Patent ID: 9027820
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B23K,B29C,B32B,B64C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A unitized assembly, comprising: a fiber metal laminate having non-metallic plies bonded to metallic plies including an innermost metallic ply; a first additive layer; and successively-applied additive layers; the first additive layer friction stir welded onto the innermost metallic ply, the first additive layer having a thickness less than each successively-applied additive layer, the innermost metallic ply having a thickness greater than a thickness of the other metallic plies; a boundary of a weld nugget joining the first additive layer and the innermost metallic ply is located above a first non-metallic ply and the weld nugget is smaller than a second friction stir weld nugget joining a successively applied additive layer to the first additive layer.