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Lightweight electric vehicle assembly by friction stir welding (EVASTIR)

The EVASTIR project will support the Swedish automotive industry with the transition from internal combustion engine to battery electric vehicles, while introducing new sustainable manufacturing processes. This project will develop a welding process, FSW, to support design and fabrication a cost-effective, scalable, lightweight and crash-resistant battery tray for electric vehicles. The specific technical objectives of this project are to develop FSW procedures for dissimilar material joints of cast and extruded aluminium alloys and for high speed welding to 5m/min.

2019 – 2021

Lightweight electric vehicle assembly by friction stir welding (EVASTIR)