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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marshall Gordon Jones, Scotia, NY (US);
Carl Edward Erikson, Schenectady, NY (US);
Martin Norman Hassink, Macedonia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/622 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/622 ;
Abstract
Two parts are coaxially aligned at opposing face ends. The parts are temporarily compressed together at the face ends during welding thereof to control size of the resulting weld joint. Temporary compression may be effected by applying a compression force through the parts to abut together the face ends, and then limiting plastic displacement of the parts at the weld joint during welding. The displacement control limits radial expansion at the weld joint in a preferred embodiment.