Periodic Reporting for period 2 - OASIS (Optimisation of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Laser Beam Welding (LBW) for assembly of structural aircraft parts)

With the development of precision laser beam welding (LBW) and friction stir welding (FSW), it is now possible to fabricate welded aero-structures without mechanical fasteners such as rivets and bolts. These new processes produce a lighter weight, distributed load path with...