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Blair E. Carlson is affiliated with General Motors in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Engineering, with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering. Their work prominently covers subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, and Materials Chemistry.

Carlson's scholarly output includes significant contributions to topics such as Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties. Additional research interests focus on Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, Laser Material Processing Techniques, and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques.

Their publication record spans several prominent venues, reflecting a pattern of repeated contributions. These venues include the Journal of Manufacturing Processes, where they have authored 14 papers, the SSRN Electronic Journal with 7 publications, and the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering A, each with 5 papers. They have also published 4 times in Optics & Laser Technology.

Their frequent collaborators include Amberlee S. Haselhuhn with 17 coauthored works, Hui-Ping Wang with 16, Yongbing Li and Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki each with 15, and Jingjing Li with 14 joint publications.

Recent papers by Carlson cover a variety of topics related to their main fields of study. Noteworthy works include:

  • "Application of laser ablation in adhesive bonding of metallic materials: A review," 2020, Optics & Laser Technology
  • "A non-quadratic pressure-sensitive constitutive model under non-associated flow rule with anisotropic hardening: Modeling and validation," 2020, International Journal of Plasticity
  • "Effect of laser spot overlap ratio on surface characteristics and adhesive bonding strength of an Al alloy processed by nanosecond pulsed laser," 2021, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • "Understanding formation mechanisms of intermetallic compounds in dissimilar Al/steel joint processed by resistance spot welding," 2022, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • "Spindle-Shaped Surface Microstructure Inspired by Directional Water Collection Biosystems to Enhance Interfacial Wetting and Bonding Strength," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Joining of dissimilar materials

    Kristian Martinsen;Kristian Martinsen;SJ Hu;B.E. Carlson

  • Numerical study of keyhole dynamics and keyhole-induced porosity formation in remote laser welding of Al alloys

    Runqi Lin;Hui-ping Wang;Fenggui Lu;Joshua Solomon

  • Effect of Tool Design and Process Parameters on Properties of Al Alloy 6016 Friction Stir Spot Welds

    W. Yuan;R.S. Mishra;S. Webb;Y.L. Chen

  • Effect of texture on the mechanical behavior of ultrafine grained magnesium alloy

    W. Yuan;R.S. Mishra;B. Carlson;R.K. Mishra

  • Analysis of Al-steel resistance spot welding process by developing a fully coupled multi-physics simulation model

    Jin Wang;Hui-Ping Wang;Fenggui Lu;Blair E. Carlson

  • Application of laser ablation in adhesive bonding of metallic materials: A review

    Junying Min;Hailang Wan;Blair E. Carlson;Jianping Lin

  • Effect of laser ablation surface treatment on performance of adhesive-bonded aluminum alloys

    Yongrong Wu;Jianping Lin;Blair E. Carlson;Peng Lu

  • Numerical simulation of resistance spot welding of Al to zinc-coated steel with improved representation of contact interactions

    Zixuan Wan;Hui-Ping Wang;Min Wang;Blair E. Carlson

  • Microstructural and mechanical evolution of Al/steel interface with Fe2Al5 growth in resistance spot welding of aluminum to steel

    Nannan Chen;Min Wang;Hui-Ping Wang;Zixuan Wan

  • Characterization of intermetallic compound at the interfaces of Al-steel resistance spot welds

    Zixuan Wan;Hui-Ping Wang;Nannan Chen;Min Wang

  • Dissimilar joining of galvanized high-strength steel to aluminum alloy in a zero-gap lap joint configuration by two-pass laser welding

    Junjie Ma;Masoud Harooni;Blair Carlson;Radovan Kovacevic

  • A non-quadratic pressure-sensitive constitutive model under non-associated flow rule with anisotropic hardening: Modeling and validation

    Yong Hou;Junying Min;Thomas B. Stoughton;Jianping Lin

  • Material flow and microstructural evolution during friction stir spot welding of AZ31 magnesium alloy

    W. Yuan;R.S. Mishra;R.S. Mishra;B. Carlson;R. Verma

  • Fracture mechanisms of Al/steel resistance spot welds in lap shear test

    Nannan Chen;Hui-Ping Wang;Blair E. Carlson;David R. Sigler

  • Evaluation of intermetallic compound layer at aluminum/steel interface joined by friction stir scribe technology

    Tianhao Wang;Tianhao Wang;Harpreet Sidhar;Rajiv S. Mishra;Yuri Hovanski

  • Real-time monitoring of laser welding of galvanized high strength steel in lap joint configuration

    Fanrong Kong;Junjie Ma;Blair Carlson;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Study of friction stir joining of thin aluminium sheets in lap joint configuration

    M. K. Yadava;R. S. Mishra;Y. L. Chen;B. Carlson

  • Friction stir blind riveting of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite and aluminum alloy sheets

    Junying Min;Yongqiang Li;Jingjing Li;Blair E. Carlson

  • Mode I fracture along adhesively bonded sinusoidal interfaces

    Fernando A. Cordisco;Pablo D. Zavattieri;Louis G. Hector;Blair E. Carlson

  • Two-pass laser welding of galvanized high-strength dual-phase steel for a zero-gap lap joint configuration

    Junjie Ma;Fanrong Kong;Blair Carlson;Radovan Kovacevic

  • Effect of dual laser beam on dissimilar welding-brazing of aluminum to galvanized steel

    Masoud Mohammadpour;Nima Yazdian;Guang Yang;Hui-Ping Wang

  • Accurate characterization of biaxial stress-strain response of sheet metal from bulge testing

    Junying Min;Thomas B. Stoughton;John E. Carsley;Blair E. Carlson

  • Detection of defects in laser welding of AZ31B magnesium alloy in zero-gap lap joint configuration by a real-time spectroscopic analysis

    Masoud Harooni;Blair Carlson;Radovan Kovacevic

Frequent Co-Authors

Radovan Kovacevic
Radovan Kovacevic Southern Methodist University
Jianping Lin
Jianping Lin Tongji University
Junying Min
Junying Min Tongji University
Rajiv S. Mishra
Rajiv S. Mishra University of North Texas
Anil K. Sachdev
Anil K. Sachdev General Motors (United States)
Fenggui Lu
Fenggui Lu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhongqin Lin
Zhongqin Lin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhili Feng
Zhili Feng Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas B. Stoughton
Thomas B. Stoughton General Motors (United States)
Guang-Ling Song
Guang-Ling Song Xiamen University

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