FRICTION STIR WELDING
Torben Lorentzen
CEO of DanStir ApS
Danish Stir Welding Technology
&
Friction Stir Welding Specialist
Bayards Aluminium Construction B.V.
Out-line
Friction Stir Welding
- The proces in brief
- Weld properties
Legal Aspects
- Licensees
- Patents
- Standards
Friction Stir Welding at BAYARDS
- Equipment functionality and capabilities
- Applications
Friction Stir Welding
- The proces in brief
- Weld properties
The sequences of a Friction Stir Welding event
Micro-structural effect of a Friction Stir Welding event
S tr e s s ( M Pa )
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
S t r a in ( % )
Tensile test behaviour; EN-AW-6082-O
120
110
100
Hardness [HV10]
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
No. 22
20
10
0
-5
10
15
20
25
30
Position [mm]
Hardness profile; EN-AW-6082-T6
35
Heat treatable alloys
recovering hardness over
time here EN-AW-7075
Post weld heat treatment (PWHT)
recovering essentially to parent metal
hardness here EN-AW-6082-T6
Material
0.2% Proof strength
[MPa]
Tensile strength
[MPa]
Elongation
[%]
Welding factor
[UTS-FSW / UTS-Parent]
5083-O Parent
5083-O FSW
148
141
298
298
23,5
23
1,00
5083-H321 Parent
5083-H321 FSW
249
153
336
305
16,5
22,5
0,91
6082-T6 Parent
6082-T6 FSW
6082-T6 FSW & aged
286
160
274
301
254
300
10,4
4,9
6,4
0,83
1,00
6082-T4 Parent
6082-T4 FSW
6082-T4 FSW & aged
149
138
285
260
244
310
22,9
18,8
9,9
0,93
1,19
7108-T79 Parent
7108-T79 FSW
7108-T79 FSW & aged
295
210
245
370
320
350
14,0
12,0
11,0
0,86
0,95
Weld properties for a range of common alloys
Refined micro-structure and good surface finish
High weld ductility renders good bending performance
Legal Aspects
- Licensees
- Patents
- Standards
Licensee status :
Smith, I. J., 2008, FSW Patents
A Stirring Story, TWI
Development in licensees over the past 14 years
Country
Non-commercial
Commercial
Germany
France
Belgium
The Netherlands
Licensees in an around The Netherlands
Patent status :
The two original patents held by TWI covers the intellectual
property rights regarding the general use of the technology:
US-5,460,317 / EPO615480B1 (1992-2012)
US-5,813,592 / EPO752926B1 (1995-2015)
Patent status :
Smith, I. J., 2008, FSW Patents
A Stirring Story, TWI
Development in 3rd party patent filings
Patent status :
Top-10 organisations
holding the most
Friction Stir Welding
patents
Smith, I. J., 2008, FSW Patents,
A Stirring Story, TWI
Company
Hitachi
Boeing
KHI
Showa
NLM
SLM
Mazda
Lockheed Martin
ESAB
MHI
Total (US/EP/JP)
215
69
44
44
35
23
13
9
9
9
Standards status :
Friction Stir Welding is approved by most
of the classification bodies including:
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Bureau Veritas (BV)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Germanischer Lloyds (GL)
Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS)
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Standards status :
An official international standard is under
development by the B1 Working Group of
the IIW Commission III :
ISO/AWI-25239 Part 1-5:
ISO/AWI 25239-1: Part 1: Vocabulary
ISO/AWI 25239-2: Part 2: Design of welded joints
ISO/AWI 25239-3: Part 3: Qualification of welding operators
ISO/AWI 25239-4: Part 4: Specification and qualification of welding procedures
ISO/AWI 25239-5: Part 5: Quality and inspection requirements
Friction Stir Welding at BAYARDS
- Equipment functionality and capabilities
- Applications
Equipment :
The Friction Stir Welding installation at BAYARDS Aluminium Constructions B.V.
Equipment :
- Envelope 3.5 x 15.5 meter
- 100 kN down force
- Position- or load-control
- 2D-programable weld paths
- Maximum daylight 1.6 meters
- Prepared for a 2nd weld head
Applications :
- Tailor Welded Blanks (TWB)
- Aircraft cargo floor panels
- Leight weight fuel tanks for UAV
- X-ray scanner parts
Tailor Welded Blanks (TWB) :
Tailor Welded Blanks welded for Renault inner door panels
Aircraft cargo floor panels :
Cargo floor panels for Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules aircraft
Leight weight fuel tanks for UAV :
Light weight fuel tanks for un-maned air crafts
X-ray scanner parts :
C-arc beams for Philips medical X-ray scanning equipment
Torben Lorentzen
