| Residual stresses and fatigue performance MN James, DJ Hughes, Z Chen, H Lombard, DG Hattingh, D Asquith, ... Engineering Failure Analysis 14 (2), 384-395, 2007 | 286 | 2007 |
| Characterization of the influences of FSW tool geometry on welding forces and weld tensile strength using an instrumented tool DG Hattingh, C Blignault, TI Van Niekerk, MN James Journal of materials processing technology 203 (1-3), 46-57, 2008 | 247 | 2008 |
| Optimising FSW process parameters to minimise defects and maximise fatigue life in 5083-H321 aluminium alloy H Lombard, DG Hattingh, A Steuwer, MN James Engineering Fracture Mechanics 75 (3-4), 341-354, 2008 | 226 | 2008 |
| Weld tool travel speed effects on fatigue life of friction stir welds in 5083 aluminium MN James, DG Hattingh, GR Bradley International journal of fatigue 25 (12), 1389-1398, 2003 | 184 | 2003 |
| Effect of process parameters on the residual stresses in AA5083-H321 friction stir welds H Lombard, DG Hattingh, A Steuwer, MN James Materials Science and Engineering: A 501 (1-2), 119-124, 2009 | 150 | 2009 |
| Residual stress in SLM Ti6Al4V alloy specimens I Yadroitsava, S Grewar, D Hattingh, I Yadroitsev Materials Science Forum 828, 305-310, 2015 | 95 | 2015 |
| Process parameter influence on performance of friction taper stud welds in AISI 4140 steel DG Hattingh, DLH Bulbring, A Els-Botes, MN James Materials & Design 32 (6), 3421-3430, 2011 | 73 | 2011 |
| The relationship between process mechanisms and crack paths in friction stir welded 5083‐H321 and 5383‐H321 aluminium alloys MN James, GR Bradley, H Lombard, DG Hattingh Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 28 (1‐2), 245-256, 2005 | 62 | 2005 |
| Shot-peening of steam turbine blades: Residual stresses and their modification by fatigue cycling MN James, M Newby, DG Hattingh, A Steuwer Procedia Engineering 2 (1), 441-451, 2010 | 59 | 2010 |
| Residual stress and strain in MIG butt welds in 5083-H321 aluminium: As-welded and fatigue cycled MN James, DJ Hughes, DG Hattingh, G Mills, PJ Webster International Journal of Fatigue 31 (1), 28-40, 2009 | 59 | 2009 |
| Microstructure evolution and mechanical characterization of friction stir welded titanium alloy Ti–6Al–4V using lanthanated tungsten tool PM Mashinini, I Dinaharan, JDR Selvam, DG Hattingh Materials Characterization 139, 328-336, 2018 | 57 | 2018 |
| Synchrotron diffraction investigation of the distribution and influence of residual stresses in fatigue MN James, DG Hattingh, DJ Hughes, LW Wei, EA Patterson, ... Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 27 (7), 609-622, 2004 | 55 | 2004 |
| Synchrotron diffraction measurement of residual stresses in friction stir welded 5383‐H321 aluminium butt joints and their modification by fatigue cycling MN James, DJ Hughes, DG Hattingh, GR Bradley, G Mills, PJ Webster Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 27 (3), 187-202, 2004 | 52 | 2004 |
| Friction stir weld process evaluation by multi-axial transducer C Blignault, DG Hattingh, GH Kruger, TI Van Niekerk, MN James Measurement 41 (1), 32-43, 2008 | 43 | 2008 |
| The use of combs for evaluation of strain-free references for residual strain measurements by neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction DJ Hughes, MN James, DG Hattingh, PJ Webster Journal of Neutron Research 11 (4), 289-293, 2003 | 42 | 2003 |
| Intelligent machine agent architecture for adaptive control optimization of manufacturing processes GH Kruger, AJ Shih, DG Hattingh, TI Van Niekerk Advanced Engineering Informatics 25 (4), 783-796, 2011 | 38 | 2011 |
| Analysis of the FSW force footprint and its relationship with process parameters to optimise weld performance and tool design DG Hattingh, TI Van Niekerk, C Blignault, G Kruger, MN James Welding in the World 48, 50-58, 2004 | 38 | 2004 |
| Crack path and fracture analysis in FSW of small diameter 6082-T6 aluminium tubes under tension–torsion loading E Maggiolini, R Tovo, L Susmel, MN James, DG Hattingh International Journal of Fatigue 92, 478-487, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Residual stresses, microstructure and tensile properties in Ti–6Al–4V friction stir welds A Steuwer, DG Hattingh, MN James, U Singh, T Buslaps Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 17 (7), 525-533, 2012 | 34 | 2012 |
| Semiautomatic friction stir welding of 38 mm OD 6082-T6 aluminium tubes DG Hattingh, LG Von Welligh, D Bernard, L Susmel, R Tovo, MN James Journal of Materials Processing Technology 238, 255-266, 2016 | 32 | 2016 |