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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Li-Chyong Chen, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427597 ; 427561 ; 21912185 ;
Abstract
A single step method of forming a composite of ductile niobium particles within a matrix of brittle niobium aluminum is taught. The method involves completely ablating the end of a rod of a niobium aluminum intermetallic with a laser beam to form a plume of vaporous and particulate material and depositing the ablated material on a receiving surface disposed proximate the rod end being ablated. A surface composite structure is formed in a single step and has ductile particles within a brittle matrix.