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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
Sujith Sathian, Greer, SC (US);
Anjilivelil K. Kuruvilla, Greer, SC (US);
Daniel Nowak, Greenville, SC (US);
Sujith Sathian, Greer, SC (US);
Anjilivelil K. Kuruvilla, Greer, SC (US);
Daniel Nowak, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a machine component is provided. The method includes preparing at least a portion of a surface of a machine component for receiving a sintered preform. The method also includes forming a pre-sintered preform hybrid hardface mixture that includes combining a predetermined portion of at least one hardfacing material with a predetermined portion of at least one brazing material. The method further includes forming a pre-sintered preform. The pre-sintered preform has predetermined dimensions. The method also includes forming the sintered preform and positioning the sintered preform on the machine component. The method further includes fixedly coupling the sintered preform to at least a portion of the machine component via brazing.