FRICTION STIR PROCESSING TOOL WITH RADIAL PROTRUSION

A friction stir processing (FSP) tool includes a pin having a pin body and a rotational axis. The pin is configured to rotate about the rotational axis in a rotational direction. The pin has a radial protrusion protruding radially from the pin body, and the radial protrusion has a working surface or...

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Main Authors Steel, Russell J, Rosal, David, Packer, Scott M, Fleck, Rodney Dale
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.05.2019
Subjects
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
MACHINE TOOLS
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
TRANSPORTING
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Summary:A friction stir processing (FSP) tool includes a pin having a pin body and a rotational axis. The pin is configured to rotate about the rotational axis in a rotational direction. The pin has a radial protrusion protruding radially from the pin body, and the radial protrusion has a working surface oriented in the rotational direction with a depth in a radial direction relative to the rotational axis.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816189022