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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Applicants:
Jfe Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Daiki Yamagishi, Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Takashima, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Ohashi, Kobe, JP;
Yoshitaka Muramatsu, Kobe, JP;
Takuya Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Assignees:
JFE STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1265 (2013.01); B23K 20/1225 (2013.01); B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B32B 15/011 (2013.01); B23K 2103/04 (2018.08); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2311/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a friction stir spot welded joint having high cross tensile strength even in the case where a steel sheet having a soft surface layer is used as a material to be welded. An annular groove is formed on an upper surface of an upper sheet out of overlapping steel sheets, and a shape and hardness of a welded portion are appropriately controlled simultaneously.