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Low force friction welding, the robust joining process that combines friction welding and an external heat source, has been validated for metals including steels, aluminum alloys, copper, and more. Recent studies have demonstrated its great potential for titanium alloys as well. Application of Low Force Friction Welding to a Ti-6AL-4V Alloy, written by EWI Senior...

EWI is pleased to welcome Pentaflex back to EWI membership! Headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, Pentaflex is a contract manufacturer of metal stampings and assemblies specializing in heavy-gauge and highly formed components. The company – which also offers value-added services such as welding, machining, parts washing, and the assembly of purchased components – supplies the commercial...

While spot weld performance has become easy to simulate in recent years, failure models for arc-welded sheet steel have never proved very reliable. Recently, EWI developed and tested a new approach to modeling failure of arc welds used in sheet-steel construction. The work is described in a paper by EWI associates Bill Mohr and Amin...