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Ceramic pin tool material enables FSW of superalloys.(Welding/Joining)

Advanced Materials & Processes, December, 2003

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Recent developments in ceramic pin tool materials for friction stir welding (FSW) have demonstrated tool life in excess of 80 m (260 feet) in A36 steel by researchers at Megastir Technologies, West Bountiful, Utah, and Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. The polycrystalline boron nitride (PCBN) tool provides the thermal stability, hardness, and strength necessary for FSW of materials with high melting points.

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The benefits of FSW of high-temperature materials have been reported by many investigators, but commercial implementation has been limited by very short tool life. However, ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Ceramic pin tool material enables FSW of superalloys.(Welding/Joining)

Advanced Materials & Processes, December, 2003

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