Review Article

Trend and Development of Semisolid Metal Joining Processing

Table 1

Previous semisolid joining undertaken by Sugiyama et al. [19].

Base blank material (semisolid state)Joined material (solid state)Joined form

Case  1Aluminum alloy (A2011); cast iron (FC, FCD); stainless steel (SUS304, SUS316)Short cut steel fiber; steel ball; ceramics particle; stainless steel wire; craft glass bar, plate, bead, and frit; tile; stone

Case  2Aluminum alloy (A2011)Aluminum alloy wire, fin, and sheet; copper alloy wire; stainless steel wire, fin

Case  3Aluminum alloyAluminum alloy bar, tube, and plate