Friction stir welding has seen significant growth in both technology implementation and scientific exploration. This book covers all aspects of friction stir welding and processing, from fundamentals to design and applications. It also includes an update on the current research issues in the field of friction stir welding and a guide for further research. This title features a collection of papers from the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in San Francisco, California, February 15-19, 2009.

Table of Contents:
Editor & Organizer Information. Friction Stir Welding V. Session I. A Microstructure Processing Relationships in Friction Stir Processing (Fsp) of NiAl Bronze (T. McNelley, S. Swaminathan, J. Su, and S. Menon). Microstructural Evolution during Friction Stir Welding of Near-Alpha Titanium (R. Fonda, and K. Knipling). Physical Simulation of Friction Stir Processed Ti-5111 (M. Rubal, J. Lippold, and M. Juhas). Fatigue Crack Growth in Friction Stir Welded Ti-5111 (P. Pao, R. Fonda, H. Jones, C. Feng, and D. Moon). Faster Temperature Response and Repeatable Power Input to Aid Automatic Control of Friction Sitr Welded Copper Canisters (L. Cederqvist). The Effect of Friction Stir Processing on the Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy (N. Kumar, J. Rodelas, and R. Mishra). Texture and Microstructural Evolution during the Linear Friction Welding of Ti-6Al-4V (E. Dalgard, J. Jonas, and M. Jahazi). Session II. Microstructure and Properties of Friction Stir Welded 1.3wt%N Containing Steel (Y. Sato, K. Nakamura, H. Kokawa, S. Narita, and T. Shimizu). Friction Taper Stud Welding of Creep Resistant 10CrMo910 (D. Hattingh, M. Newby, A. Steuwer, I. Widderburn, P. Doubell, and M. James). Exploring Geometry Effects for Convex Scrolled Shoulder, Step Spiral Probe FSW Tools (C. Sorensen, and B. Nielsen). Friction Stir Welding of "T" Joints in HSLA-65 Steel (M. Mahoney, R. Steel, T. Nelson, S. Packer, and C. Sorensen). Quantifying Post-Weld Microstructures in FSW HSLA-65 (L. Wei, and T. Nelson). Friction Stir Welding of Dual Phase Steel (W. Yuan, J. Rodelas, and R. Mishra). Session III. Effects of Rotation Speed and Welding Speed on Material Flow and Stir Zone Formation During FSW/P (Z. Chen, and S. Cui). Bending Limits in Friction Stir Processed 5083 Aluminum Plate (M. Miles, C. Smith, M. Mahoney, and R. Mishra). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of an Al-Mo in situ Nanocomposite Produced by Friction Stir Processing (I. Lee, P. Kao, and N. Ho). Control of Structure in Conventional Friction Stir Welds through a Kinematic Theory of Metal Flow (H. Rubisoff, J. Schneider, and A. Nunes). Session IV. Friction Stir Spot Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels (Y. Hovanski, M. Santella, and G. Grant). Mechanical Evaluation of Friction Stir Spot Welded Advanced High Strength Steels (J. Rodelas, R. Mishra, G. Hilmas, and W. Yuan). Low Z-force Friction Stir Spot Welds Conventional Tool & Process Development Approach (T. Lam, C. Widener, J. Brown, and D. Burford). Friction Stir Form Welding of Aluminum Tubes (K. Gupta, R. Mishra, Y. Chen, and X. Gayden). Friction Stir Spot Welding of AA6016 Aluminum Alloy (W. Yuan, R. Mishra, Y. Chen, X. Gayden, and G. Grant). Evaluation of Swept Friction Stir Spot Welding in 2219-T62 (D. Burford, C. Widener, J. Brown, K. Poston, and G. Moore). Energy Generation during Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) of Al 6061-T6 Plates (M. Awang, and V. Mucino). Session V. Aging Weapons Systems Repair using Friction Stir Welding and Processing (B. Tweedy, W. Arbegast, and R. Hrabe). The Role of Friction Stir Welding in the Nuclear Fuel Plate Fabrication (D. Burkes, N. Hallinan, M. Chapple, J. Wight, P. Medvedev, I. Charit, P. Wells, and A. Amritkar). Corrosion in 2XXX-T8 Aluminum Alloys (C. Widener, T. Lam, and D. Burford). Correlation between Ultrasonic Phased Array and Feedback Force Analysis of Friction Stir Welds (P. Britos, C. Widener, and D. Burford). Corrosion and Fatigue Evaluation of Swept Friction Stir Spot Welding through Sealants and Surface Treatments (J. Brown, D. Burford, C. Widener, W. Horn, G. Talia, and B. Tweedy). Session VI. Monotonic and Cyclic Deformation Behavior of Friction Stir Welded (FSW) Mg/Mg- and Al/Mg-Joints (G. Wagner, D. Eifler, and O. Klag). Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding of AA2024-T3 and AA7075-T6 Aluminium Alloys (A. da Silva, E. Aldanondo, P. Alvarez, A. Lizarralde, and A. Echeverría). Fatigue Behavior of Friction Stir Welded (FSW) Aluminium Joints (G. Wagner, D. Eifler, and M. Gutensohn). Friction Stir Welding of Sc-Modified Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Extrusions (C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, and O. Senkov). Reducing Tool Axial Stresses in HSLA-65 During the Plunge (K. Ross). Investigation of a Donor Material in Friction Stir Welding (J. Rice, S. Mandal, and A. Elmustafa). Author Index. Subject Index.