JP6052236B2 - Friction stir welding method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a friction stir welding method for joining metal members together by friction stirring.

  Friction stir welding (FSW = Friction Stir Welding) is known as a method for joining metal members. Friction stir welding is a method in which the metal members are fixed together by rotating the rotary tool along the abutting portion between the metal members and plastically flowing the metal at the abutting portion by frictional heat between the rotating tool and the metal member. Phase joining is performed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for performing friction stir welding of a butted portion by inserting only a stirring pin of a rotary tool into inner corners of metal members vertically butted. The conventional rotary tool of the friction stir welding method does not include a shoulder portion, and only the stirring pin of the rotary tool is inserted into the inner corner, so that the friction stir can be performed up to a deep position of the butt portion.

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  However, in the conventional friction stir welding method, the plastic fluidized metal is not pressed in the shoulder portion, so that the plastic fluidized metal tends to overflow to the outside of the inner corner. As a result, there is a problem that the inner corner becomes lack of metal.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the friction stir welding method which can eliminate the metal shortage of an inner corner, when abutting part is friction stir welded from the inner corner of metal members.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a friction stir welding method for joining two metal members having different shapes of surfaces to be abutted using a rotary tool having a stirring pin,
A butting step of butting one metal member and the other metal member to form a butting portion, and overlay welding is performed on the butting portion over the circumferential direction of the other metal member, and the metal member The overlay welding process of covering the inner corners of each other with a weld metal, and inserting the rotated stirring pin into the inner corner, with only the stirring pin in contact with the weld metal and the metal member, the other It said metal member over the circumferential direction seen including and a bonding step of performing friction stir of the butt portion, the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotary tool is a spiral groove engraved in the joining step, When rotating the rotating tool to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side, and when rotating the rotary tool counterclockwise, the spiral groove is formed from the proximal end side to the distal end. As we go to the side Characterized in that to form around.
The present invention is also a friction stir welding method for joining two metal members having different shapes of surfaces to be abutted using a rotary tool provided with a stirring pin, wherein one metal member and the other metal member are joined. A butting step of abutting a metal member to form a butting portion, an auxiliary member is disposed over the butting portion over the circumferential direction of the other metal member, and an inner corner between the metal members is the assisting member. The covering auxiliary member arranging step and the rotated stirring pin are inserted into the inner corner, and only the stirring pin is brought into contact with the auxiliary member and the metal member, and the other metal member extends in the circumferential direction. see containing and a bonding step of performing friction stir of the butt portion Te, the rotation on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin tool are engraved spiral groove, in the joining step, when rotated to the right the rotary tool In The spiral groove is formed counterclockwise toward the distal end side from the base end side, wherein when causing the rotary tool is left rotated, be formed clockwise toward the distal end side of the helical groove from the base end side It is characterized by.

  According to such a friction stir welding method, overlay welding is performed in advance on the inner corner formed by abutting the metal members, or metal shortage in the inner corner is eliminated by performing friction stirring after the auxiliary member is disposed. be able to.

Moreover, all the said metal members are plate-shaped, and it is preferable to abut | match the surface of one said metal member, and the back surface of the other said metal member in the said butt | matching process.
Further, one of the metal members has a plate shape, and the other metal member has a columnar shape, and in the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. Is preferred.
In addition, one of the metal members has a plate shape, and the other metal member has a cylindrical shape. In the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. Is preferred.
In addition, one of the metal members has a plate shape, and the other metal member has a cylindrical shape. In the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. Is preferred.
Further, a through hole is formed in one of the metal members, and in the butting step, the through hole is covered with the other metal member, or the through hole and the hollow portion of the other metal member are covered. It is preferable to communicate.

According to the friction stir welding method, metal members having various shapes can be joined.
In the joining step, it is preferable that the start end and the end end of the plasticized region in the butt portion overlap each other. Further, it is preferable to perform friction stirring by attaching the rotating tool to a robot arm having a rotation driving means at the tip.
Further, the present invention is a friction stir welding method for joining two metal members using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin, and abutting step of abutting the metal members at an angle to form a butted portion; The build-up welding step of performing overlay welding on the inner corners of the metal members formed in the butting step and covering the inner corner with a weld metal, and inserting only the rotated stirring pin into the inner corner, A joining step of performing frictional stirring of the butt portion in a state where only the stirring pin is in contact with the weld metal and the metal member, and a spiral groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool. When the rotating tool is rotated clockwise in the joining step, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side, and when the rotating tool is rotated counterclockwise The above Characterized in that to form clockwise toward the distal end side旋溝from the base end side.
Further, the present invention is a friction stir welding method for joining two metal members using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin, and abutting step of abutting the metal members at an angle to form a butted portion; An auxiliary member disposing step of disposing an auxiliary member at the inner corner of the metal members formed in the butting step, inserting only the rotated stirring pin into the inner corner, and inserting only the stirring pin into the auxiliary member and A joining step of performing frictional stirring of the abutting portion in a state where the metal members are in contact with each other, a spiral groove is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool, in the joining step When rotating the rotary tool to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the base end side toward the distal end side. When rotating the rotary tool counterclockwise, the spiral groove is formed from the base end side. Characterized in that to form clockwise toward the end side.

  According to the friction stir welding method according to the present invention, when the butt portion is friction stir welded from the inner corners of the metal members, the metal shortage in the inner corners can be solved.

It is the side view which showed the rotation tool for joining of this embodiment. (A) is a perspective view which shows before matching of the metal members which concern on 1st embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows after matching. (A) is a perspective view which shows the overlay welding process which concerns on 1st embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows a joining process. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the joining process which concerns on 1st embodiment, (b) is a perspective view after a joining process. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary member arrangement | positioning process which concerns on 2nd embodiment, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd auxiliary member which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the joining process which concerns on 2nd embodiment. (A) is a perspective view which shows before the matching of the metal member which concerns on 3rd embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows after matching. (A) is a perspective view which shows the overlay welding process which concerns on 3rd embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows a joining process. It is a perspective view which shows the joining process which concerns on 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary member arrangement | positioning process which concerns on 4th embodiment, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing.

[First embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the joining rotary tool used in this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the joining rotary tool F is composed of a connecting portion F1 and a stirring pin F2. The joining rotary tool F corresponds to a “rotary tool” in the claims. The joining rotary tool F is made of, for example, tool steel. The connecting part F1 is a part connected to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the friction stirrer. The connecting portion F1 has a cylindrical shape, and is formed with screw holes B and B to which bolts are fastened.

  The stirring pin F2 hangs down from the connecting portion F1 and is coaxial with the connecting portion F1. The stirring pin F2 is tapered as it is separated from the connecting portion F1. A spiral groove F3 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin F2. In the present embodiment, the spiral groove F3 is formed in a counterclockwise direction from the proximal end toward the distal end in order to rotate the joining rotary tool F to the right. In other words, the spiral groove F3 is formed counterclockwise as viewed from above when the spiral groove F3 is traced from the base end to the tip.

  In addition, when rotating the rotation tool F for joining counterclockwise, it is preferable to form the spiral groove F3 clockwise as it goes to the front-end | tip from a base end. In other words, the spiral groove F3 in this case is formed clockwise when viewed from above when the spiral groove F3 is traced from the proximal end to the distal end. By setting the spiral groove F3 in this way, the plastic fluidized metal at the time of frictional stirring is guided to the tip side of the stirring pin F2 by the spiral groove F3. Thereby, the quantity of the metal which overflows to the exterior of a to-be-joined metal member (metal member 10 and 20) can be decreased.

  When performing friction stir welding using the welding rotary tool F, only the rotated stirring pin F2 is inserted into the metal member to be bonded, and the metal member to be bonded and the connecting portion F1 are moved apart from each other. In other words, the friction stir welding is performed with the base end portion of the stirring pin F2 exposed.

  Although a specific illustration is omitted, when performing the joining process described later, for example, the joining rotary tool F is attached to a robot arm having a rotation driving means such as a spindle unit at the tip, and friction stirring can be performed. . According to such a friction stirrer, the insertion position and the insertion angle of the joining rotary tool F can be easily changed.

  Next, the friction stir welding method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment, a butt process, an overlay welding process, and a joining process are performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the butt | matching part J1 formed by abutting the metal members 10 and 20 is joined by friction stirring. The metal members 10 and 20 are made of metal and have a rectangular parallelepiped shape (plate shape). The metal members 10 and 20 are formed of the same material. The material of the metal members 10 and 20 is not particularly limited as long as it is a metal capable of friction stir, but may be appropriately selected from, for example, aluminum, aluminum alloy, copper, copper alloy, titanium, titanium alloy, magnesium, magnesium alloy, and the like. .

  The metal member 20 is smaller than the metal member 10. That is, the area of the back surface 20b of the metal member 20 arranged on the upper side is smaller than the area of the surface 10a of the metal member 10 arranged on the lower side.

  The butting process is a process in which the metal members 10 and 20 are butted to form a butting portion J1. As shown in FIG. 2A, in the butting step, the back surface 20 b of the metal member 20 is butted against the center portion of the front surface 10 a of the metal member 10. Since the surfaces of the metal members 10 and 20 (the front surface 10a and the back surface 20b) are different from each other, an inner corner is formed by the abutment, and the periphery of the surface 10a of the metal member 10 is exposed. Become. As shown in FIG. 2B, the inner corner is a corner constituted by the surface 10 a of the metal member 10 and the side surface 20 c of the metal member 20. The inner corner is formed over the entire circumferential direction of the metal member 10. In addition, “the two metal members having different shapes of the surfaces to be abutted” in the claims means that the shapes of the surfaces to be abutted like the metal members 10 and 20 of the present embodiment (the front surface 10a and the back surface 20b) are the same. It is meant to include similar cases.

  The build-up welding process is a process of performing build-up welding over the butt portion J1 over the circumferential direction of the metal member 10. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the build-up welding process, build-up welding such as TIG welding or MIG welding is performed over the entire circumference of the butt joint J1. The entire circumference of the inner corner is covered with the weld metal U by performing the overlay welding process. The build-up amount of the weld metal U may be set to such an extent that a groove is not formed on the surface of the plasticized region W (joint portion) or the weld metal U does not protrude from the surface after the joining process. preferable.

  The joining step is a step of inserting the stirring pin F <b> 2 into the inner corner via the weld metal U and performing friction stirring over the circumferential direction of the metal member 20. As shown in FIG. 3B, in the joining step, friction stir is performed on the butt portion J1 using the joining rotary tool F. First, the welding rotation tool F rotated to the right is inserted into the start position S1 set on the surface 10a of the metal member 10.

  The joining rotary tool F is relatively moved toward the start point S2 set in the abutting portion J1, and when the starting point S2 is reached, the joining rotary tool F is made a round around the metal member 20 along the abutting portion J1. In other words, in the joining step, friction stir is performed by tracing the weld metal U. As shown in FIG. 4A, in the joining step, friction stirring is performed in a state where only the stirring pin F2 is in contact with the metal members 10, 20 and the weld metal U. That is, friction stirring is performed with the proximal end side of the stirring pin F2 exposed. A plasticized region W is formed on the movement locus of the welding rotary tool F. The insertion angle of the stirring pin F2 may be set as appropriate, but in this embodiment, the rotation center axis of the bonding rotary tool F is inclined by 45 ° with respect to the vertical plane.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the welding rotary tool F is made to make a round around the metal member 20, passes through the starting point S2 and reaches the end point E2 set in the butt portion J1, and then the welding rotary tool F is placed on the surface. Move relative to 10a. Then, the joining rotary tool F is detached at the end position E1 set on the surface 10a. Thereby, the start end (start point S2) and the end point (end point E2) of the plasticized region W in the butt portion J1 are overlapped.

  When the joining rotary tool F is detached from the surface 10a, the punch hole of the stirring pin F2 remains on the surface 10a. For example, a repair process is performed in which the punch hole is repaired by performing overlay welding or the like. Also good.

  According to the friction stir welding method described above, the metal shortage in the inner corner can be eliminated by performing overlay welding on the inner corner in advance and performing friction stirring on the butt portion J1 from above the weld metal U. . Further, in the joining step, the water tightness and the air tightness can be enhanced by overlapping the start end and the end end of the plasticized region W. Moreover, joining strength can be raised by joining continuously over the circumferential direction of the metal member 20. FIG.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the friction stir welding method according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the first auxiliary member 30 and the second auxiliary member 31 are disposed at the abutting portion J1 to perform friction stirring. The friction stir welding method according to the second embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment, a butt process, an auxiliary member arranging process, and a joining process are performed. The matching process is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The auxiliary member arrangement step is a step of arranging the four first auxiliary members 30 and the four second auxiliary members 31 over the circumferential direction of the metal member 20 with respect to the abutting portion J1. The first auxiliary member (auxiliary member) 30 is made of metal and has a triangular prism shape. Although the 1st auxiliary member 30 should just be a metal which can be friction-stirred, it is preferable that it is formed with the material equivalent to the metal members 10 and 20 like this embodiment.

  The first auxiliary member 30 has a right-angled triangular cross section. The length of the first auxiliary member 30 is equal to the length of each side of the metal member 20. As shown in FIG. 5B, in the auxiliary member arranging step, the bottom surface 30a of the first auxiliary member 30 is brought into surface contact with the surface 10a of the metal member 10, and the rising surface 30b of the first auxiliary member 30 is set to the metal member 20. The side surface 20c is brought into surface contact. In the auxiliary member arranging step, the four first auxiliary members 30 are arranged along the four sides of the metal member 20, respectively.

  The second auxiliary member (auxiliary member) 31 is made of metal and is a tetrahedron. Although the 2nd auxiliary member 31 should just be a metal which can be frictionally stirred, it is preferable that it is a material equivalent to the metal members 10 and 20 like this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom surface 31a of the second auxiliary member 31 is a right-angled isosceles triangle. The rising surfaces 31b and 31b of the second auxiliary member 31 are respectively right-angled isosceles triangles. The rising surfaces 31b and 31b of the second auxiliary member 31 have the same shape as the end surface 30d of the first auxiliary member 30 (see FIG. 5B). As shown to (a) of FIG. 5, in the auxiliary member arrangement | positioning process, the 2nd auxiliary member 31 is each arrange | positioned at the four corners of the butt | matching part J1.

  In the auxiliary member arranging step, the bottom surface 31 a of the second auxiliary member 31 is brought into surface contact with the surface 10 a of the metal member 10. Further, the rising surfaces 31b and 31b of the second auxiliary member 31 are brought into surface contact with the end surfaces 30d and 30d of the adjacent first auxiliary members 30, respectively. Thereby, the periphery of the inner corner (butting portion J1) is covered with the four first auxiliary members 30 and the four second auxiliary members 31. The inclined surfaces 30c and 30c of the adjacent first auxiliary member 30 and the inclined surface 31c of the second auxiliary member 31 are continuously arranged. The size of the first auxiliary member 30 and the second auxiliary member 31 is such that after performing the joining process, a concave groove is formed on the surface of the plasticized region W (joined portion), or each auxiliary member remains on the surface. It is preferable to set it to such an extent that it does not occur.

  The joining step is a step of inserting the stirring pin F <b> 2 into the inner corner via the first auxiliary member 30 and the second auxiliary member 31 and performing frictional stirring over the circumferential direction of the metal member 20. As shown in FIG. 7, in the joining step, friction stir is performed on the butt joint J <b> 1 using the joining rotary tool F. First, the welding rotation tool F rotated to the right is inserted into the start position S1 set on the surface 10a of the metal member 10.

  Then, the welding rotary tool F is relatively moved toward the start point S2 set in the abutting portion J1, and when the starting point S2 is reached, the welding rotary tool F is caused to make a round around the metal member 20 along the abutting portion J1. In other words, in the joining process, friction stir is performed by tracing the inclined surfaces 30c and 31c. As shown in FIG. 7, in the joining step, friction stirring is performed in a state where only the stirring pin F <b> 2 is in contact with the metal members 10, 20, the first auxiliary member 30, and the second auxiliary member 31. That is, friction stirring is performed with the proximal end side of the stirring pin F2 exposed. A plasticized region W is formed on the movement locus of the welding rotary tool F. The insertion angle of the stirring pin F2 may be set as appropriate, but in this embodiment, the rotation center axis of the bonding rotary tool F is inclined by 45 ° with respect to the vertical plane. That is, the friction stirring is performed in a state where the rotation center axis of the welding rotary tool F is set to be perpendicular to the inclined surfaces 30c and 31c.

  When the rotation tool F for welding makes a round around the metal member 20 and passes through the start point S2 and reaches the end point E2 set in the butt portion J1, the rotation tool F for bonding is relatively moved to the surface 10a side. Then, the joining rotary tool F is detached at the end position E1 set on the surface 10a. Thereby, the start end (start point S2) and the end point (end point E2) of the plasticized region W in the butt portion J1 are overlapped.

  When the joining rotary tool F is detached from the surface 10a, the punch hole of the stirring pin F2 remains on the surface 10a. For example, a repair process is performed in which the punch hole is repaired by performing overlay welding or the like. Also good.

  According to the friction stir welding method described above, the first auxiliary member 30 and the second auxiliary member 31 are arranged in advance in the inner corner, and the friction is applied to the butting portion J1 from above the first auxiliary member 30 and the second auxiliary member 31. By performing the stirring, the metal shortage of the butt portion J1 can be solved.

  Further, in the joining step, the water tightness and the air tightness can be enhanced by overlapping the start end and the end end of the plasticized region W. Moreover, joining strength can be raised by joining continuously over the circumferential direction of the metal member 20. FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by arranging the four second auxiliary members 31 at the four corners of the metal member 20, the auxiliary members can be arranged around the entire butt portion J1. Thereby, the whole butt | matching part J1 can be friction-stirred with sufficient balance. In addition, in this embodiment, although the 1st auxiliary member 30 and the 2nd auxiliary member 31 are divided | segmented and comprised, you may use the rectangular frame-shaped auxiliary member in which these were integrally formed.

  In the joining process according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the friction stirring start position S1 is set on the surface 10a of the metal member 10, but the start position S1 at which the joining rotary tool F is inserted into the abutting portion J1. May be set.

[Third embodiment]
Next, the friction stir welding method according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a cylindrical metal member is joined. The friction stir welding method according to the third embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment, a butt process, an overlay welding process, and a joining process are performed. In the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment, the metal member 10 and the metal member 40 are joined as shown in FIG.

  The metal member 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped (plate shape). A through hole 11 is formed in the center of the metal member 10 so as to penetrate in the plate thickness direction. The shape of the through hole 11 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the through hole 11 has a circular shape in plan view. The through hole 11 may not be provided.

  The metal member 40 has a cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the metal member 40 is larger than the inner diameter of the through hole 11. The metal members 10 and 40 are both made of a metal that can be frictionally stirred. In this embodiment, the metal members 10 and 40 are formed of the same material.

  The butting process is a process of bringing the metal members 10 and 40 together. As shown in FIG. 8B, in the butting step, the surface 10a of the metal member 10 and the end surface 40b of the metal member 40 are butted. In the butting step, butting is performed so that the through hole 11 and the hollow portion of the metal member 40 communicate with each other. Since the surfaces of the metal members 10 and 40 to be abutted (surface 10a and end surface 40b) are different from each other, the inner corner is formed by the abutment, and the periphery of the surface 10a of the metal member 10 is exposed. Become. The inner corner is a corner constituted by the surface 10 a of the metal member 10 and the outer peripheral surface 40 a of the metal member 40. The inner corner is formed over the entire circumferential direction of the metal member 40.

  The build-up welding process is a process of performing build-up welding over the butt portion J2 over the circumferential direction of the metal member 40. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the build-up welding process, build-up welding such as TIG welding or MIG welding is performed over the entire circumference of the butt joint J2. The entire circumference of the inner corner is covered with the weld metal U by performing the overlay welding process. The build-up amount of the weld metal U may be set to such an extent that a groove is not formed on the surface of the plasticized region W (joint portion) or the weld metal U does not protrude from the surface after the joining process. preferable.

  The joining step is a step of inserting the stirring pin F2 into the inner corner through the weld metal U and performing frictional stirring over the circumferential direction of the metal member 40. As shown in FIG. 9B, in the joining step, friction stir is performed on the butt portion J2 using the joining rotary tool F. First, the joining rotation tool F rotated to the right is inserted into the start position S1 set in the butt portion J2.

  Then, the rotating tool F for joining is made to make a round around the metal member 40 along the abutting portion J2. In other words, in the joining step, friction stir is performed by tracing the weld metal U. In the joining step, friction stirring is performed with only the stirring pin F2 in contact with the metal members 10 and 40 and the weld metal U. That is, friction stirring is performed with the proximal end side of the stirring pin F2 exposed. The insertion angle of the stirring pin F2 may be set as appropriate, but in this embodiment, the rotation center axis of the bonding rotary tool F is inclined by 45 ° with respect to the vertical plane.

  When performing frictional stirring, the joining rotary tool F may be moved around the metal member 40. However, in this embodiment, the position of the joining rotary tool F is fixed, and the metal members 10, 40 are moved vertically. It is rotated around the direction axis. A plasticized region W is formed on the movement locus of the welding rotary tool F.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the joining rotary tool F is turned around the metal member 40 and passes through the start position S1 and reaches the end point E2 set in the butt portion J1, the joining rotary tool F is moved to the surface 10a side. Move relative. Then, the joining rotary tool F is detached at the end position E1 set on the surface 10a.

  When the joining rotary tool F is detached from the surface 10a, the punch hole of the stirring pin F2 remains on the surface 10a. For example, a repair process is performed in which the punch hole is repaired by performing overlay welding or the like. Also good.

  The friction stir welding method according to the third embodiment described above can also provide substantially the same effect as the first embodiment.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a friction stir welding method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that an auxiliary member 50 is disposed at the abutting portion J2. The friction stir welding method according to the fourth embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the third embodiment.

  In the friction stir welding method according to the present embodiment, a butting process, an auxiliary member arranging process, and a joining process are performed. The matching process is performed in the same manner as in the third embodiment.

  The auxiliary member arranging step is a step of arranging the auxiliary member 50 along the circumferential direction of the metal member 40 with respect to the abutting portion J2. As shown in FIG. 11A, the auxiliary member 50 has an annular shape and has a right-angled triangular cross section. The inner diameter of the auxiliary member 50 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the metal member 40. In the auxiliary member arranging step, the auxiliary member 50 is inserted from the end side of the metal member 40. 11B, the bottom surface 50a of the auxiliary member 50 is brought into surface contact with the surface 10a of the metal member 10, and the rising surface 50b of the auxiliary member 50 is brought into surface contact with the outer peripheral surface 40a of the metal member 40. . Thereby, the periphery of the inner corner (butting portion J2) is covered with the auxiliary member 50.

  The auxiliary member 50 may be any metal that can be frictionally stirred, but is preferably made of a material equivalent to the metal members 10 and 40 as in the present embodiment.

  The joining step is a step of inserting a stirring pin into the inner corner via the auxiliary member 50 and performing frictional stirring over the circumferential direction of the metal member 40. Although not specifically illustrated, in the joining step, friction stir is performed on the butt joint J2 using the joining rotary tool F. First, the joining rotary tool F rotated to the right is inserted into the start position set on the inclined surface 50c of the auxiliary member 50. Then, friction stirring is performed with only the stirring pin F2 in contact with the metal members 10, 40 and the auxiliary member 50.

  When the rotating tool F for welding is made to make a round around the metal member 40 and the plasticizing region is overlapped, the rotating tool F for bonding is relatively moved to the surface 10a side at the end point set in the butt portion J2. Then, the joining rotary tool F is detached at the end position set on the surface 10a.

  Also by the friction stir welding method according to the fourth embodiment described above, substantially the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained. Further, since the auxiliary member 50 has an annular shape, the auxiliary member arranging step can be easily performed.

  In the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, the cylindrical metal member 40 is used, but a columnar or plate-like metal member may be used instead. When the cylindrical and plate-like metal members are abutted against the metal member 10 shown in FIG. 8A, the through-hole 11 is covered with the metal member. Further, instead of the cylindrical metal member 40, a cylindrical metal member having another planar shape may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Metal member 11 Through-hole 20 Metal member 30 1st auxiliary member (auxiliary member)
31 Second auxiliary member (auxiliary member)
40 Metal member 50 Auxiliary member F Rotary tool for joining J1 Butt part J2 Butt part U Weld metal W Plasticization region

Claims (12)

A friction stir welding method for joining two metal members having different shapes of surfaces to be abutted using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin,
A butting step of butting one metal member and the other metal member to form a butting portion;
Overlay welding process is performed over the circumferential direction of the other metal member to the butting portion, and the inner corner of the metal members is covered with a weld metal,
The rotated stirring pin is inserted into the inner corner, and only the stirring pin is brought into contact with the weld metal and the metal members, and the frictional stirring of the butt portion is performed over the circumferential direction of the other metal member. look including a, a bonding step of performing,
A spiral groove is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool,
In the joining step, when the rotating tool is rotated to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side,
In the case of rotating the rotating tool counterclockwise, the spiral stir welding method is characterized in that the spiral groove is formed in a clockwise direction from the proximal end side toward the distal end side . A friction stir welding method for joining two metal members having different shapes of surfaces to be abutted using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin,
A butting step of butting one metal member and the other metal member to form a butting portion;
An auxiliary member is arranged over the circumferential direction of the other metal member with respect to the abutting portion, and an auxiliary member arranging step of covering inner corners of the metal members with the auxiliary member;
The rotated stirring pin is inserted into the inner corner, and only the stirring pin is brought into contact with the auxiliary member and the metal member, and the frictional stirring of the butt portion is performed over the circumferential direction of the other metal member. look including a, a bonding step of performing,
A spiral groove is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool,
In the joining step, when the rotating tool is rotated to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side,
In the case of rotating the rotating tool counterclockwise, the spiral stir welding method is characterized in that the spiral groove is formed in a clockwise direction from the proximal end side toward the distal end side . Each of the metal members has a plate shape,
3. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1, wherein, in the butting step, the front surface of one of the metal members and the back surface of the other metal member are butted. One of the metal members has a plate shape,
The other metal member has a cylindrical shape,
The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. One of the metal members has a plate shape,
The other metal member has a cylindrical shape,
The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. One of the metal members has a plate shape,
The other metal member has a cylindrical shape,
The friction stir welding method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the butting step, the surface of one of the metal members and the end surface of the other metal member are butted. A through hole is formed in one of the metal members,
5. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1, wherein in the butting step, the through hole is covered with the other metal member. A through hole is formed in one of the metal members,
The friction stir welding method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein in the butting step, the through hole and the hollow portion of the other metal member are communicated with each other. The friction stir welding method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein in the joining step, a start end and a termination end of the plasticized region in the butt portion are overlapped. The friction stir welding method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein friction stirring is performed by attaching the rotating tool to a robot arm having a rotation driving means at a tip. A friction stir welding method for joining two metal members using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin,
A butting step of butting the metal members at an angle to form a butting portion;
Overlay welding step of performing overlay welding on inner corners of the metal members formed in the butting step and covering the inner corner with weld metal,
Inserting only the rotated stirring pin into the inner corner, and in a state where only the stirring pin is in contact with the weld metal and the metal members, a joining step of performing frictional stirring of the butt portion,
A spiral groove is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool,
In the joining step, when the rotating tool is rotated to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side,
In the case of rotating the rotating tool counterclockwise, the spiral stir welding method is characterized in that the spiral groove is formed in a clockwise direction from the proximal end side toward the distal end side. A friction stir welding method for joining two metal members using a rotary tool equipped with a stirring pin,
A butting step of butting the metal members at an angle to form a butting portion;
An auxiliary member arranging step of arranging an auxiliary member at an inner corner between the metal members formed in the butt step;
Inserting only the agitated pin that has been rotated into the inner corner, and in a state where only the agitating pin is in contact with the auxiliary member and the metal member, a joining step of performing frictional agitation of the butted portion,
A spiral groove is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring pin of the rotating tool,
In the joining step, when the rotating tool is rotated to the right, the spiral groove is formed counterclockwise from the proximal end side toward the distal end side,
In the case of rotating the rotating tool counterclockwise, the spiral stir welding method is characterized in that the spiral groove is formed in a clockwise direction from the proximal end side toward the distal end side.

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