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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Jon Schoonover, Delmar, NY (US);
Laurent Cretegny, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Jon Schoonover, Delmar, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A brazing process and assembly utilizing microwave radiation and a plasma generator that is heated by microwave radiation and generates a localized plasma capable of selectively heating and melting a braze alloy. The plasma generator contains a microwave-susceptible material that is susceptible to heating by microwave radiation, and a plasma-generating material capable of volatilizing and generating the plasma when the plasma generator is subjected to heating and microwave radiation. The brazing process includes applying a braze material to a surface of a substrate, positioning the plasma generator in proximity to the braze material, and then subjecting the plasma generator to microwave radiation to volatilize the plasma-generating material and generate a plasma that melts the braze alloy within the braze material.