Towards Friction Stir Remanufacturing of High-Strength Aluminum Components

Xiangchen Meng, Yuming Xie, Xiaotian Ma, Mingyang Liang, Xiaoyang Peng, Shiwei Han, Lei Kan, Xin Wang, Sihao Chen, Yongxian Huang

Fig. 3 Working principle of the consumable pin in the friction stir remanufacturing: a plunging tage, b repairing stage, c processing stage, d retracting stage