasive tool -US6648206B2
2004 - Friction Stir Welding of Metal Matrix Composites, Ferrous Alloys, Non-Ferrous Alloys, and Superalloys Using a Superabrasive Tool - US677970B2

Awards

Ryan Melander - 1st place at “Intermountain Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Computing” conference - May 2022.
Andrew Curtis - SME Fellowship - 2022
Paul Blackhurst -
NASA - UNSGC Fellowship
- 2021
John Hunt - NASA-UNSGC Fellowship - 2020
Devry Smith - EL Fellowship - 2019
Arnold Wright - EL Fellowship - 2019
Brigham Larsen - EL Fellowship - 2019