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US 2024/0253149 A1Published application
Field-assisted friction stir additive manufacturing
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsSergey Mironets, Tahany El-Wardany
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Abstract
A method of forming a metal workpiece is disclosed herein. The method includes applying an electrical current through a feedstock material, applying a vertical axis force to the feedstock material; applying a rotational force to the feedstock material, and producing a metallic component from the feedstock material based on the electric current, the vertical axis force, and the rotational force.
Claims20
A method for forming a metal workpiece, comprising:
- applying an electrical current to a feedstock material;
- applying a vertical axis force to the feedstock material;
- applying a rotational force to the feedstock material;
- and
- producing a metallic component from the feedstock material based on the electrical current, the vertical axis force, and the rotational force.
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A system, comprising:
- an electric current source;
- a force mechanism;
- a rotating tool;
- a controller;
- and
- a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
- commanding the electric current source to apply an electrical current to a feedstock material;
- commanding the force mechanism to apply a vertical axis force to the feedstock material;
- commanding the rotating tool to apply a rotational force to the feedstock material;
- and
- producing a metallic component from the feedstock material based on the electrical current, the vertical axis force, and the rotational force.
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A method of forming a metal workpiece, comprising:
- receiving a feedstock material comprising a first material;
- applying an electrical current to the feedstock material to heat the feedstock material to a first temperature;
- applying a vertical axis force to the feedstock material;
- applying a rotational force to the feedstock material, wherein an application of the vertical axis force and the rotational force causes the feedstock material to heat to a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature;
- and
- producing a metallic component from the feedstock material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.