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Friction stir welding tool and process for welding dissimilar materials

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OSTI ID:1084244

A friction stir welding tool and process for lap welding dissimilar materials are detailed. The invention includes a cutter scribe that penetrates and extrudes a first material of a lap weld stack to a preselected depth and further cuts a second material to provide a beneficial geometry defined by a plurality of mechanically interlocking features. The tool backfills the interlocking features generating a lap weld across the length of the interface between the dissimilar materials that enhances the shear strength of the lap weld.

Research Organization:
PNNL (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
8,434,661
Application Number:
13/523,112
OSTI ID:
1084244
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

Toward optimum friction stir welding tool shoulder diameter journal January 2011
Effect of tool geometry on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir lap welded magnesium alloy and steel journal October 2009
Friction Stir Lap Welding of Magnesium Alloy to Steel: A Preliminary Investigation journal September 2010
Microstructures and mechanical properties of magnesium alloy and stainless steel weld-joint made by friction stir lap welding journal January 2012
Friction Stir Lap Welding of Magnesium Alloy and Zinc-Coated Steel journal January 2009

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