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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicants:
Kathleen Chou, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kevin T. Slattery, St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventors:
Kathleen Chou, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kevin T. Slattery, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/02 (2006.01); B23K 35/34 (2006.01); B23K 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 20/02 (2013.01); B23K 20/026 (2013.01); B23K 35/025 (2013.01); B23K 35/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes disposing ZrHnanoparticles on a first metallic material. The method includes performing a diffusion bonding operation to bond the first metallic material to a second metallic material. At least one of the first metallic material or the second metallic material includes a surface oxide layer. During the diffusion bonding operation, the ZrHnanoparticles chemically react with the surface oxide layer.