Review and Feasibility Study on Micro Friction Stir Welding of Al/Fe Butt Joints

In the automobile industry, there is an increasing demand for Al/Fe dissimilar metal joining. Friction stir welding (FSW) is an efficient solid-state welding method to achieve high-quality Al/Fe dissimilar metal welding. Here, we reviewed the previous studies on butt FSW of thin Al/Fe sheets and conducted feasibility tests to investigate the applicability of micro FSW with a base material thickness of 1 mm or less. Most of the past literature,...