The invention relates to a stirring-friction-based crack
repair method which mainly is used for solving the problems in the prior art that the repair cost is high, the repair quality is poor and cracks appear repeatedly. The method is applied to the repair of surface cracks and through cracks of plate-shell
metal structures, so as to enable cracked workpieces to meet reuse requirements. The method comprises the following specific steps of designing and manufacturing a friction repair tool according to the position and size of a crack, a material to be repaired, structural characteristics and the like; and realizing the friction between a shaft shoulder and the surface of the material to be repaired through the rotation of the repair tool so as to enable
metal of a repair area to reach a
thermoplastic state under the action of frictional heat, and realizing the flowing transfer and
dynamic recrystallization of
thermoplastic metal around the crack by using the rotating and upsetting action of the shaft shoulder of the repair tool, thereby realizing the filling repair of the crack. The method has the advantages that the method is simple, the damage to
base metal is little, the quick, equal-strength and in-situ repair of
engineering cracks can be realized, and the repair process is economical and environment-friendly. The method can be applied to the crack repair in fields, such as aeronautics and
astronautics, shipbuilding, automobiles and
rail transportation and has broad application prospects.