Departments Editorial ............................4 Press Time News ..................6 News of the Industry ..............8 International Update ............12 Stainless Q&A ....................14 RWMA Q&A ......................20 Product & Print Spotlight ......22 Letter to the Editor ..............58 Coming Events....................60 Certification Schedule ..........62 Conferences ......................64 Welding Workbook ..............70 Society News ....................73 Tech Topics ......................76 Guide to AWS Services ........94 Personnel ........................98 Classifieds ......................104 Advertiser Index ................106 WELDING JOURNAL 3 CONTENTS Features 28 FABTECH 2012 Welding’s premier marketplace, education, business, networking, awards, skills, and personal recognition all came together at this grand exhibition A. Cullison et al. 38 What You Should Know about Hybrid Laser Arc Welding Take a look at the pros and cons of this unique combination of lasers and gas metal arc welding P. Denney 42 Effect of Tool Angle on Friction Stir Weldability of AISI 430 The parameters for getting the best weld in austenitic stainless steel are studied M. B. Bilgin et al. 48 Benefits of Remote Laser Welding in the Automotive Industry Remote laser beam welding is shown to have advantages in welding high-volume components T. Ryba et al. 54 Friction Stud Welding of Dissimilar Metals A milling machine was used to produce a sound joint between a steel stud and aluminum plate G. Zhang et al. Welding Journal (ISSN 0043-2296) is published monthly by the American Welding Society for $120.00 per year in the United States and possessions, $160 per year in foreign countries: $7.50 per single issue for domestic AWS members and $10.00 per single issue for nonmembers and $14.00 single issue for international. American Welding Society is located at 8669 Doral Blvd., Ste. 130, Doral, FL 33166; telephone (305) 443-9353. Periodicals postage paid in Miami, Fla., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Welding Journal, 8669 Doral Blvd., Suite 130, Doral, FL 33166. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542,London, ON N6C 6B2 Readers of Welding Journal may make copies of articles for personal, archival, educational or research purposes, and which are not for sale or resale. Permission is granted to quote from articles, provided customary acknowledgment of authors and sources is made. Starred (*) items excluded from copyright. Welding Research Supplement 1-s Interfacial Microstructure of Diode Laser Brazed AZ31B Magnesium to Steel Sheet Using a Nickel Interlayer The brazeability of a magnesium alloy to steel was improved with an electro-deposited microlayer of Ni A. M. Nasiri et al. 11-s Processing Effects on the Friction Stir Weld Stir Zone The understanding of the correlation between microstructural evolution and the varying thermomechanical cycles a weld undergoes is further advanced with this study J. Schneider et al. 20-s Evaluation of Heat-Affected Zone Hydrogen-Induced Cracking in Navy Steels Critical stress ratio and embrittlement index were determined for high-strength steels in an evaluation of hydrogen-induced cracking in the heat-affected zone X. Yue and J. C. Lippold 28 38 48 January 2013 • Volume 92 • Number 1 AWS Web site www.aws.org On the cover: Laser welding of a powertrain component. (Photo courtesy of TRUMPF, Inc., Farmington, Conn.)
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