IP Library Granted Patent US 9,962,787
Granted Patent B2
US 9,962,787 · App. 14/912,680 · Granted May 8, 2018

Friction stir welding method, friction stir welding device and friction stir welded material

Inventors: Itto Sugimoto (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Hirano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
B23K20/1245B23K20/12B23K20/122C23C26/00H05B7/185H05B7/20
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Patent No.
US 9,962,787
App. No.
14/912,680
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A friction stir welding method for bonding a to-be bonded material, includes: a step of supplying nitrogen and introducing nitrogen into the to-be bonded material while melting the to-be bonded material; and a step of friction stir welding a portion of the non-bonded material in which the nitrogen is introduced. A friction stirring device for bonding a to-be bonded material, includes: a heating source for melting the to-be bonded material; a nitrogen supply source for supplying nitrogen to a melted portion of the to-be bonded material and introducing nitrogen into the to-be bonded material; and a friction stir tool for friction stir welding a portion of the non-bonded material in which the nitrogen is introduced.

Claims (7)

1. A friction stir welding method for bonding a to-be bonded material, comprising:

a step of supplying nitrogen and introducing the nitrogen into the to-be bonded material within a first shield wall, the first shield wall disposed over and around a portion of the to-be bonded material and around a friction stir tool, while melting the to-be bonded material;

a step of friction stir welding, by the friction stir tool, a portion of the to-be bonded material in which the nitrogen is introduced, the step of friction stir welding being performed continuously at the same time as the step of supplying and introducing the nitrogen; and

concurrently with the step of introducing nitrogen, a step of supplying and introducing argon into the to-be bonded material within a second shield wall partially disposed within the first shield wall.

2. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step of introducing the nitrogen and the step of friction stir welding being performed continuously at the same time, at least a portion of the to-be bonded material maintains an austenite phase.

3. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the to-be bonded material is melted by arc discharge or a carbon dioxide laser.

4. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 , wherein the to-be bonded material is melted by arc discharge, and a heat input amount is 1 kJ/cm or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2016
From: SUGIMOTO, ITTO; HIRANO, SATOSHI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 037783/0490 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160193689A1 · Jul 7, 2016