1. Editorial

   • Miro Uran

   EditorialNotes 07 February 2013 Pages: 3 - 3

2. Extensive Introduction of Ultra High Strength Steels Sets New Standards for Welding in the Body Shop

   • Johnny K. Larsson
   • Joel Lundgren
   • Håkan Andersson

   Technical Papers 07 February 2013 Pages: 4 - 14

3. Influence of Welding Conditions on Nugget Formation in Single-Sided Resistance Spot Welding Process

   • Hitomi Nishibata
   • Manabu Fukumoto
   • Masato Uchihara

   Technical Papers 07 February 2013 Pages: 15 - 22

4. Friction Spot Joining of High Strength Steel Sheets for Automotives

   • Ryoji Ohashi
   • Mitsuo Fujimoto
   • Hiroyuki Kokawa

   Technical Papers 07 February 2013 Pages: 23 - 27

5. Health and Safety in Fabrication and Repair of Welded Components: Aspects, Impacts and Compliance with Regulations

   • Luca Costa

   Technical Papers 07 February 2013 Pages: 28 - 34

6. Development of Advanced 3-Electrode MAG High-Speed Horizontal Fillet Welding Process

   • Hiroshi Arita
   • Tomokazu Morimoto
   • Toshihiko Nakano

   Technical Papers 07 February 2013 Pages: 35 - 43

7. Coming Events

   Announcements 07 February 2013 Pages: 44 - 45

8. Computational Tools for Modelling FSW and an Improved Tool for NDT

   • Telmo Santos
   • Pedro VilaÇa
   • Luísa Quintino

   Peer-Reviewed Section 07 February 2013 Pages: R99 - R108

9. Granjon Prize Competition 2008 Joint Winner — Category A: “Joining and Fabrication Technology” Characterization and Optimization of Orbital Friction Welding of High Carbon Steel Bars

   • Mehran Maalekian

   Peer-Reviewed Section 07 February 2013 Pages: R109 - R123

10. A Comparison of Residual Stress in Hammer-Peened, Multi-Pass Steel Welds–A514 (S690Q) and S41500

    • Raynald Simoneau
    • Denis Thibault
    • Jean-Luc Fihey

    Peer-Reviewed Section 07 February 2013 Pages: R124 - R134

11. Effects of Carbon Content on Intermetallic Compound Layer and Joint Strength in Friction Welding of Al Alloy to Steel

    • Kenji Ikeuchi
    • Makoto Takahashi
    • Masatoshi Aritoshi

    Peer-Reviewed Section 07 February 2013 Pages: R135 - R139

12. Significance of Strength Mismatch in Fracture Performance Evaluation of Welded Joints — Characterization of Mismatch Effect by the Weibull Stress Criterion

    • Fumiyoshi Minami
    • Mitsuru Ohata
    • Keiji Murayama

    Peer-Reviewed Section 07 February 2013 Pages: R140 - R150