They’re using a linear friction welding machine which oscillates the sample at about 200hz. Their best guess is linen lignin cells within the wood are melting, interlocking and rejoining ...

Linear friction welding is one of the few welding processes that can quickly and easily join materials together, sometimes in under a second. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Linear friction welding, (so named because the relative motion is linear across the interface, rather than rotary), is already used to join blades onto discs in the aeroengine industry. Lower cost ...

In Russia, this is the 1565 alloy, but in the international classification, it is the 5000-series. How is this alloy suited to use in bridges? In order to provide high-quality joints, we preliminarily ...

Early Wednesday morning, the linear friction welding machine is expected to roll into Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown assembly plant on the back of a 19-axle, 200-foot-long flatbed truck.

Friction welding (also known as stir welding), is the process of taking two pieces of material (typically metal, or plastic), and vibrating one of them super fast while pushing against a ...