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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ben David Poquette, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Michael Scott Hebert, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kirk Alan Rogers, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Michael Louis Szugye, Warrensville Heights, OH (US);
Gregory Alan Steinlage, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Wuakesha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A structure and associated process for joining dissimilar materials to form various components of an x-ray tube is illustrated that utilizes one or more intermediate or interfacial filler material members positioned between the primary welding or mating surfaces of the base material components to be joined. The use of the interfacial or intermediate filler material preserves the multiple benefits of friction welding, as well as enabling the joining of highly dissimilar material components, decreasing the required joining temperature, and providing increased microstructural control of the resulting weld or joint.