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2965 results about "Friction stir welding" patented technology

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state joining process that uses a non-consumable tool to join two facing workpieces without melting the workpiece material. Heat is generated by friction between the rotating tool and the workpiece material, which leads to a softened region near the FSW tool. While the tool is traversed along the joint line, it mechanically intermixes the two pieces of metal, and forges the hot and softened metal by the mechanical pressure, which is applied by the tool, much like joining clay, or dough. It was primarily used on wrought or extruded aluminium and particularly for structures which need very high weld strength. FSW is capable of joining aluminium alloys, cooper alloys, titanium alloys, mild steel, stainless steel and magnesium alloys. More recently, it was successfully used in welding of polymers. In addition, joining of dissimilar metals such as aluminium to magnesium alloys has been recently achieved by FSW. Application of FSW can be found in modern shipbuilding, trains, and aerospace applications.

Fabricating low distortion lap weld construction

A method of making a low distortion frame construction, the construction having joint regions formed by first and second overlapping members defining a lapped interface, the joint regions being comprised of material that can be converted to a solid state deformable plastic condition by friction heat, comprising: (a) providing a stir friction welding tool having (i) a rotatable thermally conductive body presenting a shoulder to engage the joint region for storing friction-generated heat, and (ii) a friction generating pin rotatable with said body about a pin axis and selectively extendable from the shoulder to progressively penetrate the overlapping members as the joint region in contact with the pin becomes plastic; (b) placing the tool shoulder against the joint region with the pin axis transverse to the lapped interface and spinning the body while progressively extending the pin at a rotational speed effective to generate friction heat that converts the adjacent material of the joint to a plastic condition allowing the spinning of the probe to stir such plastically converted material; and (c) controlling the depth of penetration of the spinning probe while translating the tool across the joint region to perfect a friction stirred welded zone that extends through the interface and between the overlapping members to provide a welded joint that is exceptionally strong in shear.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC +1

Friction stir welding apparatus and associated thermal management systems and methods

The present invention provides a friction stir welding apparatus and associated thermal management systems and methods for joining one or more similar or dissimilar materials forming a workpiece along a joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus includes a pin tool apparatus selectively disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a first surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded and a heating member disposed adjacent to a second surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded, the heating member operable for controllably heating at least a portion of the workpiece adjacent to the joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus also includes an annular spindle having an interior portion and an axis, the interior portion of the annular spindle at least partially defining one or more cooling channels, the one or more cooling channels operable for containing a cooling fluid. The friction stir welding apparatus further includes a shoulder disposed adjacent to the annular spindle and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle and a pin tool disposed adjacent to the shoulder and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle. The cooling fluid is operable for cooling at least one of the shoulder and the pin tool.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Integrated pin tool for friction stir welding and composite method of resistance-friction stir welding thereof

The invention discloses an integrated pin tool used for friction stir welding and a composite method of resistance-friction stir welding thereof. The pin tool comprises a pin tool body arranged on a friction welder and a tool pin arranged at the lower part of the tool pin body which is connected with the welder in a clamping and insulating manner; the pin tool also comprises a forced cooling system, a current carrying system, a gas shielding system, a temperature sensing and detecting system, a sealing and insulation system, an inner shaft shoulder and the tool pin, and is an integrated pin tool which has the functions of gas shielding, forced circulation cooling of internal liquid medium, automatic temperature sensing and detection, tool pin changing and composite non-keyhole resistance-friction stir welding. The invention overcomes the difficulty of friction stir welding of the high melting point metal and meets the harsh technical requirements of the friction stir welding of the low melting point metal, improves the quality of welding joints, prolongs the service life of the pin tool and realizes the friction stir welding of high melting point metal and low melting point light alloy, with low cost, high efficiency and excellent quality.
Owner:CHONGQING UNIV
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