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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Jonathan Russell, Great Abington, GB;
Nathan Leonard Horrex, Great Abington, GB;
Adrian Charles Addison, Granta Park, GB;
Inventors:
Michael Jonathan Russell, Great Abington, GB;
Nathan Leonard Horrex, Great Abington, GB;
Adrian Charles Addison, Granta Park, GB;
Assignee:
The Welding Institute, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/227 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1275 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12812 (2015.01); B23K 20/1225 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/1235 (2013.01); B23K 20/124 (2013.01); B23K 20/125 (2013.01); B23K 20/227 (2013.01); B23K 2203/04 (2013.01); B23K 2203/14 (2013.01); B23K 2203/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A friction stir method comprises causing a rotating probe () of a friction stir tool to enter a workpiece or a joint between a pair of workpieces (), the or each workpiece being a low conductivity, high melting point metal or metal alloy. The probe () extends from a shoulder (), or between shoulders, in contact with the workpiece(s) and rotates relative to the or each shoulder.