| FSAM | Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing |
| UTS | Ultimate Tensile Strength |
| AM | Additive Manufacturing |
| UAM | Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing |
| CSAM | Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing |
| FSLW | Friction Stir Lap Welding |
| EBSD | Electron Backscatter Diffraction |
| BM | Base Metal |
| TMAZ | Thermo Mechanically Affected Zone |
| HAZ | Heat Affected Zone |
| AS | Advancing Side |
| RS | Retreating Side |
| IPF | Inverse Pole Figures |