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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Earl Claude Helder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy Joseph Trapp, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Schenectady, NY (US);
Earl Claude Helder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy Joseph Trapp, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
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 a tungsten-based refractory material. A method for manufacturing an article, where the method comprises providing the apparatus for friction stir welding, and the article produced by this method are also presented.