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Overview

Altino Loureiro is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal, specializing in research within engineering, particularly mechanical engineering. Their work centers on advanced welding techniques and the analysis of material properties associated with metal joining processes.

Their research portfolio includes studies on welding techniques, residual stresses, and metal forming simulations. More specifically, Loureiro's contributions span topics such as:

  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
  • Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies

Altino Loureiro has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Materials
  • Metálica
  • Metals
  • Journal of Materials Processing Technology
  • Polymers

Recent publications highlight work on welding methodologies and material behavior:

  • "Explosive welding of aluminium to stainless steel using carbon steel and niobium interlayers," 2020, Journal of Materials Processing Technology
  • "Effect of Friction Stir Welding Techniques and Parameters on Polymers Joint Efficiency-A Critical Review," 2021, Polymers
  • "Aluminum-to-Steel Cladding by Explosive Welding," 2020, Metals
  • "Design of friction stir welding for butt joining of aluminum to steel of dissimilar thickness: heat treatment and fracture behavior," 2021, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • "The role of physical properties in explosive welding of copper to stainless steel," 2022, Defence Technology

Altino Loureiro often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors including:

  • Ivan Galvão
  • Rui M. Leal
  • Ricardo Mendes
  • Gustavo H. S. F. L. Carvalho
  • Ana M. Amaro

Their research is primarily positioned within mechanical engineering and materials chemistry, with additional contributions to aerospace engineering as well as electrical and electronic engineering. Loureiro's investigation of welding technologies intersects interdisciplinary fields addressing both theoretical and applied mechanics of materials.

Best Publications

  • Influence of friction stir welding parameters on the microstructural and mechanical properties of AA 6016-T4 thin welds

    D.M. Rodrigues;A. Loureiro;C. Leitao;R.M. Leal;R.M. Leal

  • Material flow in heterogeneous friction stir welding of thin aluminium sheets: Effect of shoulder geometry

    R.M. Leal;R.M. Leal;C. Leitão;A. Loureiro;D.M. Rodrigues

  • Welding Robots: Technology, System Issues and Application

    J. Norberto Pires;Altino Loureiro;Gunnar Blmsjo

  • Effect of explosive characteristics on the explosive welding of stainless steel to carbon steel in cylindrical configuration

    R. Mendes;J.B. Ribeiro;A. Loureiro

  • Mechanical behaviour of similar and dissimilar AA5182-H111 and AA6016-T4 thin friction stir welds

    C. Leitao;R.M. Leal;R.M. Leal;D.M. Rodrigues;A. Loureiro

  • Formation and distribution of brittle structures in friction stir welding of aluminium and copper: influence of process parameters

    I Galvão;JC Oliveira;A Loureiro;DM Rodrigues

  • Effect of process parameters on the strength of resistance spot welds in 6082-T6 aluminium alloy

    A.M. Pereira;J.M. Ferreira;A. Loureiro;J.D.M. Costa

  • Effect of friction stir welding parameters on morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate welds

    N. Mendes;A. Loureiro;C. Martins;P. Neto

  • Material flow in heterogeneous friction stir welding of aluminium and copper thin sheets

    I. Galvão;R. M. Leal;A. Loureiro;D. M. Rodrigues

  • Machines and control systems for friction stir welding: A review

    Nuno Mendes;Pedro Neto;Altino Loureiro;António Paulo Moreira

  • Influence of tool shoulder geometry on properties of friction stir welds in thin copper sheets

    I. Galvão;R.M. Leal;R.M. Leal;D.M. Rodrigues;A. Loureiro

  • Formation and distribution of brittle structures in friction stir welding of aluminium and copper: Influence of shoulder geometry

    I. Galvão;J.C. Oliveira;A. Loureiro;D.M. Rodrigues

  • Influence of aluminium alloy type on dissimilar friction stir lap welding of aluminium to copper

    I. Galvão;D. Verdera;D. Gesto;A. Loureiro

  • Explosive welding of aluminium to stainless steel

    G.H.S.F.L. Carvalho;I. Galvão;I. Galvão;R. Mendes;R.M. Leal;R.M. Leal

  • Numerical study of the plastic behaviour in tension of welds in high strength steels

    D.M. Rodrigues;L.F. Menezes;A. Loureiro;J.V. Fernandes

  • Welding robots

    J. Norberto Pires;A. Loureiro;T. Godinho;P. Ferreira

  • Effect of explosive mixture on quality of explosive welds of copper to aluminium

    A. Loureiro;R. Mendes;J. B. Ribeiro;R. M. Leal;R. M. Leal

  • Influence of Tool Offsetting on the Structure and Morphology of Dissimilar Aluminum to Copper Friction-Stir Welds

    Ivan Galvão;Altino Loureiro;David Verdera;Daniel Gesto

  • High speed friction stir welding of aluminium alloys

    D. M. Rodrigues;C. Leitão;R. Louro;H. Gouveia

  • Explosive welding of aluminium to stainless steel using carbon steel and niobium interlayers

    Gustavo Carvalho;Ivan Galvão;Ivan Galvão;R. Mendes;R. M. Leal;R. M. Leal

  • Fatigue life improvement by friction stir processing of 5083 aluminium alloy MIG butt welds

    L.P. Borrego;L.P. Borrego;J.D. Costa;J.S. Jesus;A.R. Loureiro

Frequent Co-Authors

J.A.M. Ferreira
J.A.M. Ferreira University of Coimbra
Pedro Vilaça
Pedro Vilaça Aalto University
Albano Cavaleiro
Albano Cavaleiro University of Coimbra
Tomas Polcar
Tomas Polcar University of Southampton
Amir Hossein Kokabi
Amir Hossein Kokabi Sharif University of Technology
Sérgio Souto Maior Tavares
Sérgio Souto Maior Tavares Fluminense Federal University
L.F.M. da Silva
L.F.M. da Silva University of Porto
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo
Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo University of Manchester

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