Compare and contrast the use of welding and mechanical joining processes in the manufacture of a steel table made from aluminum having 10 possible joint points. Discuss the advantages and limitations of each joining process in terms of joint strength, weight, durability, and ease of manufacture. Provide a recommendation for which joining process would be most suitable for this application and explain your reasoning.

• First. identify the joining requirements for the steel table, e.g. material, number of joints. Then, identify ONE suitable welding process and ONE suitable mechanical joining process to join the individual joints for the table. Describe how each joining process works for this purpose (CO1 PO1 C4)
• Discuss the advantages and limitations of each joining process in terms of joint strength, weight, durability, and ease of manufacture (CO2 PO3 C4).
• Select the best joining process from the two that you have identified previously. Justify your reasoning (CO2 PO3 C4)
• Write your assignment in a Microsoft Word document with the following formatting: maximum 2 pages, Times New Roman font with 1.15 spacing between each line in the same paragraph, with references wherever necessary. Refer to the template document. You may adjust accordingly, as long as the maximum number of pages and font type and size follow the specified format.