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Pedro Vilaça

Pedro Vilaça

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
5130
World Ranking
2296
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Finland Leader Award

Best Publications

  • Friction surfacing—A review

    J. Gandra;H. Krohn;R.M. Miranda;P. Vilaça

  • Mechanical and metallurgical characterization of friction stir welding joints of AA6061-T6 with AA6082-T6

    P.M.G.P. Moreira;T. Santos;S.M.O. Tavares;V. Richter-Trummer

  • 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

  • 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

  • Review of conventional and advanced non-destructive testing techniques for detection and characterization of small-scale defects

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  • Functionally graded materials produced by friction stir processing

    J. Gandra;R. Miranda;P. Vilaça;A. Velhinho

  • Performance analysis of friction surfacing

    J. Gandra;R.M. Miranda;P. Vilaça

  • Microstructural modification and ductility enhancement of surfaces modified by FSP in aluminium alloys

    F. Nascimento;T. Santos;P. Vilaça;R.M. Miranda

  • Advanced technique for non-destructive testing of friction stir welding of metals

    Unknown

  • Wear characterization of functionally graded Al–SiC composite coatings produced by Friction Surfacing

    J. Gandra;P. Vigarinho;D. Pereira;R.M. Miranda

  • Single point incremental forming of tailored blanks produced by friction stir welding

    M.B. Silva;M. Skjoedt;P. Vilaça;N. Bay

  • Friction Stir Welding assisted by electrical Joule effect

    Telmo Jorge Gomes dos Santos;Rosa Maria Mendes Miranda;Pedro Vilaça

  • iSTIR—Analytical thermal model for friction stir welding

    Unknown

  • Effect of overlapping direction in multipass friction stir processing

    J. Gandra;R.M. Miranda;P. Vilaça

  • A differential planar eddy currents probe: Fundamentals, modeling and experimental evaluation

    Unknown

  • Deposition of AA6082-T6 over AA2024-T3 by friction surfacing - Mechanical and wear characterization

    J. Gandra;D. Pereira;R.M. Miranda;R.J.C. Silva

  • Non-destructive microstructural analysis by electrical conductivity: Comparison with hardness measurements in different materials

    Gonçalo L. Sorger;J. P. Oliveira;J. P. Oliveira;Patrick L. Inácio;Norbert Enzinger

  • Joint strength evaluation of friction stir welded Al-Cu dissimilar alloys

    Sachindra Shankar;Pedro Vilaça;Priyabrat Dash;Somnath Chattopadhyaya

  • A study on the formability of aluminum tailor welded blanks produced by friction stir welding

    Marco Parente;R. Safdarian;Abel D. Santos;Altino Loureiro

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