Rtx Corporation

Stewart S Fowler

Brian T Hazel

Michael J Minor

Xuan Liu

Brian Richard Craig

Luke H Rettberg

Christopher J Bischof

Steven Ivory

Nicholas M LoRicco

A method can comprise forming a component comprising a first mating surface; coupling the component to an airfoil having a second mating surface and a Field Assisted Sintering Technology ('FAST') system; heating, via the FAST system, the airfoil and the component; and applying, via the FAST system, a mechanical pressure between the first mating surface and the second mating surface to join the airfoil to the component and form a blade, the component at least partially defining a leading edge of the blade in response to joining the airfoil to the component

Systems and methods of blade leading edge repair using field assisted sintering technology

A method of repairing a tip for an airfoil is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the method comprises: removing a portion of the airfoil that reduces a radial height of the airfoil and at least partially removes a defect of the airfoil; removing a remainder of the defect; joining, via gas tungsten arc welding, a filler material to the airfoil to repair the defect; and joining a first mating surface of the airfoil to a second mating surface of a blade tip body via a solid-state joining process.

Systems and methods of hybrid blade tip repair

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Ft Worth, TX, United States of America

Stewart S Fowler