Consumable insert and method of using the same
US7775414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K35/3033
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A consumable insert (10) formed of material particles (14) contained within a sheath (12). The particles may be a melting point depressant that has a concentration that is greater in a center region (16) of the insert than in the surface region (18) of the insert, thereby facilitating complete melting of the insert during a transient liquid phase bonding process. Alternatively, the particles may be a low-ductility material, such as a superalloy or an MCrAlY alloy, contained within a high ductility sheath material formed into a ribbon shape, thereby allowing the low-ductility material to be delivered in ribbon form during a coating process.
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