Advances in Steel FSW for Transport Applications

Nicolaas C.H. Troost; Henk den Besten; Santonu Ghosh; Stephen Cater

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_88

Advances in Steel FSW for Transport Applications

Nicolaas C.H. Troost^*, Henk den Besten, Santonu Ghosh, Stephen Cater

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Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state joining process that gives welds with excellent mechanical properties. The drive towards electrification has seen FSW adopted by the automotive sector for the fabrication of lightweight aluminium car bodies and battery assemblies. Element Six utilised their expertise in high performance, abrasion and temperature resistant materials to develop a FSW tool for steel and this was trialled at TWI where welding techniques were developed to allow welds to be made both in air and under water. A rigorous, independent assessment of weld quality was undertaken by the Technical University of Delft (TUD) and publications and dissemination resulting from this work has identified a number of potential other applications across the wider transport sector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland-Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems
Editors	Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
Publisher	Springer
Pages	600-607
Number of pages	8
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-89444-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-89443-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_88
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F383
ISSN (Print)	2196-5544
ISSN (Electronic)	2196-5552

Keywords

cryogenic service
Friction Stir Welding
hydrogen transport
inland waterways
rail

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Troost, N. C. H., Besten, H. D., Ghosh, S., & Cater, S. (2025). Advances in Steel FSW for Transport Applications. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland-Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems (Vol. 3, pp. 600-607). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F383). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_88

Troost, Nicolaas C.H. ; Besten, Henk den ; Ghosh, Santonu et al. / Advances in Steel FSW for Transport Applications. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland-Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems. editor / Ciaran McNally ; Páraic Carroll ; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor ; Bidisha Ghosh ; Marina Efthymiou ; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. Vol. 3 Springer, 2025. pp. 600-607 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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Troost NCH , Besten HD, Ghosh S, Cater S. Advances in Steel FSW for Transport Applications. In McNally C, Carroll P, Martinez-Pastor B, Ghosh B, Efthymiou M, Valantasis-Kanellos N, editors, Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland-Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems. Vol. 3. Springer. 2025. p. 600-607. (Lecture Notes in Mobility). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_88

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