Abstract:
Composite manufacturing is one of the most
imperative advances in the history of materials. Nanoparticles
have been attracting increasing attention in the
composite community because of their capability of
improving the mechanical and physical properties of
traditional fiber-reinforced composites. Friction stir processing
(FSP) has successfully evolved as an alternative
technique of fabricating metal matrix composites. The FSP
technology has recently shown a significant presence in
generation of ex situ and in situ nanocomposites. This
review article essentially describes the current status of the
FSP technology in the field of composite fabrication with
the main impetus on aluminum and magnesium alloys.
