Welding of single crystal alloys
US7731075B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05B2230/232
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blade member is oscillated in the direction of arrow A-A relative to a rim of a disc; a forge force is applied radially and a weld is formed along line; the blade member is formed from a face centred cubic (FCC) nickel based single crystal alloy, such as CMSX-4 of Cannon-Muskegon Corporation; the orientation of the single crystal blade member is controlled to maximize the stress on the slip plane; by maximizing the stress on the slip plane the in-plane friction forces and the forge force are minimized; minimizing the in-plane forces enables the single crystal blade member to be successfully welded to the rim of the disc.
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