This symposium focuses on all aspects of science and technology related to friction stir welding and processing. This is the eighth proceedings volume from this recurring TMS symposium.

Table of Contents:
About the Editors ix High Temperature Materials I A Study of Friction Stir Welding for Clad Pipelines 3 T. Katayama, Y. Kisaka, F. Kimura, Y. Sato, and H. Kokawa Fatigue Assessment of Friction Stir Welded DH36 Steel 11 A. Toumpis, A. Galloway, H. Polezhayeva, and L. Molter Use of High-Power Diode Laser Arrays for Pre-and Post-Weld Heating during Friction Stir Welding of Steels 21 B. Baker, T. McNelley, M. Matthews, M. Rotter, A. Rubenchik, and S. Wu High Temperature Materials II Performance Enhancement of Co-Based Alloy Tool for Friction Stir Welding of Ferritic Steel 39 Y. Sato, M. Miyake, S. Susukida, H. Kokawa, T. Omori, K. Ishida, S. Imano, S. Park, I. Sugimoto, and S. Hirano Stabilization of the Retained Austenite in Steel by Friction Stir Welding 47 T. Miura, R. Ueji, and H. Fujii Study of Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Pipe Steel Welded by Hybrid (Friction Stir Weld + Root Arc Weld) Approach 55 Y. Lim, S. Sanderson, M. Mahoney, A. Wasson, D. Fairchild, Y. Wang, and Z. Feng Improved Temperature and Depth Control during FSW of Copper Canisters Using Feedforward Compensation 69 L. Cederqvist, O. Garpinger, A. Cervin, and I. Nielsen Friction Stir Welding of Steels Using a Tool Made of Iridium-Containing Nickel Base Superalloy 77 T. Nakazawa, Y. Sato, H. Kokawa, K. Ishida, T. Omori, K. Tanaka, and K. Sakairi Heat Input and Post Weld Heat Treatment Effects on Reduced-Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel Friction Stir Welds 83 W. Tang, J. Chen, X Yu, D. Frederick, and Z. Feng Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys FSW of High Strength 7XXX Aluminum Using Four Process Variants 91 X Huang, J. Scheuring, and A. Reynolds FSW of Aluminum Tailor Welded Blanks Across Machine Platforms 99 Y. Hovanski, P. Upadhyay, B. Carlson, R. Szymanski, T. Luzanski, and D. Marshall Natural Aging in Friction Stir Welded 7136-T76 Aluminum Alloy 107 I. Kalemba, C. Hamilton, and S. Dymek The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Properties of Friction Stir Processed AA7075-0 with and without Nano Alumina Additions 115 M. Refat, A. Abdelmotagaly, M. Ahmed, and I. El-Mahallawi Dissimilar Materials Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Lightweight Metals with Addition of Adhesive 127 W. Yuan, K. Shah, B. Ghaffari, and H. Badarinarayan Dissimilar Aluminum-Steel FSW Lap Joints 137 E. Aldanondo, E. Arruti, J. Garagorri, and A. Echeverría Fatigue Behavior of Friction Stir Linear Welded Dissimilar Aluminum-to-Magnesium Alloys 145 H. Rao, J. Jordon, W. Yuan, B. Ghaffari, X Su, A. Khosrovaneh, and Y. Lee Friction Stir Lap Welding of Aluminum - Polymer Using Scribe Technology 153 P. Upadhyay, Y. Hovanski, L. Fifield, and K. Simmons Friction Stir Scribe Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum to Steel Lap Joints 163 T. Curtis, C. Widener, M. West, B. Jasthi, Y. Hovanski, B. Carlson, R. Szymanski, and W. Bane Coating Design for Controlling (3 Phase IMC Formation in Dissimilar Al-Mg Metal Welding 171 Y. Wang, L. Wang, J. Robson, B. Al-Zubaidy, and P. Prangnell Friction Stir Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel to an Aluminum-Copper Alloy 181 S. Babu, S. Panìgrahì, G. Ram, P. Venkitakrishnan, and R. Kumar Friction Stir Processing Friction Stir Processing of Direct-Metal-Deposited 4340 Steel 191 B. Jasthì, T. Curtis, C. Widener, M. West, M. Carriker, A. Dasgupta, and R. Ruokolainen Manufacturing a Surface Composite Material Made of Nanoceramic Particles of TiC and Aluminum Alloy 7075 by Means of Friction Stir Processing 199 D. Verdera, P. Rey, F. Garcia, and R. Saldano Microstructural Evaluation of Cold Spray Deposited WC with Subsequent Friction Stir Processing 207 T. Peat, A. Galloway, T. Marrocco, and N. Iqbal Friction Stir Related Technologies Friction Stir Welding Technology for Marine Applications 219 J. Martin and S. Wei Simulations and Measurements Prediction of Joint Line Movement and Temperatures in Friction Stir Spot Welding of DP 980 Steel 229 M. Miles, U. Karki, T. Lee, and Y. Hovanski Application of Acoustic Emission as an Effective Tool to Monitor FSW of AA2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy 241 B. Rajaprakash, C. Suresha, and S. Upadhya On the Material Behavior at Tool/Workpiece Interface during Friction Stir Welding: A CFD Based Numerical Study 251 G. Chen, Q. Shi, and Z. Feng Friction Stir Welding of AZ3 IB Magnesium Alloy with 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy: Influence of Processing Parameters on Micro structure and Mechanical Properties 259 B. Mansoor, A. Dorbane, G. Ayoub, and A. Imad Poster Session Assessment of Friction Stir Weld Quality by Analyzing the Weld Bead Surface Using Both Digital Image Processing and Acoustic Emission Techniques 269 R. Rajashekar, B. Rajaprakash, and S. Upadhya Development of FSW Simulation Model-Effect of Tool Shape on Plastic Flow 281 Y. Miyake, F. Miyasaka, S. Matsuzawa, S. Murao, K. Mitsufuji, and S. Ogawa Temperature Distribution and Welding Distortion Measurements after FSW of A16082-T6 Sheets 289 I. Golubev, E. Chernikov, A. Naumov, and V. Michailov Author Index 297 Subject Index 299