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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Brandon W. Shinn, Houston, TX (US);
Atul L. Navale, Houston, TX (US);
James A. Yarbrough, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brandon W. Shinn, Houston, TX (US);
Atul L. Navale, Houston, TX (US);
James A. Yarbrough, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/22 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/20 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/005 (2013.01); B23K 1/0018 (2013.01); B23K 1/20 (2013.01); B23P 6/005 (2013.01); F01D 5/225 (2013.01); B23K 2201/001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49318 (2015.01);
Abstract
A process is provided for repairing a damaged portion of a gas turbine blade comprising: providing a preform comprising a low-melt alloy material and a base alloy material; locating the preform on the gas turbine engine blade damaged portion; and heat treating the preform and the blade such that the preform is brazed to the blade.