American Welding Society's Welding Journal

"The Friction Welding Advantage"
by Joel Donohue, American Friction Welding

SUMMARY: Discussion of the friction welding process and an exploration into the versatility and economic considerations of a friction welding manufacturing design solution.

American Welding Society
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers

"The Friction Welding Advantage"
by Ralph Chalmers, Senior Editor

SUMMARY: Detailed description of the friction welding process, the extent of industry-wide applications, and the benefits, including the joining of dissimilar metals. "Friction is ideal for welding dissimilar metals with very different melting temperatures and physical properties, such as copper to aluminum, titanium to copper, and nickel alloys to other steels. As a rule of thumb, forgeable metallic engineering materials are friction-weldable, as well as castings and powdered metals."

Reprinted with permission from
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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