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Active since
1991
Affiliations
The Welding Institute(Current)
Thermal Wave Imaging (United States)
Auckland University of Technology
W. M. Thomas is an author at The Welding Institute specializing in engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials science.
Top concepts
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterial ScienceMicrostructureIndustrial EngineeringMechanics Of MaterialsCorrosionMechanicsAlloysRecycling
Publications per year
1991–2023
Friction Stir Butt Welding
W. M. Thomas · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1991 · 764 citations
Friction Welding, Engineering, Welding Process +2
Friction stir welding for the transportation industries
W. M. Thomas, E.D. Nicholas · Materials & Design (1980-2015) · 1997 · 724 citations
Transportation Industries, Friction Welding, Engineering +3
Feasibility of friction stir welding steel
W. M. Thomas, P.L. Threadgill, E.D. Nicholas · Science and Technology of Welding & Joining · 1999 · 362 citations
Materials Science, Friction Welding, Engineering +10
Friction stir process welds aluminium alloys : The process produces low-distortion, high-quality, low-cost welds on aluminium
C. Dawes, W. M. Thomas · Welding Journal · 1996 · 353 citations
Materials Science, Friction Welding, Engineering +6
Friction Stir Welding – Recent Developments in Tool and Process Technologies
W. M. Thomas, K.I. Johnson, Christoph Wiesner · Advanced Engineering Materials · 2003 · 269 citations
Materials Science, Friction Welding, Engineering +9
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