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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yan Cui, Greer, SC (US);
Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Lee Tollison, Honea Path, SC (US);
Dechao Lin, Greer, SC (US);
David Edward Schick, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 28/02 (2014.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/08 (2006.01); B23K 103/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/1205 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 28/02 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); B23K 2103/08 (2018.08); B23K 2103/18 (2018.08); B23K 2103/26 (2018.08); Y10T 403/478 (2015.01);
Abstract
A joining process and a joined article are disclosed. The joining process includes positioning an article having a base material, and friction joining a pre-sintered preform to the base material. The pre-sintered preform forms a feature on the article. The joined article includes a feature joined to a base material by friction joining of a pre-sintered preform.