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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Watson, South Windsor, CT (US);
Daniel A. Bales, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/19 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01); B23K 35/28 (2006.01); B23K 35/00 (2006.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01); C22C 21/10 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F02C 3/06 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/388 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); B23K 1/00 (2013.01); B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); B23K 1/19 (2013.01); B23K 3/08 (2013.01); B23K 35/002 (2013.01); B23K 35/0233 (2013.01); B23K 35/282 (2013.01); B23K 35/284 (2013.01); C22C 21/10 (2013.01); F01D 5/14 (2013.01); F01D 5/28 (2013.01); F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F02C 3/06 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 29/023 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/237 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2300/1616 (2013.01); F05D 2300/173 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract
An airfoil includes a first airfoil piece and a second airfoil piece bonded to the first airfoil piece at a joint. The first airfoil piece and the second airfoil piece are formed of aluminum alloys. At least one of the aluminum alloys is an aluminum alloy composition that has greater than 0.8% by weight of zinc.