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The frictional heat plasticizes the material, which is welded together.</p> <p>The FSW process is particularly suitable for joining non-ferrous metals with a low melting temperature and for mixed-material joints. <strong>Even materials that are difficult to weld or dissimilar materials </strong>such <strong>as aluminium with magnesium, copper or steel</strong> can be friction stir welded.</p></div> </article> <a class="mod mod-bannerteaser row h-pos-relative h-pull-row-right-1 h-pull-row-left-1 background-light-gray" href="/en-us/company/events-and-webinars/webinar-special-advanced-welding-solutions" data-ignore="true" > <figure class="mod-bannerteaser__image col-md-8"> <picture class="h-ratio h-ratio16-9"> <img alt="" src="/-/media/kuka-corporate/countries/austria/images/cee-aws-campaign/webinare-aws-teaser.jpg?rev=-1&w=1400&hash=BDE948DE796E5036DB5EAD46A07A0EB6" loading=lazy srcset="/-/media/kuka-corporate/countries/austria/images/cee-aws-campaign/webinare-aws-teaser.jpg?rev=-1&w=767&hash=CF98F5F6EC26F3A1172FDB9BAFC4AC6F 767w, /-/media/kuka-corporate/countries/austria/images/cee-aws-campaign/webinare-aws-teaser.jpg?rev=-1&w=1400&hash=BDE948DE796E5036DB5EAD46A07A0EB6 1400w" sizes="(min-width: 1px) 93.75vw" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="mod-bannerteaser__cta col-md-4 text-center"> <h3 class="h-margin-top-0 h-margin-bottom-10">Webinar-Special: Advanced Welding Solutions</h3> <p class="mod-bannerteaser__text copy">Gain in-depth insights into the fields of rotational friction welding, friction stir welding and magnetarc welding in specific webinars.</p> <span class="mod-bannerteaser__button a-btn a-btn--icon a-btn--tertiary icon-forward"></span> </div> </a> <figure class="mod mod-image skin-image-fullwidth h-pos-relative clearfix"> <span class="js-anchorlink" id="Processoverview" data-anchor-title="Process overview"></span> <picture class="h-fullwidth-wrapper"> <span class="h-fullwidth-wrapper__content"> <span class="h-ratio h-ratio16-9"> <img alt="" src="/-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/technologies/friction-stir-welding/ruehrreibschweissen_prozessschritte.jpg?rev=b0c3ce6fdf7d464190bbcfb38a71019f&w=1900&hash=9FD25133BA6E3C9756699298CD6433B0" loading=lazy srcset="/-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/technologies/friction-stir-welding/ruehrreibschweissen_prozessschritte.jpg?rev=b0c3ce6fdf7d464190bbcfb38a71019f&w=767&hash=FFB206CBC43BE4D8086354F5649603D4 767w, /-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/technologies/friction-stir-welding/ruehrreibschweissen_prozessschritte.jpg?rev=b0c3ce6fdf7d464190bbcfb38a71019f&w=1400&hash=4C7C7E14BCF2C2EC40ABF95112567A28 1400w, /-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/technologies/friction-stir-welding/ruehrreibschweissen_prozessschritte.jpg?rev=b0c3ce6fdf7d464190bbcfb38a71019f&w=1900&hash=9FD25133BA6E3C9756699298CD6433B0 1900w" sizes="(min-width: 1px) 100vw" /> </span> </span> </picture> <figcaption class="mod-image__figcaption row h-pull-row-right-1 h-pos-relative"> <span class="mod-image__caption col-8 col-md-4 col-xl-3 js-animate-caption"> <span class="caption">FSW process overview: 01 Approach and plunge; 02 Dwell time for heating; 03 Welding process; 04 Retraction at end of seam</span> </span> </figcaption> </figure> <section class="mod mod-video skin-video-mp4 hidden-print" itemprop="VideoObject" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject" > <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2017-11-15T17:03:28+01:00" /> <meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8xDz5QQHpiw?rel=0/maxresdefault.jpg" /> <meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8xDz5QQHpiw?rel=0" /> <span class="js-anchorlink" id="Video" data-anchor-title="Video"></span> <div class="mod-video__headline h-pull-row-right-1 h-pull-row-left-1" itemprop="name"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-10"><h3>The Friction Stir Welding technology is ideal for sealing of a battery housing </h3></div> </div> </div> <div class="mod-video__row h-pull-row-right-1 h-pull-row-left-1"> <div class="mod-video__col"> <div class="a-video a-video--external"> <a href="/en-us/video?videoid=7d057611adc942939ee61590c6215ee0" class="a-btn a-btn--primary a-video__link"> <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M10.95 8.85L3.6 16.2L7.8 20.4L10.95 17.25L12 18.3L7.8 22.5L1.5 16.2L10.95 6.75L15.15 10.95L14.1 12L10.95 8.85Z" fill="white"/> <path d="M16.1999 3.6L13.05 6.75L12 5.7L16.1999 1.5L22.4999 7.8L13.05 17.25L8.84998 13.05L9.89998 12L13.05 15.15L20.3999 7.8L16.1999 3.6Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </a> <div class="a-video__player" > <iframe data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8xDz5QQHpiw?rel=0" allowfullscreen allowtransparency ></iframe> </div> </div> <div class="mod-video__col mod-video__full-width-caption"> <div class="h-margin-top-2"> <span class="caption" itemprop="description" >The friction stir welding technique has proven to be an optimum joining technology in electromobility.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="mod mod-interactive-illustration" data-editmode="false"> <span class="js-anchorlink" id="Applications" data-anchor-title="Applications"></span> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__headline"><h2>Widespread areas of FSW applications</h2></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__intro copy h-margin-bottom-60">The Friction stir processing <span style="font-size: 1.375rem;">is used in various industries. The spectrum extends from the </span><a href="/en-us/industries/automotive" style="font-size: 1.375rem; background-color: #ffffff;">automotive industry</a><span style="font-size: 1.375rem;">, including the </span><a href="/en-us/industries/automotive/e-mobility-automation">e-mobility</a><span style="font-size: 1.375rem;"> market, and </span>aerospace<span style="font-size: 1.375rem;"> through to the </span><a href="/en-us/industries/electronics-industry" style="font-size: 1.375rem; background-color: #ffffff;">electronics industry</a><span style="font-size: 1.375rem;">.</span><br /></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__image-container h-pos-relative js-image-container hidden-print mod-interactive-illustration__image-container-large h-pull-row-left-1 h-pull-row-right-1 " data-swipe-text="Swipe to explore more"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__image-container-inner h-pos-relative"> <img alt="" src="/-/media/kuka-corporate/images/products/technologies/friction-stir-welding/kuka_ruehrreibschweissen_industries.jpg?rev=732c2b1059e243bea84c3da001c76c86&w=1920&hash=4ECA29F9795112A06EF46156652696F0" class="mod-interactive-illustration__image" loading="lazy"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__image-overlay"></div> <div class="pulser__overlay js-pulser-overlay"></div> </div> </div> <ul class="mod-interactive-illustration__list"> <li class="mod-interactive-illustration__list-item"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item js-item" data-location="70:30" data-connector="1" data-title=""> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item__inner"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__header"> <div class="icon-close js-close"></div> </div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content" > <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2019-01-25T11:12:42+01:00" /> <div itemprop="name"><h4>Friction Stir Welding for General industry</h4></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content copy"><ul> <li> <p>Economical welding of complex 3D seams, e.g. on cooling systems for power electronics or housings for cell phones</p> </li> <li> <p>Cast components with aluminum sheets or sections</p> </li> <li> <p>Welds with high conductivity for transformers and batteries</p> </li> <li> <p>Joining of various material combinations – typically aluminium and its alloys, copper and magnesium alloys</p> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mod-interactive-illustration__list-item"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item js-item" data-location="30:85" data-connector="2" data-title=""> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item__inner"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__header"> <div class="icon-close js-close"></div> </div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content" > <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2019-01-25T11:12:42+01:00" /> <div itemprop="name"><h4>Automotive industry</h4></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content copy"><ul> <li> <p>Economical welding of complex 3D seams, for example on parts of cooling systems, vehicle bodies and powertrains or e-mobility components</p> </li> <li> <p>Joining of typical 4000/5000/6000 aluminum alloys and also hard-to-weld material combinations, e.g. aluminum sheets, continuously cast sections and cast components</p> </li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="/en-us/industries/automotive" style="font-size: 1.125rem; background-color: white;">Find out more about automation in the automotive industry</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mod-interactive-illustration__list-item"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item js-item" data-location="70:85" data-connector="3" data-title=""> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item__inner"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__header"> <div class="icon-close js-close"></div> </div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content" > <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2019-01-25T11:12:42+01:00" /> <div itemprop="name"><h4>Friction Stir Welding for Aerospace industry</h4></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content copy"><ul> <li> <p>Welding of highly reliable, gas-tight seams, e.g. on aircraft fuselage parts and rocket components</p> </li> <li> <p>Low heat distortion and special surface characteristics as well as material properties (e.g. tensile strength) at a very high level due to the low joining temperature</p> </li> <li> <p>Typical materials: high-strength 2000 and 7000 series aluminum alloys</p> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mod-interactive-illustration__list-item"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item js-item" data-location="30:30" data-connector="4" data-title=""> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__item__inner"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__header"> <div class="icon-close js-close"></div> </div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content" > <meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="2019-01-25T11:12:42+01:00" /> <div itemprop="name"><h4>Rail vehicle construction</h4></div> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__content copy"><ul> <li>Joining of side walls and roof assemblies for high-speed trains and of aluminum sheets or sections (double-walled panels)</li> <li>Highly economical joining thanks to FSW gantry systems and integration of additional machining processes such as milling and drilling</li> <li>Typical materials: 6000 series aluminum alloys</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <script type="text/template" id="pulser-tpl"> <div class="mod-interactive-illustration__pulse pulser__round tooltip" data-connector="[[= connector]]" style="left: [[= left ]]%; 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