This book presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on advanced welding technologies offering a global view of welding advancements, spanning traditional fusion methods to emerging solid-state and additive techniques. The chapters cover key processes such as arc welding, resistance spot welding, laser welding, friction stir welding, and arc-based additive manufacturing. Special attention is given to microstructural transformations, process–property correlations, and the welding of advanced alloys and dissimilar materials.
Features:
- Explores the welding of ferrous, nonferrous, and dual-phase materials with insights into microstructural evolution and mechanical performance.
- Includes case studies on pulsed laser welding for polymers and spot welding of titanium alloys.
- Discusses process optimization, industrial adaptability, and challenges in welding dissimilar materials.
- Highlights the role of arc-based additive manufacturing in bridging conventional and modern fabrication routes.
This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students, and professionals in materials science, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Advances in Arc Welding Process
Sushovan Basak, Ankush Khansole, and Arka Ghosh
Chapter 2. Fusion Welding of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
Ankush Khansole, Sushovan Basak, and Jayanta Kr. Mahato
Chapter 3. Resistance Spot Welding of Titanium Alloys
Vishwajeet Kumar and Joy Prakash Misra
Chapter 4. Microstructural Transformation and Mechanical Performance of Spot-Welded Dual-Phase (DP) 600 Steel Joints
Dawei Zhao, Nikita Vdonin, Vasily Ivanov, and Yuanxun Wang
Chapter 5. Pulsed Laser Welding of Dual-Phase Steels
Fábio A.O. Fernandes, Daniel F. Oliveira, António B. Pereira
Chapter 6. Optimization of Weld Width of Laser-Welded Two Transparent Polymers
Nitesh Kumar, Soumyabrata Chakravarty, Nikhil Kumar and Rajat Subhra Sen
Chapter 7. Adaptability of Friction Stir Welding in Modern Industry: Benefits and Challenges
Prashant Prakash and Sanjay Kumar Jha
Chapter 8. Impact of Welding Speed and Tool Rotational Speed of Friction Stir Welded Magnesium Alloy (AZ31B) to Analyze the Heat Generation
Sayon Dey and Rayapati Subbarao
Chapter 9. Arc-Based Additive Manufacturing
Bhaskar Kumar and Sonu Rajak
Editor(s)
Biography
Bappa Acherjee is Associate Professor in the Department of Production and Industrial Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, in 2012, specializing in laser beam welding. His research interests encompass laser material processing, welding, additive manufacturing, and the application of the finite element method in manufacturing processes. Dr. Acherjee has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. He currently leads four sponsored research projects funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and the Technology Development Programme, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, with a cumulative grant of 56.4 million Indian Rupees. Under his mentorship, two scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degrees, and five are currently pursuing their doctoral research. Dr. Acherjee's scholarly achievements have been recognized in
Dawei Zhao is Senior Researcher at South Ural State University (SUSU). He oversees a team whose research is centred on the welding of high-strength materials, employing experimental, numerical and analytical techniques to achieve vehicle lightweighting. Dr. Zhao was awarded his PhD in Mechanical Engineering by Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). Upon completion of his doctoral studies, Dr. Zhao assumed the role of Senior Welding Engineer at China North Industries Group Corporation, where he addressed quality control concerns related to welding. Subsequently, he assumed the role of Senior Lecturer at Linyi University in China. Dr. Zhao has published 45 papers in ISI-listed journals. He has participated in several international conferences and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Industrial and Modern Manufacturing and Current Chinese Science. Additionally, he serves as a topic editor for several journals, including Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (Frontiers), Applied Sciences (MDPI
Fábio A.O. Fernandes is Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has been actively involved in innovative challenges of technological processes such as laser welding, marking and processing of several materials. Since 2013, he has been an active author with more than 85 publications indexed in SCOPUS, including high-impact factor JCR SCI journals. He has >1250 citations and an h-index of 20 (Scopus). Since 2018 he has supervised 50 MSc, 4 PhD students, 2 Postdocs and 3 junior researchers. Fábio Fernandes participated in 23 R&D projects (9 in cooperation with industry), and 2 internationals, being the local PI of 1 European project (ERASMUS+) and 1 national project (FCT PeX 2022). His work on helmet testing and evaluation with advanced numerical tools was selected as the cover image of Mathematical and Computational Applications, volume 25, March 2020. He has been invited to organise special issues, give invited talks, and participate as a jury member in internatio
