ROTATING HARDWARE AND PROCESS THEREFOR

A process of fabricating rotating hardware (30) and rotating hardware (30) formed thereby. The process includes fabricating at least two members (50,52) that together define at least two portions (32,34) of a component (30). Each member (50,52) has an interface surface at which the members (50,52) can be joined to locate a first (32) of the portions (32,34) in a radially outward direction from a second (34) of the portions (32,34). The members (50,52) are joined together so that the interface surfaces thereof form a joint interface (44) located within a pad region (46) that has a axial thickness that is greater than a contiguous region (38) of the component (30). The joint interface (44) is not perpendicular to the axial and radial directions of the component (30). The pad region (46) is defined by embossments (48a,48b) that are offset from each other in the radial direction of the component (30) so as to partially but not completely overlap each other in the axial direction of the component (30).