Welding and Joining of Aerospace Materials

Welding and Joining of Aerospace Materials, Second Edition, is an essential reference for engineers and designers in the aerospace, materials, welding and joining industries, as well as companies and other organizations operating in these sectors. This updated edition brings together an international team of experts with updated and new chapters on electron beam welding, friction stir welding, weld-bead cracking, and recent developments in arc welding.

• Highlights new trends and techniques for aerospace materials and manufacture and repair of their components
• Covers many joining techniques, including riveting, composite-to-metal bonding, and diffusion bonding
• Contains updated coverage on recently developed welding techniques for aerospace materials

Part I Welding techniques 1. New welding techniques for aerospace engineering 2. Inertia friction welding (IFW) for aerospace applications 3. Laser welding of metals for aerospace and other applications 4. Hybrid laser-arc welding of aerospace and other materials 5. Heat-affected zone cracking in welded nickel superalloys

Part II Other joining techniques 6. Assessing the riveting process and the quality of riveted joints in aerospace and other applications 7. Quality control and non-destructive testing of self-piercing riveted joints in aerospace and other applications 8. Improvements in bonding metals for aerospace and other applications 9. Composite to metal bonding in aerospace and other applications 10. Diffusion bonding of metal alloys in aerospace and other applications 11. High-temperature brazing in aerospace engineering 12. Electron Beam Welding 13. Friction Stir Welding 14. Recent Developments in Arc Welding 15. Weld-bead cracking

Appendix: Linear friction welding in aerospace engineering