Босна и Херцеговина (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bulgariya, България (Bulgaria)
افغانستانAfghanestan (Afghanistan)
Al-‘Arabiyyah as Sa‘ūdiyyah المملكة العربية السعودية (Saudi Arabia)
Al-’Imārat Al-‘Arabiyyah Al-Muttaḥidah الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة (United Arab Emirates)
Kyrgyzstan Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan)
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Mǎláixīyà 马来西亚, Malaysia, மலேசியா (Malaysia)
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mongol Uls Монгол Улс (Mongolia)
Friction Stir Welding is a method of joining primarily Al and Cu alloys without the use of open arc. The method was developed in 1992 by TWI with ESAB as a major sponsor. The method offers a bonding with similar structure as the base metal with minimum distortion in a single pass at a plate thickness up to more than 50 mm (2").
