Systems for manufacturing elongate weldments
US9403239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/477
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods of manufacture include welding two or more elongate members together to define an elongate weldment, wherein the welding results in a weld region that is in tension and regions adjacent to the weld region that are in compression, and longitudinally stretching the elongate weldment. Tools and systems for manufacturing elongate weldments, as well as apparatuses, such as aircraft, that include elongate weldments, also are disclosed.
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