Metal matrix composite creation
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09943929B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-17

    申请号:US15489389

    申请日:2017-04-17

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12 C23C24/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to tooling and methods for disposing, coating, building up, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading of a consumable metal material against the substrate. Embodiments of the invention include friction-based fabrication tooling comprising a non-consumable member with a throat and a consumable member disposed in the throat, wherein the throat is operably configured such that during rotation of the non-consumable member at a selected speed, the throat exerts normal forces on and rotates the consumable member at the selected speed; and comprising means for dispensing the consumable member through the throat and onto a substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading. Embodiments of the invention also include fabrication methods using the tools described herein.

    System for continuous feeding of filler material for friction stir welding, processing and fabrication
    4.
    发明授权
    System for continuous feeding of filler material for friction stir welding, processing and fabrication 有权
    用于搅拌焊接,加工和制造的填充材料的连续进料系统

    公开(公告)号:US08875976B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US13442201

    申请日:2012-04-09

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12

    摘要: The present invention relates to tools and methods for disposing, coating, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate using frictional heating and compressive/shear loading of a consumable metal against the substrate. Embodiments of the invention include friction-based fabrication tooling comprising a non-consumable member with a throat and a consumable member disposed in the throat, wherein consumable filler material is capable of being introduced to the throat in a continuous manner during deposition using frictional heating and compressive/shear loading of the filler material onto the substrate. Preferred embodiments according to the invention include such tools operably configured for applying a force or displacement to the filler material during deposition. Especially preferred embodiments can include using various powder-type consumable materials or combinations during the deposition process to obtain a continuous compositional gradient in the filler material yielding a functionally graded coating on the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用消耗性金属相对于基底的摩擦加热和压缩/剪切加载来设置,涂覆,修复或以其它方式改变金属基底的表面的工具和方法。 本发明的实施例包括基于摩擦的制造工具,其包括具有喉部的非消耗性构件和设置在喉部中的可消耗构件,其中消耗性填充材料能够在使用摩擦加热的沉积期间以连续的方式引入喉部, 填料在基材上的压缩/剪切载荷。 根据本发明的优选实施例包括可操作地构造用于在沉积期间向填充材料施加力或位移的这种工具。 特别优选的实施方案可以包括在沉积工艺期间使用各种粉末型可消耗材料或组合,以获得填充材料中连续的组成梯度,从而在基材上产生功能梯度的涂层。

    Friction Stir Fabrication
    5.
    发明申请
    Friction Stir Fabrication 有权
    摩擦搅拌加工

    公开(公告)号:US20140134325A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-15

    申请号:US14163253

    申请日:2014-01-24

    IPC分类号: C23C26/00

    摘要: A low-temperature friction-based coating method termed friction stir fabrication (FSF) is disclosed, in which material is deposited onto a substrate and subsequently stirred into the substrate using friction stir processing to homogenize and refine the microstructure. This solid-state process is capable of depositing coatings, including nanocrystalline aluminum and/or metal matrix composites and the like, onto substrates such as aluminum at relatively low temperatures. A method of making rod stock for use in the FSF process is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种称为摩擦搅拌制造(FSF)的低温摩擦基涂覆方法,其中将材料沉积在基底上,随后使用摩擦搅拌处理将其搅拌到基底中以均化和细化微结构。 该固态工艺能够在相对较低的温度下将包括纳米晶体铝和/或金属基质复合材料等的涂层沉积到诸如铝的基底上。 还公开了一种在FSF工艺中制造棒料的方法。

    Self-reacting friction stir welding tool with the ability to add filler material
    8.
    发明授权
    Self-reacting friction stir welding tool with the ability to add filler material 有权
    自动摩擦搅拌焊接工具具有添加填充材料的能力

    公开(公告)号:US08397974B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-19

    申请号:US13442285

    申请日:2012-04-09

    IPC分类号: B23K20/12

    摘要: The present invention relates to tools and methods for welding, coating, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide self-reacting friction stir welding tools which have an internal channel that allows filler materials to be added to the weld joint or otherwise friction stir processed area. Embodiments also provide friction stir tooling having upper and lower shoulders disposed at a fixed distance from one another and connected by a fixed split-pin. The tooling can be configured for automatically dispensing varying amounts of filler material into the tooling in response to variations in thickness of a substrate being processed.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于焊接,涂覆,修复或以其它方式改变金属基材表面的工具和方法。 更具体地,本发明的实施例提供自反应摩擦搅拌焊接工具,其具有允许将填充材料添加到焊接接头或其它摩擦搅拌处理区域的内部通道。 实施例还提供了摩擦搅拌模具,其具有设置成彼此固定距离并且通过固定分开销连接的上肩部和下肩部。 该工具可以被配置为响应于正在处理的基底的厚度的变化而将不同量的填充材料自动分配到工具中。