Friction stir fabrication

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8893954
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14163253

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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.

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  • AEROPROBE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Creehan, Kevin D Blacksburg, US 6 115
Schultz, Jeffrey Patrick Blacksburg, US 19 383

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