Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- About the Editors -- Friction Stir Processing -- Microstructure Refinement and Homogenization of Non-deforming Constituent Distributions during FSW/P -- Nano-Sized Grain Refinement Using Friction Stir Processing -- Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites via Friction Stir Processing -- Flow Behavior of SiC Particles as Tracer Material during the Fabrication of MMCs by Friction Stir Processing -- Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Property Correlation in Al-B4C Surface Composite Produced via Friction Stir Processing -- Friction Stir Welding: High Temperature Materials - I -- Comparison between Friction Stir and Submerged Arc Welding Applied to Joining DH36 and E36 Shipbuilding Steel -- Friction Stir Welding of Pipeline Steels -- Microstructure and Properties of Friction Stir Processed HY80 Steel -- Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Characterization of a Multilayered Multipass Friction Stir Weld in Steel -- Effect of Welding Parameters on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Friction Stir Welded 11Cr-Ferritic/Martensitic Steel -- Friction-Stir-Welding of Thick Carbon Steels Using a Co-Based Alloy Tool -- Establishing W-Based Friction Stir Welding Tool Life for Thick Section Steel Applications -- Assisted Friction Stir Welding of Carbon Steel: Use of Induction and Laser as Preheating Techniques -- Influence of Heat Input on Friction Stir Welding for the ODS Steel MA956 -- Friction Stir Welding: High Temperature Materials - II -- Microstructural and Mechanical Investigations of Friction Stir Welded Ti/Ti- and Ti-Alloy/Ti-Alloy-Joints -- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of FSW Lap Joint between Pure Copper and 1018 Mild Steel Using Refractory Metal Pin Tools -- Friction Stir Welding: Light Materials - I.

Effect of Tool Pin Features and Geometries on Quality of Weld during Friction Stir Welding -- Effect of Friction Stir Processing on Armor Grade Materials -- Analysis of Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Butt Welded AA2024 -- Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of FSW Lap Joints -- Mechanical Properties of Repaired 7075-T73 Friction Stir Weld Butt Welds -- Process Development of Integral Fasteners Using Friction Stir Spot Welding with "C-Frame" End Effector on an Aircraft Cabin Door Made from AA6061-T6 and AA2024-T3 -- Effect of Post-weld Aging on the Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy 7475-T73 -- Friction Stir Welding: Light Materials - II -- On Friction Stir Welding of Mg-Zn-RE-Rr Alloy Using Threaded Tools for Aerospace Application -- Magnesium Based Surface Composite via Friction Stir Processing -- Effect of Initial Microstructure on the Microstructural Evolution and Joint Efficiency of a WE43 Alloy during Friction Stir Welding -- Microstructure in Dissimilar Friction Spot Weld of Al to Mg Alloys Observed by Stop-Action Technique -- Optimization of Wear Rate of Friction Stir Welded Al-B4C Composite -- Friction Stir Welding and Processing: Modeling and Controls -- Three-Dimensional Visualization of Metallic Flow and Control of FSW Joint Properties Using New FSP Technique -- System Parameter Identification for Friction Stir Processing -- Advances in Temperature Control for FSP -- Analysis of Tool Feedback Forces and Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding -- Paradigm Shift in Control of the Spindle Axis -- A Coupled Thermal/Material Flow Model of Friction Stir Welding Applied to Sc-Modified Aluminum Alloys -- Material Flow and Texture in Friction Extruded Wire.

Application of Acoustic Emission Technique to Monitor Friction Stir Welding Process to Produce Defect Free Welds -- Author Index -- Subject Index.