JP2005334970A - Friction stir joining method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the traces of temporary joining between shape materials not be seen in the case of finishing under no coating. <P>SOLUTION: Shape materials 100 and 110 having projecting parts 107 and 117 at the edge parts are butted. First, the projecting parts 107 and 117 are temporarily joined by a rotary tool 200. The insertion margin of the rotary tool is small. Next, normal joining is performed by a rotary tool 220. The insertion quantity of the rotary tool 220 is large. Thereafter, the projecting parts 107 and 117 are removed so as to be the faces flush with face plates 101 and 111. Since the temporary joining is not performed by MIG (metal inert gas) welding, welding traces are not seen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a friction stir welding method.

  Friction stir welding is a method in which a round bar (referred to as a rotary tool) inserted into a joint is moved along a joining line while rotating, the joint is heated and softened, plastically flowed, and solid-phase joined. A rotary tool consists of a small diameter part inserted in a junction part, and a large diameter part located in the vicinity of the outer surface of a junction part. The small diameter part and the large diameter part are coaxial. The rotary tool is inclined backward with respect to the joining direction. Rotate the large diameter side. The boundary between the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion is slightly inserted into the joint.

  Further, a convex portion is provided at the abutting portion of the joined portion, and a rotating tool is inserted into the abutting portion including the convex portion to perform friction stir welding, thereby substantially preventing the plate thickness from decreasing. This is applied to the body of a railway vehicle.

  Moreover, in joining of a hollow shape material, the extension line of the rib which connects two face plates of a hollow shape material is made into the butt | matching part. The insertion force of the rotary tool is supported by ribs on the extension line of the rotary tool, and the deformation of the face plate is prevented.

  A third member is disposed above the two members to be joined, and the three members are friction stir welded.

These are shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.
Japanese National Patent Publication No. 9-508073 (EP0752926B1) JP-A-9-309164 (EP0797043A2)

  When performing friction stir welding, a large force is applied to the members to be joined. For this reason, the dimension of the groove | channel of a butt | matching part may become large.

  When the member to be joined is long like a vehicle body of a railway vehicle, an extruded shape of an aluminum alloy is used as the member to be joined. A plurality of shape members are arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the shape members being directed to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and are fixed to the gantry. Next, the butted portions of the shape members are temporarily fixed and welded at predetermined intervals by MIG welding or the like. This temporary fixing welding is to keep the groove dimension constant during friction stir welding. Thereafter, friction stir welding is performed. Next, the convex part of the abutting part and the convex part of temporary fixing welding are cut to smooth the surface. Next, the surface of the vehicle body is processed with a hairline and finished as a vehicle body.

  According to this, it can be made unpainted. However, the temporary fixing weld remains on the vehicle body. The temporarily welded portion is discolored and looks bad. This discoloration is caused by the difference between the shape material and the welding rod material.

  Moreover, a convex part may be provided only in one to-be-joined member among a pair of to-be-joined members of a butting | matching part. For example, it is a case where orthogonal extruded profiles are joined. A protrusion cannot be provided at the end in the extrusion direction.

  In addition, in the case of friction stir welding of hollow profiles whose extrusion directions are orthogonal, there are no ribs that support the insertion force of the rotary tool. For this reason, the face plate is easily deformed.

  In addition, when the gap between the pair of members to be joined is large, it is conceivable to arrange the third member above the joining portion and perform friction stir welding, but the third member pops out so that good joining cannot be performed. it is conceivable that.

  A first object of the present invention is to provide a friction stir welding method that prevents discoloration.

  The second object of the present invention is to provide a friction stir welding method in the case where the protruding portion of one member to be joined is not provided.

  The third object of the present invention is to enable good friction stir welding of hollow profiles whose extrusion directions are orthogonal.

  A fourth object of the present invention is to enable good bonding even when the gap is large.

The first object is to rub the outer surface side of the projecting portion at a predetermined interval in a state where the projecting portion of at least one member of the butting portion and the other member are positioned within the axial projection range of the rotary tool. This can be achieved by performing stir welding, and then continuously performing friction stir welding at the portion where the friction stir welding is performed and the portion where the friction stir welding is not performed continuously and deeper than the depth of the friction stir welding.

  The second object is that the projection of one member of the butting portion is in a state where the projection of one member of the butting portion and the other member are located within the projection range in the axial direction of the rotary tool. Friction stir welding only on the outer surface side, and then the friction stir welding part in a state where the projecting portion of one member of the butting portion and the other member are located within the axial projection range of the rotary tool Including, the friction stir welding is deeper than the depth of the friction stir welding.

  The third object is to remove the ribs existing between the two face plates at the end portion of the first hollow shape member in the extrusion direction, and next to the end portion of the first hollow shape member and the second hollow shape member. The two hollow profiles are butted in a direction in which the direction of extrusion is substantially orthogonal, and the end of the second hollow profile is placed between the two face plates of the end of the first hollow profile. At this time, at the end of the second hollow shape member, the two face plates are connected to each other on the extension line of the plate thickness of the rib substantially orthogonal to the face plate. The end faceplate is located and can then be achieved by friction stir welding the butted portions.

  The fourth object is a friction stir welding method of two members, in which a filler is disposed in a gap between the butted portions of the two members, and the filler and the two members are within the projection range of the rotary tool. This can be achieved by friction stir welding the above three members in a state where is positioned.

  According to the present invention, since temporary joining is performed by friction stir welding, discoloration can be prevented.

  Also, even if one member has a protruding portion but the other member does not have a protruding portion, the protruding portion is formed on the other member by temporary bonding, so that good bonding can be achieved. Is.

  In addition, when friction stir welding is performed on hollow profiles whose extrusion directions are orthogonal to each other, one profile is inserted between a pair of face plates of the other profile, and the one profile is placed on the extension line of the rotation center of the rotary tool. Since the material ribs are provided, the face plate can be prevented from bending.

  In addition, when the gap between the pair of members is large, provisional bonding is performed after the filling material is disposed in the gap, and then the main bonding is performed. Therefore, the bonding can be easily performed.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The case where it applies to the body of an unpainted railway vehicle is demonstrated. In FIG. 10, the vehicle body of the railway vehicle includes a side structure 50, a roof structure 60, a base frame 70 constituting a floor, and a wife structure 80 at an end portion in the longitudinal direction. 61 is an entrance / exit, and 62 is a window. The side structure 50 and the roof structure 60 are joined by MIG welding.

  The side structure 50 includes extruded shapes 100 and 110 on the left and right sides of the doorway 61 (or between the doorway 61 and the window 62), extruded shapes 130 and 140 below the window 62, an extruded shape 160 above the window 62, It consists of these extruded shapes 170 above. These joints are friction stir welded.

  The extruded shape members 100, 110, 130, 140, 160, and 170 are hollow shapes made of an aluminum alloy. The extrusion direction of the shape members 100 and 110 is the vertical direction. The extrusion direction of the shape members 130, 140, 160, and 170 is the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. For this reason, the shape member 110 and the shape members 130, 140, 160 are orthogonal to each other in the extrusion direction. Further, the extrusion direction of the profile 170 and the profiles 100 and 110 are orthogonal to each other.

  In FIG. 5, the periphery of the joint part of the shape members 100 and 110 to be joined is shown. The shape of the joint between the shape member 130 and the shape member 140 is also the same. The hollow shape member 100 (110) connects two parallel face plates 101, 102 (111, 112) and face plates, and a plurality of ribs 103 (113) inclined with respect to the face plate, At the end of the hollow shape member 100 (110), the two face plates 101, 102 (111, 112) are connected, and the rib 105 (115) orthogonal to the face plate is formed. The ribs 103 (113) are arranged in a truss shape. Between the rib 105 (115) and the adjacent rib 103 (113), there are face plates 101, 102 (111, 112). One of the two face plates may be inclined with respect to the other.

  In FIG. 1, the shape of the joint will be described. Here, the shape on the upper surface side of the hollow shape members 100 and 110 in FIG. 5 will be described, but the shape on the lower surface side is the same. The configuration of the upper surface and the configuration of the lower surface are the same in the shapes of other examples described later.

  The face plate 101 of the hollow shape member 100 protrudes to the end side from the rib 105. The end of the face plate 101 of one hollow shape member 100 is located within the plate thickness range of the rib 115 of the other hollow shape member 110. In order to receive the face plate 101, the face plate 111 side of the end of the hollow shape member 110 is a recess.

  The end of the hollow shape member 110 has a protruding piece 116 that protrudes to the end side from the rib 115. The protruding piece 116 is located on the back side of the end portion of the face plate 101 and serves as a backing.

  The outer surface side of the end portion of the face plate 101 (111) of the hollow shape member 100 (110) protrudes into a protruding portion 107 (117).

  The surface of the end of the protrusion 107 (117) of the face plate 101 (111) is orthogonal to the face plate 101 (111). The surface of the recess on the side of the face plate 111 (the face with which the end of the face plate 101 is abutted) is orthogonal to the face plate 111. The butting surface on the face plate 111 side of the recess is in the range of the plate thickness of the rib 115. The end of the protrusion 107 that enters the recess is orthogonal to the face plate 101 and parallel to the orthogonal surface of the recess.

  There are often gaps between the butted portions of the two profiles 100 and 110 (the butted portion between the end of the hollow profile 100 and the end of the hollow profile 110) as shown in FIG.

  The centers of the friction stir welding rotary tools 200 and 220 are located on the extension line of the rib 115, that is, within the range of the extension line of the rib 115. The axial centers of the rotary tools 200 and 220 are located between the two protrusions. For this reason, the rib 115 supports most of the insertion force of the rotary tools 200 and 220. Within the axial projection range of the rotary tools 200, 220, the ends of the two profiles 100, 110 of the joint are located. In FIGS. 1 to 4, the end portions are the protruding portions 107 and 117, while in FIGS. 6 to 9, one shape member 130 (140) is a face plate 131 (141).

  Hereinafter, the joining procedure will be described. First, the two shape members 100 and 110 are placed on a frame and firmly fixed.

  First, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the upper surfaces of the projecting portions 107 and 117 of the two shape members 100 and 110 are temporarily fixed and joined at predetermined intervals (intermittently). This is performed by friction stir welding with the rotary tool 200.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which friction stir welding for temporary fixing is performed. In the temporary joining, the rotary tool 200 is pressed against the protrusions 107 and 117 while rotating, and when it reaches a predetermined position, the rotary tool 200 is held in this state for several seconds while being rotated. This is because the two projecting portions 107 and 117 are heated and softened for a few seconds to cause plastic flow. As a result, the two protrusions 107 and 117 are joined. If there is a gap in the butted portion, the softened metal is filled in the upper part of the gap. W1 is a joining bead by friction stir welding.

Since normal friction stir welding joins the face plates 101 and 111, the position of the tip of the small diameter portion 201 of the rotary tool 200 needs to reach the protruding piece 116. However, since this is temporary bonding, the length of the small diameter portion 201 may be short. The position of the tip of the small diameter portion 201 (insertion allowance) and the position of the lower end of the large diameter portion 202 (insertion allowance) are between the tops of the protrusions 107 and 117 and the extended lines of the upper surfaces of the face plates 101 and 111. For this reason, there is a gap between the lower end of the large diameter portion 202 and the extended line of the upper surfaces of the face plates 101 and 111. The insertion allowance of the large diameter portion 202 of the rotary tool 200 should not be deeper than the insertion allowance of the large diameter portion 222 of the rotary tool 220 in the subsequent process. It is considered that the diameter of the large diameter portion 202 should not be larger than the diameter of the large diameter portion 222 of the rotary tool 200.
The size and insertion allowance of the rotary tool 200 are determined from the viewpoint of temporary joining.

  In the above, the rotary tool 200 is only inserted into the protrusions 107 and 117, and is not moved along the joining line. However, you may move along a joining line like the rotary tool 220. FIG. In this case, it is desirable that the rotary tool 200 is inclined rearward with respect to the moving direction, like the rotary tool 220. The moving amount of the rotary tool 200 is 30 mm, for example. It is considered that the moving speed of the rotary tool 200 can be higher than the moving speed of the rotary tool 220. This is because the protrusion margin of the small diameter portion 201 is small.

  In this way, if the temporary joining is performed at predetermined intervals over the entire lengths of the shape members 100 and 110, the full lengths of the two shape members 100 and 110 are joined by the rotary tool 220. In FIG. 4, the rotary tool 220 includes a small diameter portion 221 and a large diameter portion 222. The small diameter portion 221 has a length that reaches the protruding piece 116. The insertion allowance (the position of the lower end) of the large-diameter portion 222 is between the tops of the protruding portions 107 and 117 and the extension lines of the upper surfaces of the face plates 101 and 111. The rotary tool 220 moves along the joining line of the butted portion. The rotary tool 220 is inclined backward with respect to the moving direction. This joining is called main joining.

  Next, the shape group (100, 110) is inverted, and temporary bonding and main bonding are performed as described above.

  The structure and joining of the profiles 130 and 140 are the same as described above. The structures of the profiles 160 and 170 are the same as described above.

  The shape group (100, 110), the shape group (130, 140), and the shape members 160, 170 obtained in this way are placed on a frame, fixed, and subjected to friction stir welding.

  In FIG. 6, the joining of the shape group (100, 110) and the shape group (130, 140) will be described. The shape of the end of the shape 110 on the shape group (130, 140) side is the same as the shape of the end on the shape 100 side of FIG. The profile 110 has a protruding portion 117b, a protruding piece 116b, and a rib 115b. Since the extrusion direction of the profile 110 and the extrusion direction of the profile group (130, 140) are orthogonal to each other, the joint portion of the profile 110 has a protrusion 117b, but the junction of the profile group 130 (140) is present. There is no protrusion in the part. The plurality of ribs 133 (135, 143, 145) and the protruding piece 136 (146) at the end of the shape member 130 (140) are cut and deleted. The ribs 133, 135, 143, 145 and the protruding pieces 136, 146 correspond to the ribs 103, 105, 113, 115, and the protruding pieces 105, 116. The protruding piece 116b of the profile 110 is inside the profile 130 (140). For this reason, the end of the shape member 130 (140) is positioned on the extension line of the plate thickness of the rib 115. The relationship between the profile 110 and the profile 160 and the relationship between the profile 170 and the profiles 100 and 110 are the same.

  First, in FIGS. 7 to 8, temporary bonding is performed using the rotary tool 200. This temporary fixing joining is performed continuously over the entire length of the joining line by inserting the rotary tool 200 into the protrusion 117b and then moving it along the joining line. The insertion allowance of the rotary tool 200 is the same as in the temporary joining of the shape members 100 and 110. There is a gap between the lower end of the large diameter portion 202 and the upper surface of the face plate 131 (141) so that the lower end of the large diameter portion 202 does not contact the face plate 131 (141) of the shape member 130 (140). By this joining, the material of the protrusion 117b is moved to the upper surface side of the face plate 131 (141). That is, the face plate 131 (141) is piled up. If there is a gap in the butted portion, the softened metal in the protruding portion is filled in the upper portion of the gap. W2 is a joining bead by friction stir welding.

  Note that the intermittent temporary bonding shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 may be performed before the continuous temporary bonding.

  Next, in FIG. 9, friction stir welding with the rotary tool 220 is performed over the entire length.

  The insertion allowance of the rotary tool 220 (in this case, the position of the lower end of the large diameter portion 222) is set to the position of the lower end of the large diameter portion 202 of the rotary tool 200 or below it. As a result, the rotary tool 220 is in contact with or below the upper surface of the friction stir welding portion by the rotary tool 200. For this reason, even if there is a gap between the two shape members, the entire gap can be filled with metal. In order to prevent the occurrence of defects, it is preferable to insert the lower end of the large diameter portion 222 of the rotary tool 220 into the bead W2.

  The same applies to the joining of the shape member 110 and the shape member 160.

  For joining the shape member 170 and the shape member group (100, 110), and the shape member 170 and the shape member 160, first, temporary joining is performed. The joining of the profile group (100, 110) and the profile 170 is a continuous temporary joining similar to the joining of the profile group (130, 140) and the profile 110. The joint between the shape member 170 and the shape member 160 is intermittent provisional joining similar to the joining of the shape members 100 and 110 since both the joint portions have protrusions. Next, continuous joining with the rotary tool 220 is performed from one end side of the profile 170.

  Next, it is turned upside down and joined in the same manner. The protrusions 107, 117, 117b and the bead W2 located on the outer surface side of the vehicle body are cut at some point after the final joining to finish the same surface as the face plate.

  Next, MIG welding with the roof structure 60 or the like is performed.

  Next, hairline processing is performed on the outer surface of the vehicle body.

  According to the above, the temporary bonding is performed not by arc welding but by friction stir welding. For this reason, since there is no supply of other metals, there is no discoloration in the joint, the appearance can be improved, and the finish can be finished without painting.

  In addition, in joining the abutting portion between the end portion with the protruding portion and the end portion without the protruding portion, continuously performing temporary fixing bonding, and after moving the metal of the protruding portion to the end portion side without the protruding portion, Continuous joining.

  Since bonding is performed twice, the amount of heat generated at one time in the bonded portion can be reduced. In this case, joining is performed with a small insertion allowance for the first time, but the insertion allowance is large for the second time. However, since it is not necessary to insert into the protruding portion, the total amount of heat generation can be reduced. This is particularly effective when joining a member that is poor in heat dissipation, such as a hollow shape member, and is likely to melt due to heat accumulation. According to this, the defect which is easy to generate | occur | produce in a junction part at the time of high temperature can be prevented.

  In addition, the friction stir welding at the portion where the extrusion direction is orthogonal is performed by inserting one shape member into the other and supporting the other shape portion, so that deformation of the other shape member can be prevented.

  In FIG. 1, the rotary tool 200 is provided with a slope 204 on the bottom surface 201 toward the axis center. Due to this inclination, when the member to be joined and the rotary tool 200 are moved relative to each other by the joining, the metal that has been plastically flowed by the rotation of the rotary tool is pushed downward behind the rotary tool in the advancing direction. Becomes stronger. The inclined surface is the same in the rotary tool 220. The rotary tool 200 has a small-diameter protruding portion 201 on the shaft. The action of the small diameter portion 201 is to increase heat generation due to friction between the member to be joined and the rotary tool 200, and to facilitate plastic flow of the member to be joined.

  Another embodiment of the rotary tool 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 shows a shape without the small diameter portion 201 of the rotary tool 200. In FIG. 12, the bottom surface of the rotary tool 200 is flattened. It is desirable that the bottom surface has a rough surface so that the friction with the member to be joined generates more heat. FIG. 13 is obtained by removing the small diameter portion from FIG.

  The embodiment of FIGS. 14 to 15 will be described. This embodiment corresponds to FIG. One profile 110 has a protrusion 117b, and the other profile 130 has no protrusion. The gap between the butted portions of the two shapes 110 and 130 is larger than in the case of FIG. That is, there is a gap that cannot fill the gap with the metal of the protrusion 117b.

  A plate-like filling material 250 is disposed in the gap between the butted portions. The upper surface of the filling material 250 is substantially at the same position as the upper surface of the face plate 131. At least the upper surface of the filling material 250 is on the inner surface side of the top of the protrusion 131. The material of the filling material 250 is an aluminum alloy.

  In this state, temporary joining is performed over the entire length. FIG. 15 shows a state after temporary joining. Next, main joining is performed.

  According to this, the rotary tool 200 does not directly contact the filling material 250 during temporary joining. A large force is generated at the position where the rotary tool 200 is inserted. For this reason, if the filling material 250 contacts the rotary tool 200, the filling material 250 pops out upward. However, since the rotary tool 200 is not in contact with the filling material 250, an external force does not act on the filling material 250 and does not jump out.

  By this joining, the filling material 250 is joined to the shape members 110 and 130, and the gap is filled. Therefore, even if the gap is large, it is possible to join to fill the gap.

  During the main joining, the filling material 250 is in contact with the rotary tool 220, but the upper part is covered with the beads W2 and the left and right parts are sandwiched between the shape members 110 and 130, so that they do not jump out.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 15, the filling material 250 does not contact the rotary tool 200, but can make contact. The insertion cost of the rotary tool 200 is small, the lower part of the filling material 250 is continuous, and the filling material 250 is located between the left and right shape members 110 and 130. For this reason, the filling material 250 is difficult to jump out and can be joined.

  This arrangement of the filling material 250 can also be applied when the left and right profiles have protrusions.

  In addition, although it demonstrated that the material which fills a clearance gap is the material of a protrusion part or a filling material, this is description for clarity. More correctly, the material filling the gap is a material softened by the rotary tools 200 and 220.

  Temporary bonding, main bonding, and bonding with the filler 250 disposed in the gap can be applied to bonding between plates.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the language described in each claim of the claims or the language described in the section of means for solving the problem, and extends to a range easily replaced by those skilled in the art. Is.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the temporary joining of one Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view after the temporary joining by FIG. It is a perspective view after temporary joining by FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the main joining after FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the combination of the hollow shape material joined in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the combination of the hollow shape material of the other Example joined in this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which temporarily joins the hollow shape member of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view after temporary joining of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the main joining after FIG. It is a perspective view of the vehicle body of the railway vehicle of one Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rotary tool of the other Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rotary tool of the other Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rotary tool of the other Example of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the junction part of the other Example of this invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which temporarily joined FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  100, 110, 130, 140, 160, 170: Profile, 101, 111, 131, 141: Face plate, 107, 117, 117b: Protruding part, 115, 115b: Rib 200, 220: Rotating tool, 201: Small diameter part , 202: large diameter part, 250: filling material

Claims (11)

In a state where the projecting portion of at least one member of the butting portion and the other member are located within the axial projection range of the rotary tool, the first friction stir welding is performed on the outer surface side of the projecting portion at a predetermined interval. ,
Next, the second friction stir welding is carried out continuously from the first friction stir welding portion and the portion where the friction stir welding is not performed, to a depth greater than the depth of the first friction stir welding. about,
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above.   2. The friction stir welding method according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion of the one member and the protrusion of the other member are positioned within the axial projection range of the rotary tool. The friction stir welding method, wherein the first friction stir welding is performed on the outer surface side at predetermined intervals. In a state where the protruding portion of one member of the butting portion and the other member are positioned within the projection range in the axial direction of the rotary tool, only the outer surface side of the protruding portion of one member of the butting portion is the first Friction stir welding, making a bead on the outer surface of the other member,
Next, in a state where the protruding portion of one member of the butting portion and the other member are located within the projection range in the axial direction of the rotary tool, the first friction stir welding portion is included, and the first Deeper than the friction stir welding depth of 1 and second friction stir welding;
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above. Except for the ribs existing between the two face plates at the end of the first hollow profile in the extrusion direction,
Next, the end portion of the first hollow shape member is abutted with the second hollow shape member in a direction in which the direction of extrusion is substantially orthogonal to the end portion of the second hollow shape member, and the end portion of the second hollow shape member is brought into contact with the first hollow shape member. Between the two face plates at the end of the hollow profile of
At this time, at the end portion of the second hollow shape member, the two face plates are connected, and the first end portion is formed on an extension line of a plate thickness of a rib substantially orthogonal to the face plate. The faceplate is located,
Next, friction stir welding the abutted portion,
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above. In the friction stir welding method for the hollow profile,
The end of one hollow profile is inserted between two face plates of the end of the other hollow profile, and the end of the one hollow profile is an end along the extrusion direction, The end of the other hollow profile is the end in the extrusion direction,
Friction stir welding is performed in a state where a rib for joining the two face plates of the one hollow shape member is positioned on the extension line of the rotary tool,
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above. The first hollow shape member and the second hollow shape member are joined with their extrusion directions substantially orthogonal to each other,
The end of the second hollow profile is inserted into the end of the first hollow profile in the extrusion direction;
The second end portion connects two face plates, and has a rib substantially orthogonal to the face plate,
The joint is on an extension of the rib thickness range;
A structure characterized by In the friction stir welding method for two members,
A filler is disposed in the gap between the butted portions of the two members;
Friction stir welding of the three members with the filler and the two members positioned within the projection range of the rotary tool;
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above. The friction stir welding method according to claim 7, wherein the outer surface side of the two members is a first friction stir welding,
Next, deeper than the depth of the first friction stir welding, the three members are second friction stir welding,
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above.   9. The friction stir welding method according to claim 8, wherein the first friction stir welding is continuously performed along a butt portion of the two members.   9. The friction stir welding method according to claim 8, wherein the first friction stir welding is performed by inserting the rotary tool for friction stir welding into a position where the filler does not contact. In the friction stir welding method according to claim 9, at least one of the butted portions includes a protruding portion protruding to the outer surface side, and the outer surface side surface of the filler is on the inner side of the top of the protruding portion,
The first friction stir welding is performed by inserting the rotary tool for friction stir welding into a position where the filler does not contact;
A friction stir welding method characterized by the above.

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