“…Successful joints were made of polymers such as Polyethylene (PE) [ 53 , 54 ], Polycarbonate (PC) [ 55 , 56 ], and Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) [ 57 , 58 ]. Furthermore, the FSW process was utilized to join dissimilar metals [ 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ], dissimilar polymers [ 69 , 70 , 71 ], and hybrid metal–polymer joints [ 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 ]. Therefore, the FSW process gained global recognition due to its potential in various applications in the automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, and railway industries [ 89 ].…”