Materials & DesignUltrasonic welding, known for its severe plastic deformation, faces the challenge of balancing sufficient deformation at the welding interface with minimizing damage to the substrate.
Jingyuan Ma +4 more
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Optimization of Ultrasonic Welding Process Parameters to Enhance Weld Strength of 3C Power Cases Using a Design of Experiments Approach. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 Kuo CC, Tsai QZ, Li DY, Lin YX, Chen WX.
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Ultrasonically-assisted Thermal Stir Welding System [PDF]
A welding head assembly has a work piece disposed between its containment plates' opposing surfaces with the work piece being maintained in a plastic state thereof at least in a vicinity of the welding head assembly's stir rod as the rod is rotated about
Ding, R. Jeffrey
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Infrared Thermography for Weld Inspection: Feasibility and Application [PDF]
, 2018 Traditional ultrasonic testing (UT) techniques have been widely used to detect surface and sub-surface defects of welds. UT inspection is a contact method which burdens the manufacturer by storing hot specimens for inspection when the material is cool ...
Collins, William +2 more
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AI‐Assisted Bioelectronics for Personalized Health Management
Advanced Electronic Materials, Volume 12, Issue 3, 4 February 2026.Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)‐assisted bioelectronics, including materials, device fabrication, working mechanisms, AI‐hardware integration, and proof‐of‐concept applications in digital health management, are summarized. The emergence of AI‐assisted bioelectronic systems and potential solutions to existing challenges are discussed ...
Huiwen Xiong +6 more
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Encapsulating flatpack integrated circuits by means of ultrasonic welding [PDF]
Ultrasonic welding of covers on flatpack integrated circuits for producing hermetically sealed packages at high rates without exposure to high ...
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Growth of Subsurface Fatigue Fractures in Large‐Size Bevel Gears
Fatigue &Fracture of Engineering Materials &Structures, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 640-652, February 2026.ABSTRACT Large‐size bevel gears are commonly used in marine industry for the applications of propulsion, such as azimuth thrusters. The gears are typically designed for specific use, as they are directly transferring power from one component to another.
Erkka Pentti Kasper Virtanen +4 more
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A Review of Welding in Space and Related Technologies [PDF]
Deployment of welding and additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in the space environment has the potential to revolutionize how orbiting platforms are designed, manufactured, and assembled.
Naden, N., Prater, T. J.
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Robot‐Assisted Automated Serial‐Sectioning and Imaging for 3D Microstructural Investigations
Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 2, 21 January 2026.A fully automated 3D microstructure characterization platform provides new insights into materials. This robot‐assisted system performs serial‐sectioning, etching, and optical imaging to generate large‐volume 3D reconstructions with submicron resolution.
Michael Moschetti +7 more
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Ultrasonic Welding of PBT-GF30 (70% Polybutylene Terephthalate + 30% Fiber Glass) and Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE). [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 Dobrotă D, Lazăr SV.
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