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7383975 Fracture resistant friction stir welding tools  
A fracture resistant friction stir welding tool includes a pin for plunging into one or more workpiece(s) to be welded and a shoulder for preventing plasticized material from flowing out of the...
7370787 Compressor rotor and method for making  
A method an apparatus for a gas turbine compressor rotor is provided which offers improved characteristics to the rotor when used with at least titanium IMI 834. Mechanical work is optimized...
7370784 Friction stir welding apparatus and robot employing the apparatus  
A friction stir welding apparatus capable of stably applying a pressure force without enlarging the apparatus, and a robot having thereof are provided. A rotating tool ( 22 ) is provided with a...
7367487 Method for friction stir welding, jig therefor, member with friction stir-welded portion, and tool for friction stir welding  
A recess portion with a substantially circular cross-section is provided in the upper end surface of a supporting jig. When a probe of a device for friction stir welding is buried in the upper end...
7360677 Spot joining method of metal members and spot joining apparatus of metal members  
In a spot joining method and apparatus, pressing force of a rotating tool is maintained at a first pressing force, the frictional heat due to the rotation of the rotating tool is generated on a...
7360676 Welded aluminum alloy structure  
A method of welding age-hardenable aluminum alloys to improve strength properties in the heat affected zone and the weld zone, the method comprising the steps of providing precipitation hardenable...
7357292 Friction stir welding tool  
A friction stir welding tool is described and which includes a shank portion; a shoulder portion which is releasably engageable with the shank portion; and a pin which is releasably engageable with...
7354657 Integral channels in metal components and fabrication thereof  
An internal channel in a metal body for use in applications where internal fluid flow within a metal body is desired, as in a heat exchanger. The internal channel is formed in the metal body by...
7353978 Method of making tailored blanks using linear friction welding  
A method of making tailored blanks in accordance with one embodiment comprises the steps of friction welding a first joining surface of a first structural member having a substantially...
7353977 Frictional joining method and frictional joining structure  
An aluminum plate and a steel plate are lapped. A rotating tool is placed on the aluminum plate, and then a pressing force and a rotational force around a pressing axis of the rotating tool are...
7347351 Apparatus and system for unitized friction stir welded structures and associated method  
An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes an...
7337940 Apparatus and method for friction stir welding of high strength materials, and articles made therefrom  
An apparatus for friction stir welding, a weld tool for friction stir welding, and a method for making a weld tool for friction stir welding are presented. The weld tool comprises doped tungsten. A...
7322509 Friction stir spot joining device  
There is provided a friction stir spot joining device to eliminate the generation of tipping torque caused by a pressing force by allowing the axis of a ball screw for generating the pressing force...
7322508 Tool, apparatus, and method for welding workpieces  
A joining portion of an opposed surface of workpieces is heated by generating an induced current due to a change of a magnetic field as well as by applying a frictional heat to the joining portion,...
7287683 Method of joining two members by friction stir welding  
This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are...
7281647 Friction stir weld repair  
A method of repairing a discrepancy in a casting, weldment or other workpiece comprised of a material characterized by thermoplastic properties includes excising the discrepancy by cutting,...
7275677 Synchronized tubular friction welding arrangement  
Method and apparatus for friction welding termination elements at first and second ends ( 21, 23 ) of a cylindrical shaft ( 15 ) in alaignment with an axis. A shaft receiver ( 17 ) receives the...
7275675 Friction stir weld tools  
A friction stir weld tool sleeve is supported by an underlying support pin. The pin material is preferably selected for toughness and fracture characteristics. The pin sleeve preferably has a...
7270257 Out-of-position friction stir welding of high melting temperature alloys  
A system and method for performing friction stir welding of non-planar materials having high melting temperatures, wherein a process is provided for performing longitudinal and radial welds on...
7267258 Method for metallically connecting rods by oscillating friction welding  
The process for metallically connecting the faces of rods. Axially normal dressing at least two rod free ends, then placing the cross sectional surfaces of the rod free ends one against another...
7255258 System and associated friction stir welding (FSW) assembly, controller and method for performing a friction stir welding operation  
A system and associated friction stir welding (FSW) assembly, controller and method for performing a friction stir welding operation are provided. The friction stir welding system includes a FSW...
7243471 Friction stir welding method, and hollow shape member for friction stir welding  
Face plates 11 and 12 of a hollow shape member 10 are abutted against face plates 21 and 22 of a hollow shape member 20 . Grooves 18 formed to said face plates 11 and 12 at the...
7240821 Method for joining at least two adjoining work-pieces by friction stir and/or friction stir spot welding  
A method for weldbonding at least two work-pieces together includes applying an adhesive to a first surface of a first work-piece, and bringing the first surface of the first work-piece into...
7235757 Device for tightly fastening at least two members  
A device for clamping at least two components for use in friction stir welding supports the components and holds the components in place using a plurality of channels placed under vacuum for...
7234668 Friction welding metal components  
A method of forming a structural airframe component for an aircraft and an airframe structural component are provided. The method includes placing at least two components ( 1,2 ) in abutting...
7234626 Method of friction stir welding and retractable shoulderless variable penetration friction stir welding tool for same  
A method of friction stir welding and a non-consumable retractable shoulderless variable penetration friction stir welding tool. The tool includes a substantially cylindrical body portion, a head...
7234625 Apparatus for connection of workpieces using the friction stir welding method  
An apparatus is proposed for connection of workpieces using the friction stir welding method, with a shaft ( 33, 33 ′) which can be driven such that it rotates and at whose end remote from the...
7225969 Friction stir processing for surface properties  
A surface of an article is heated and subjected to pressure by operation of a friction stir tool. The pressure of the face of the tool on the article surface, and the speed of rotation of the tool...
7225968 Crack repair using friction stir welding on materials including metal matrix composites, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys  
A system and method of using friction stir welding and friction stir processing to perform crack repair or preventative maintenance of various materials and structures, wherein the structures...
7225966 Welded joints with polymer sealant  
An assembly, such as an aircraft component, is formed with a weld joint by, for example, using friction stir welding, FSW, to form a lap joint between a stiffer and the interior surface of the skin...
7222774 Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method  
In an electronic component mounting method in which electronic components are sucked/held by plural respective nozzles provided on a mounting head so as to be mounted on electronic component...
7219933 Hollow product, fluid processing system and joining method of hollow members  
A connecting portion ( 10 c) of a container ( 10 ) of a catalyst converter is formed with a joining portion ( 15 ) to be joined to a joining portion ( 16 ) of a flange member ( 11 ) by spinning...
7219826 Method for producing metal/ceramic bonding substrate  
There is provided a method for producing a reliable metal/ceramic bonding substrate at low costs by forming a desired fillet on the peripheral portion of a metal circuit by a small number of steps....
7216793 Friction stir welding travel axis load control method and apparatus  
A friction stir welding (FSW) travel axis load control method and apparatus for controlling a travel axis load applied to a FSW setup during the joining of workpieces by FSW. The method and...
7210611 Formed structural assembly and associated preform and method  
A superplastically formed structural assembly is provided, as is an associated preform and method for forming such an assembly. The assembly includes a skin member and a support member that are...
7210610 Apparatus and method for performing non-linear friction stir welds on either planar or non-planar surfaces  
A method and device enabling friction stir welding along non-linear joint lines or seams on either planar or non-planar surfaces are provided. The device features four roller clamps located on...
7201811 Large diameter domes and methods of manufacturing same  
The present invention relates to methods of making large spin blanks out of pieces of aluminum sheet or plate joined by friction stir welding to provide plate blank sizes greater than 156 inch (396...
7198189 Multi-shouldered fixed bobbin tools for simultaneous friction stir welding of multiple parallel walls between parts  
A tool for making simultaneously a plurality of parallel friction stir welds includes at least one shank for holding in a chuck or collet of a friction stir welding machine, a plurality of friction...
7178303 Friction stir welding hollow frame member  
This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are...
7165710 Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with a spin weld pin  
A spin weld pin according the principles of the present invention can be rotated at a high speed relative to two or more framing members by a torque transmitting device. An axial force is applied...
7163138 Friction stirred introduction of particles into a metallic substrate for surface durability treatment  
An axially elongated cylindrical tool has a protrusion at a lower end thereof which is inserted into a metallic work piece substrate under pressure during rotation of the tool and displacement...
7156277 Friction stir welding method and apparatus  
A friction stir welding (FSW) method and apparatus are provided by which power needed for FSW is reduced and a compact FSW tool can be used. In the FSW method, metal members are lapped one on...
7156275 Welding head, welding system, method and computer program for friction stir welding  
Welding head 1 for friction stir welding, adapted for connection and driving of a tool 2 intended for simultaneous friction stir welding from two opposite surfaces on an object for welding,...
7152776 Friction stir welding using a superabrasive tool  
A probe for friction stir welding MMCs, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys, as well as non-ferrous alloys, the probe including a shank, a shoulder, and a pin disposed through the...
7152321 Method of producing a gas generator housing part, gas generator including such housing part and gas bag module  
A gas generator housing part is produced of a thin-walled tube having a wall thickness which amounts to a maximum of 10% of a tube external diameter and a minimum tensile strength which amounts to...
7150389 Method and apparatus for friction stir welding  
The invention concerns a friction stir welding method according to which the workpieces ( 2, 3 ) to be welded are positioned on a worktable ( 7 ) and by means of clamping means ( 5, 6 ) clamped to...
7149601 Method and apparatus for friction agitation processing  
In a friction agitation processing for processing a workpiece by penetrating a rotating processing tool into the workpiece keeping rotation, upon an occurrence of an emergency in execution of...
7137545 Method of friction stir welding  
A body member and flange members are butted together at first and second abutment portions, and are retained by first and second backing jigs. In this arrangement, inner circumferential surfaces of...
7131567 Method and device for joining of metal components, particularly light metal components  
Method for joining components of metals and alloys, particularly components of light metals, including alloys of light metals and possibly hybrids/composites containing light metals. Oxide on the...
7125227 Process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc  
A monobloc bladed disc and a process for manufacturing or repairing a monobloc bladed disc, where the process includes forming, on a protruding projection belonging to a disc and extending from an...
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