US 12,269,110 B2
Field-assisted friction stir additive manufacturing
Sergey Mironets, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Tahany El-Wardany, Vernon, CT (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,223.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253149 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01)
CPC B23K 20/122 (2013.01) [B23K 20/1235 (2013.01); B23K 20/128 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for forming a metal workpiece, comprising:
applying an electrical current to a feedstock material;
applying a vertical axial force to a first end of the feedstock material, wherein the axial force is provided via a press mechanism;
applying a rotational force to the feedstock material; and
producing a metallic component from a second end of the feedstock material based on the electrical current, the vertical axial force, and the rotational force,
wherein a first end of an electrical current circuit supplying the electrical current is applied to the first end of the feedstock material and a second end of the electrical current circuit is applied to a substrate.