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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Gregory M. Ford, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Keith, West Chester, OH (US);
Joshua Miller, West Chester, OH (US);
David E. Budinger, Loveland, OH (US);
Glenn H. Nichols, Mason, OH (US);
Gregory M. Ford, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Keith, West Chester, OH (US);
Joshua Miller, West Chester, OH (US);
David E. Budinger, Loveland, OH (US);
Glenn H. Nichols, Mason, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus of fabricating a gas turbine engine component are provided. The method includes selecting a surface of a component to apply a wear-resistant material, applying a formed wear pad fabricated from a wear-resistant alloy and a braze material, and vacuum brazing the component and applied wear pad wherein the wear-resistant alloy is bonded to the component surface using the braze material.