Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Friction stir welding tool member, friction stir welding apparatus using the same, and friction stir welding method
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Application No.: US16324110Application Date: 2017-08-04
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Publication No.: US11130194B2Publication Date: 2021-09-28
- Inventor: Hidetoshi Fujii , Yoshiaki Morisada , Kai Funaki , Isao Ikeda , Yutaka Abe , Masahiro Kato
- Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY , TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Suita; JP Yokohama
- Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY,TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY,TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Suita; JP Yokohama
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JPJP2016-156384 20160809
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/028458 WO 20170804
- International Announcement: WO2018/030309 WO 20180215
- Main IPC: B23K20/00
- IPC: B23K20/00 ; B23K20/12 ; C04B35/584 ; C04B37/02

Abstract:
The friction stir welding tool member according to the present invention is made of a ceramic member in which a shoulder portion and a probe portion are integrally formed, wherein a root portion of the probe portion and an end portion of the shoulder portion have a curved surface shape; and the friction stir welding tool member has a ratio (R1/D) of 0.02 or more and 0.20 or less when a curvature radius of the end portion of the shoulder portion is defined as R1 (mm) and an outer diameter of the shoulder portion is defined as D (mm). In addition, the ceramic member is preferably made of a silicon nitride sintered body having a Vickers hardness of 1400 HV1 or more. According to the above-described configuration, a friction stir welding tool member having excellent durability can be provided.
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