Advances in the Experimentation and Numerical Modeling of Material Joining Processes (Third Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Simulation and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 1170
Special Issue Editor
2. INEGI—Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Pólo FEUP, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 400, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: composite materials; joining processes; automation
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, structural design is facing major challenges in the associated joining processes, such as material selection, different thermal coefficients and melting points, multi-material joining, the joining of thin-walled structures, traditional process effectiveness for new materials, cost efficiency and ecological issues. To provide a strong, reliable and lightweight solution for a given application, the designer should either consider hybrid joining or choose from a large variety of available processes, such as welding, brazing, riveting, mechanical fastening, adhesive bonding, clinching, friction stir welding, laser welding, diffusion welding, amongst others. These joining processes have evolved towards optimization and cost reduction in the early design stages in terms of their implementation and industrialization, destructive and non-destructive testing, and either analytical or numerical modeling. Numerical modeling is particularly effective for simulating complex geometries, different load scenarios and materials with plasticity or anisotropy. The finite element method, together with fracture mechanics techniques, is a powerful and common approach employed in the scientific community but is less applied for the study of complex loads, such as high strain rates, fatigue or impact, and it is seldom used in the industry. To develop state-of-the-art techniques and disseminate the recent advances in all types of joining, either experimental or numerical, the Third Edition of this Special Issue intends to follow the successful path of the first two Editions and bring together a significant number of high-quality contributions to this field of research through innovative and original works, subsequently promoting their dissemination via open access publishing.
Dr. Raul D. S. G. Campilho
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- joining process
- welding
- brazing
- riveting
- mechanical fastening
- adhesive bonding
- clinching
- friction stir welding
- laser welding
- diffusion welding
- hybrid joining
- experimental testing
- numerical modeling
- strength prediction
- failure path prediction
- finite element method
- fracture mechanics
- static load
- dynamic load
- impact load
- fatigue load
- residual stress
- mechanical properties
- thin-walled structures
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