Worthington Industries, Inc.
PRE-WELD MODIFICATION TECHNIQUE FOR A CUSTOM WELDED BLANK
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Abstract:
A technique for producing tailored metal blanks composed of two pieces having different thickness involves modifying at least one piece to include a transition region. A thickness of a modified piece changes over the transition region so that a substantially similar thickness is provided along a joint of the two pieces. The two pieces, subsequent to modification, are joined via a welding process, which may be a laser welding process or a friction stir welding process.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
19 Aug 2019
Issue date:
25 Feb 2021