Abstract
Friction Spot Joining (FSpJ) is a new joining technique for polymer-metal hybrid structures developed and patented at the research center Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht (Germany, 2005). A cooperation between Prof. Leonardo Canto (UFSCar, Brazil) and Prof. Sergio Amancio (HZG, Germany) has been investigating the appliance of this technique with several combinations of materials. The main goa…