4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025

Lucas FM da Silva is Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He leads the Advanced Joining Processes Unit (AJPU) of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering (INEGI). Paulo A.F. Martins is Professor of Manufacturing at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is Doctor Technices Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Denmark and Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering. His research is focused on forming and joining by forming, and he is co‐author of 6 books and over 400 papers in international journals and conferences. Uwe Reisgen obtained his doctoral degree at the RWTH Aachen University (Germany) in 1995. Since 2007, he is University Professor, Holder of Chair and Head of the ISF—Welding and Joining Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

• Part 1: Joining by plastic deformation.- Particle-reinforced aluminium solid self-piercing rivets for joining aluminium alloy sheets.- Part 2: Adhesive bonding.- The effect of viscous fingering on the shear properties of structural adhesive joints.- Environmental Degradation Effects on Mode I Fatigue Behavior of CFRP Adhesive Joints.- Optimizing Bond Strength Between Cast Metal Dental Crowns and Metal Post-and-Core Restorations: A Comprehensive Experimental and Literature-Based Investigation.- Part 3: Welding.- Development and Evaluation of Laser-Based Cleaning Strategies for the Reuse of Stainless Steel in Plastic-Metal Hybrid Joints.- Dissimilar laser joining of titanium to steel: step by step progress.- Characteristics of intra-granular microstructure in steel weld metals formed by CO2-shielded high-current buriedarc welding.- Process characteristics of wire assisted three-arc tungsten inert gas welding without transferred arc for cladding and additive manufacturing.- Reduction of residual stress by narrowing the repair groove: Optimizing repair welding with modern welding processes for high-strength offshore steels.- Development of an X-ray camera for Electron beam characterization.- Part 4: Additive manufacturing.- Comparative Study of Microstructure, Tensile Strength and Corrosion Resistance of 316L Stainless Steel Produced via Novel Resistance Weld Additive Manufacturing and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Processes.- Residual stress evaluation using the contour method of an additive manufactured high-strength steel solid cuboid.- Influence of substrate design on properties and residual stresses in hybrid additive manufacturing of high-strength steels using MSG processes.