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AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama
InventorsPaul Galon Allison, James Brian Jordon
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Various implementations of a system for friction based additive manufacturing include a tool head that includes a central axis, a first end, and a second end opposite and spaced apart from the first end along the central axis. The tool head defines a feed channel that extends between openings defined by the first end and the second end. The opening defined by the second end is offset from the central axis of the tool head. The tool head is configured for rotating about the central axis. The system also includes an actuator that is configured to urge a feed material through the feed channel in a direction from the first end to the second end. The second end of the tool head is configured for being disposed adjacent a substrate onto which the feed material is being friction stir deposited.
A system for friction based additive manufacturing, the system comprising:
A method of friction based additive manufacturing, the method comprising:
A system for friction based additive manufacturing, the system comprising a tool having a central axis, a first end, and a second end opposite and spaced apart from the first end along the central axis, the tool defining a feed channel that extends between the openings defined by the first end and the second end, wherein the opening defined by the second end is offset from the central axis, and the tool is configured for rotating about the central axis, wherein rotation of the tool about the central axis can occur independently of any rotation of a feed material disposed within the feed channel about its own axis.
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