**4. Conclusions**

The followings are the conclusions drawn from the present study of advancements of FSW of aluminum alloys:


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Ramesh Rudrapati

University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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*Recent Advances in Joining of Aluminum Alloys by Using Friction Stir Welding*

11. Advancements of various types of FSW process like friction stir scribe (FSS) technique, stationary shoulder FSW (SSFSW) process, friction stir spot welding (FSSW) to weld similar and dissimilar aluminum alloys are discussed

12.From the present study, it is mentioned that FSW is highly suitable for mass production process to produce large quantity parts with high production rate

The author acknowledges to Dr. Asish Bandyopadhyay, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, India, for encouraging me to write

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Hawassa

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*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89382*

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