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US4279121A
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Stranded nickel braze alloy preforms
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1979-10-03
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Granted: 1981-07-21
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Expires: 1999-10-03
Abstract
Abstract Fabrication techniques for making nickel boron stranded wire braze preforms are described. The techniques involve the provision of the wire material in a stranded form having a large surface to volume ratio. This general form consists of a plurality of fine wires, having the desired cross-sectional area, which may be twisted or braided to produce the preform.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward J. Ryan
- 👤 David A. Rutz
- 👤 Jack W. Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 16:02
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/3033; B23K35/02; B23K35/0222; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2916; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A nickel alloy braze preform which comprises a plurality of fine wire strands, which are mechanically held in proximity to each other by twisting or braiding the strands together to form a stranded preform, each of said strands having a boride surface layer, the total cross-sectional area of the strands being in excess of about 0.0015 square inch and the ratio of surface area to volume of the plurality of strands being in excess of about 100 in -1 , said stranded preform being used in place of a single borided wire (which would have a particular cross-sectional area and boride surface layer thickness) said plurality of strands having a cross-sectional area essentially equal to the cross-sectional area of said single wire, while having an increased surface area relative to that of the single wire, so that the depth of the borided layer may be reduced, while maintaining the total boron level equal to or in excess of the single boride wire, so that stranded preform has the ability to withstand bending strands without significant spallation of the borided surface layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A nickel alloy braze preform which comprises a plurality of fine wire strands, which are mechanically held in proximity to each other by twisting or braiding the strands together to form a stranded preform, each of said strands having a boride surface layer, the total cross-sectional area of the strands being in excess of about 0.0015 square inch and the ratio of surface area to volume of the plurality of strands being in excess of about 100 in -1 , said stranded preform being used in place of a single borided wire (which would have a particular cross-sectional area and boride surface layer thickness) said plurality of strands having a cross-sectional area essentially equal to the cross-sectional area of said single wire, while having an increased surface area relative to that of the single wire, so that the depth of the borided layer may be reduced, while maintaining the total boron level equal to or in excess of the single boride wire, so that stranded preform has the ability to withstand bending strands without significant spallation of the borided surface layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A preform as in claim 1 having an overall boron content in excess of the boron content of a comparable braze alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A preform as in claim 1 having an overall composition of up to about 0.5% carbon, from about 3 to about 5% silicon, from about 6.8 to about 8% chromium, from about 2 to about 4% iron, from about 3.5 to about 4% boron, balance essentially nickel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A preform as in claim 1 having an overall composition of up to about 0.06% carbon, from about 4 to about 5% silicon, up to about 1.5% iron, from about 3 to about 3.5% boron, balance essentially nickel.
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