1. Editorial

   • Kin-ichi Matsuyama
   • Bruno de Meester

   EditorialNotes 07 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3

2. FSW Process Variants and Mechanical Properties

   • W. Thomas
   • E. D. Nicholas
   • M. F. Gittos

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 11

3. Novel Process of Surface Modification of Aluminium Casts Applying Friction Stir Phenomenon

   • T. Shinoda
   • M. Kawai
   • H. Takegami

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 12 - 17

4. Development of Friction Spot Joining

   • M. Fujimoto
   • M. Inuzuka
   • Y. Seta

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 18 - 21

5. Measurement of Die Temperature During Friction Stir Forming

   • T. Nishihara
   • A. Ito

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 22 - 26

6. Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Friction Stir Welded 7050-T7451 Aluminium Alloy

   • D. Bolser
   • R. Talwar
   • R. Lederich

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 27 - 33

7. Microstructures in Friction Stir Welded 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

   • H. Kokawa
   • S. H. C. Park
   • M. Inagaki

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 34 - 40

8. Effect of Tool Geometry and Process Parameters on Material Flow in FSW of an AA 2024-T351 Alloy

   • R. Zettler
   • S. Lomolino
   • D. Lohwasser

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 41 - 46

9. Finite Element Modelling of Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloy Plates-Inverse Analysis using a Genetic Algorithm

   • T. De Vuyst
   • L. D’Alvise
   • S. Pierret

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 47 - 55

10. Joining Aluminium Alloys Dissimilar in Thickness by Friction Stir Welding and Fusion Processes

    • P. Vilaça
    • J. P. Santos
    • L. Quintino

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 56 - 62

11. Corrosion Properties in Friction Stir Welded 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

    • S. H. C. Park
    • Y. S. Sato
    • M. Inagaki

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 63 - 68

12. Temperature Field in the Vicinity of FSW-Tool During Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloys

    • M. Maeda
    • H. Liu
    • T. Shibayanagi

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 69 - 75

13. Studies on Characteristics of Friction Stir Welded Joints in Structural Thin Aluminium Alloys Part 1: Imperfections in Friction Stir Welded Zones and Their Precision Non-Destructive Testing

    • N. Oiwa
    • S. Iwaki
    • K. Namba

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 76 - 82

14. Studies on Characteristics of Friction Stir Welded Joints in Structural Thin Aluminium Alloys Part 2: Metallurgical Features and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Joints

    • T. Okada
    • H. Hori
    • K. Namba

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 83 - 92

15. Preliminary Investigation of Friction Stir Welding Aluminium/Copper Lap Joints

    • A. Elrefaey
    • M. Takahashi
    • K. Ikeuchi

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2013 Pages: 93 - 101

16. Coming Events

    Announcements 07 February 2013 Pages: 102 - 103