Edison Welding Institute, Inc.

Mark L Hunt

Timothy Joseph Trapp

Timothy V Stotler

Mathew Skilliter

William C Mohr

A friction stir welding tool for welding high-strength materials with one or more of the following features: 1) a curved transition geometry structure at the shoulder face and probe interface; 2) a tool material selected on the basis of an ultimate tensile strength determined at or above the temperature of the tool processing temperature; 3) a compressive stress at the point of crack fatigue introduced by mechanical or chemical means; and 4) a threaded probe with a) a major to minor thread diameter ratio that increases toward the distal end of the probe and/or b) with a curved thread root.

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Greenwood, SC, United States of America

Mark L Hunt