Method and apparatus of friction welding
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TOYOTA IND CORP
- Publication Date
- 2009-10-07
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for friction welding a pair of workpieces together by pressing one of the workpieces against the other while rotating the workpieces relative to each other. Background technique
[0002] When tensile strength tests are performed on workpieces bonded by friction welding a pair of workpieces together, the bonded workpieces typically break at their heat-affected zone adjacent to the joint of the workpieces. When annealing a bonded workpiece, the heat-affected zone of the annealed workpiece is enhanced. Thus, when the annealed workpiece is tested for tensile strength, the annealed workpiece breaks at its base. On the other hand, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 6-248350 discloses welding a pair of pipes together by means other than friction welding. However, in this publication, the tubes joined by welding a pair of tubes are heat-treated by high-frequency induction heating at ...