An impeller 1 according to the present invention includes a disc portion 30 fixed to a rotary shaft 101 that rotates around an axis line O, a cover portion 50 disposed to face the disc portion 30, and a plurality of blade portions 40 provided between the disc portion 30 and the cover portion 50. The impeller 1 includes a first segment SG1 configured of a first disc portion 31 that is a portion of the disc portion 30 on one side of the axis line O, a second segment SG2 in which a second disc portion 35 that is a portion of the disc portion 30 on another side of the axis line O, the cover portion 50, and the blade portions 40 are integrally configured, and a joining layer CL configured to join, by friction welding, the first segment SG1 and the second segment SG2.

A rotor for a turbomachine and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a lug with a lug body and an interface material disposed on the lug body. The method also includes friction welding the lug to a hub member via the interface material to define a projected structure for an outer radial area of a disc assembly of the rotor. The projected structure is configured to support a first side of a rotor blade of the rotor in cooperation with a second projected structure of the disc assembly supporting a second side of the rotor blade. The lug body and the hub member are made from different materials.

A tool for simultaneous local stress relief of each of a multiple of linear friction welds includes a columnar track defined along an axis, the columnar track having a helical slot; and a support structure engaged with the helical slot to translate and rotate a heat treat fixture portion along the axis.

A wastegate valve may be formed such that the overall shape thereof is approximately L-shaped as seen in plan view and such that a rotary shaft extends, in a direction approximately perpendicular to a central axis of a valve body and in such fashion as to be offset from the valve body, from an attachment plate which supports the valve body. Furthermore, a rotary shaft main body may be secured by solid-phase welding to a side of the attachment plate. By making the attachment plate more compact, reduction in overall weight, decrease in valve cost, and/or alleviation of constraints that would otherwise apply to design of an exhaust gas flow path provided with a bypass flow path may be achieved.

A method of friction welding a first component to a second component, the method having the steps of: rotating the first component relative to the second component about a rotation axis; and bringing the first component into contact with the second component; wherein, while the first component and the second component are in contact, a first average force is applied during a first stage of the friction welding process and a second average force is applied during a second stage of the friction welding process; and the second average force is different from the first average force.

A method of joining a first component to a second component at respective connection surfaces, comprising, in order, applying a local surface treatment to the connection surface of at least one of the first and second components in order to locally alter the microstructure to a depth of between 60 m and 10 mm below the connection surface; and joining the first component to the second component using a welding process.

A fluid pump includes an internal rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a non-rotatable external stator and an impeller having multiple blades axially arranged between a support disc and a cover disc. The rotor has a rotor housing having a base, a mounting sleeve and a cover, in which an armature unit of the rotor is received so as to be fluid-tight towards the outside. The support disc of the impeller forms the cover of the rotor housing and axially seals the mounting sleeve. The impeller includes a first part and a second part which are fixed to one another in a material bonded manner. Here, the blades are exclusively formed integrally on the first part or on the second part, axially project from this part on one side and are axially covered by the respective other part.

A method for producing a centrifugal pump impeller having a base plate, which is a single piece with pump blades and a cover plate, which consists of a thermoplastic material, wherein contact areas are available, which are heated and melted by means of ultrasonic excitation and form a close bonded connection after cool-down. The objective of the invention is to ensure inherent stability with the individual parts and a simple and reliable pre-assembly as well as a fixed mechanical connection, wherein only a small amount of excitation energy is required, with a centrifugal pump impeller comprising a base plate and cover plate.

In a manufacturing method of a turbine rotor blade using an Ni-based forged alloy, provided is a turbine rotor blade and a member of a turbine rotor blade having an excellent workability and a high degree of freedom in the design of a cooling structure. The turbine rotor blade includes at least two members, including a first member and a second member, and each member is provided with cooling structural parts acting as cooling flow passages. The turbine rotor blade has a joint that integrates the first member and the second member, wherein the joint has a forged structure and the whole turbine rotor blade including the joint has a uniform forged structure.

A method (56) for fabricating an integral assembly (24) is disclosed. The method comprises providing (56) a first workpiece (26) having a first surface (46) and a second workpiece (28) having a second surface (50), performing a first bonding process between the first surface (46) of the first workpiece (26) and the second surface (50) of the second workpiece (28) to form a sub-assembly workpiece (48), and performing a second bonding process between a third surface (52) of the sub-assembly workpiece (48) and a fourth surface (54) of a third workpiece (30) to form the integral assembly (24). The material properties of the first workpiece (26) are different from material properties of the third workpiece (30).