FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD

• Main Author: KATO YOSHINORI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Japanese
• Published: 14.05.2015
• 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

The objective of the present invention is to form a strong joint while solving the problem whereby indentations remain and mar the external appearance. In this friction stir welding method a pair of plate materials (3, 4) are arranged opposing one another such that the ends thereof (3a, 4a) are butt...