Science and Technology of Welding and Joining Vol. 29, No. 1, out now

Ultrasonic welding, tungsten inert gas welding and friction welding are among the topics discussed.

This issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

Impact of austenite nanograins induced by sliding friction on interfacial strength during ultrasonic welding
Hue-En Chu, Yi-Hsuan Sun, Tai-Cheng Chen, Hung-Wei Yen, Jhe-Yu Lin
pp. 3–11
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231212635

Microstructure characterisation of electromagnetic pulse welded high-strength aluminium alloys
Mason Shipley-Jones, Zaidao Li, Stuart Robertson, Mark A.E. Jepson, Carla Barbatti, Simon Hogg
pp. 12–17
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231213593

Evolution rules for cathode erosion and corresponding arc behaviour in tungsten inert gas welding
Shenquan Qu, Guoliang Qin, Hao Wang, Yuan Gao
pp. 18–28
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231214948

Quasi-equal strength and toughness matching rail steel joint obtained via friction welding below A_c1 temperature
Han Zhang, Chang’an Li, Jiaqi Xie, Zhiming Zhu
pp. 29–37
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231215741

Linear growth behaviour of intermetallic compound layer in electronic interconnections
Maria Abu Bakar, Azman Jalar, Anuar Alias
pp. 38–46
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231216379

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti₂Ni alloy fabricated by direct energy deposition
Yinbao Tian, Zhetao Liang, Yangchuan Cai, Hongbing Jiang, Minfang Chen, Jian Han
pp. 47–51
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231216674

Enhancing corrosion resistance of the nugget in a 2519-T87 aluminum alloy friction stir welded joint via tungsten inert gas arc
Shengdan Liu, Tie Yi, Chen Fang, Gengduo Jiang, Xuanxuan Dai
pp. 52–60
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231220878

Half-sectioned spot weld parameter optimisation for liquid metal embrittlement analysis in advanced high-strength steels
J U Kim, M Shojaee, O Sherepenko, D Ramachandran, O T Betiku, A R H Midawi, H Ghassemi-Armaki, E Biro
pp. 61–69
DOI: 10.1177/13621718231222844

Microstructure and failure behavior of ultrasonic-assisted resistance spot welded AA6061/Ti6Al4V joints
Mohan He, Yingjun He, Hongyi He, Jinxiang Wang, Yuanxun Wang
pp. 70–77
DOI: 10.1177/13621718241229869