EUROPEAN CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - EUROMAT 2021

Diffusion bonding is a candidate joining method for Plasma Facing Components in fusion reactors effected significant investigations over the last decades. One of the technological challenges for fusion reactors is the joining of flat metal parts with a reliable contacts on their welding seams. The hot isostatic pressure (HIP) bonding is a well-known technology, however the development of new...

The newly developed 2198 Al-Cu-Li alloy is a promising material for the aeronautical industry. Li addition reduces density, increases strength and Young's modulus making the material attractive to several applications. The current work contributes to the understanding of the mechanism of hot cracking phenomena which develop during laser beam welding (LBW) of the alloy. A study of the dendrite...

One of the main strategies applied by transportation industries to improve products’ energy efficiency is the combination of lightweight alloys and thermoplastics in the so-called hybrid structures. Combining these dissimilar materials allows for unique solutions for different engineering requirements; however, it also demands advanced joining techniques and assembly approaches to adequately...

The advantages provided by Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques are well known for both metals and polymers with respect to possible part geometries and reduction of manufacturing steps. However, coupling different AM techniques to produce polymer-metal hybrid parts is yet to be thoroughly explored. While conventional joining technologies such as fastening and adhesive bonding would be...