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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Ntk Cutting Tools Co., Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
Yuki Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Jun Moteki, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroki Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Katsu, Nagoya, JP;
Yasushi Hara, Nagoya, JP;
Hidetoshi Fujii, Suita, JP;
Yoshiaki Morisada, Suita, JP;
NTK CUTTING TOOLS CO., LTD., Komaki, JP;
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A friction stir welding tool and a friction stir welding method that can increase the amount of heat generation, while reducing the amount of escaping heat are provided. The friction stir welding tool () has a shoulder portion () and a probe portion () provided on a bottom surface of the shoulder portion (). The base material of the friction stir welding tool () is a ceramic material whose main phase is silicon nitride or sialon. The shoulder portion () has a diameter of 35 mm or greater.