Preface xi Chapter 1. Industrial Challenges Where Computational Welding Mechanics Becomes an Engineering Tool 1 Vincent Robin Chapter 2. Laser and Electron Beam Welding of 6xxx Series Aluminum Alloys -- On Some Thermal, Mechanical and Metallurgical Aspects 75 Daniel Nelias, Muhammad Zain-ul-abdein and Daniel Maisonnette Chapter 3. Finite Element Modeling of Friction Stir Welding 155 Eric Feulvarch, Jean-Christophe Roux and Jean-Michel Bergheau 4. Material Removal Processes by Cutting and Abrasion: Numerical Methodologies, Present Results and Insights 187 Hedi Hamdi, Frederic Valiorgue and Tarek Mabrouki Chapter 5. Finite Element Approach to the Sintering Process at the Grain Scale 247 Bruchon and Daniel Pino Munoz Chapter 6. Scratch-Based Residual Stress Field by Scratch-Based Surface Mechanical Treatments (Superfinishing, Polishing and Roller Burnishing) 305 Guillaume Kermouche Chapter 7. Simulation of the Cold Spray Deposition Process for Aluminum and Copper using Lagrangian, ALE and CEL Methods 321 Daniel Nelias, Jing Xie, Helene Walter-Le Berre, Yuji Ichikawa and Kazuhiro Ogawa Chapter 8. Fluid/Solid/Porous Multiphysics Couplings for Modeling Infusion-Based Processing of Polymer Composites 359 Sylvain Drapier List of Authors 441 Index 443