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Космические корабли и станции, автоматические КА и методы их проектирования, бортовые комплексы управления, системы и средства жизнеобеспечения, особенности технологии производства ракетно-космических систем

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Мониторинг СМИ и социальных сетей. Сканирование интернета, новостных сайтов, специализированных контентных площадок на базе мессенджеров. Гибкие настройки фильтров и первоначальных источников.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for Cutting C-Mn Steel with a Fiber Laser

Номер: US20120012570A1

The invention relates to a laser cutting method for cutting a C—Mn steel workpiece, characterized in that laser beam generation means comprising at least one silica fiber with an ytterbium-doped core is used to generate the laser beam. Preferably, the ytterbium-based fiber has a wavelength between 1.07 and 1.1 μ m, preferably 1.07 μ m, the quality factor of the laser beam is between 0.33 and 8 mm.mrad, and the laser beam has a power of between 0.1 and 25 kW. The assistance gas for the laser beam is chosen from nitrogen, helium, argon, oxygen, CO 2 and mixtures thereof, and, optionally, it further contains one or more additional compounds chosen from H 2 and CH 4 .

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

High strength steel pipe for low-temperature usage having excellent buckling resistance and toughness of welded heat affected zone and method for producing the same

Номер: US20120018028A1
Принадлежит: JFE Steel Corp

An APIX100-grade high strength steel pipe includes a base material containing, in mass percentage, C: more than 0.03% and 0.08% or less, Si: 0.01% to 0.5%, Mn: 1.5% to 3.0%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, Nb: 0.005% to 0.025%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.025%, N: 0.001% to 0.010%, O: 0.005% or less, and B: 0.0003% to 0.0020%, further contains one or more of Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, and V, satisfies 0.19≦P cm ≦0.25, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has a TS of 760 to 930 MPa, a uniform elongation of 5% or more, and a YR of 85% or less; the seam weld metal has a specific composition.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Forming a Wave Form Used to Make Wound Stents

Номер: US20120018496A1
Принадлежит: Medtronic Vascular Inc

A method for forming a wave form for a stent includes clamping a formable material to a first die including a forming portion; drawing the formable material with the first die in a first direction; clamping the formable material to a second die at a location spaced from the first die, the second die including a forming surface; moving a forming member in between the first die and the second die in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and into contact with the formable material; and deforming the formable material by moving the forming member in the second direction while moving the first die towards the second die and/or moving the second die towards the first die.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Low deflection bi-metal rotor seals

Номер: US20120032404A1
Принадлежит: Dresser Rand Co

A seal assembly for use in a turbomachine is provided. The seal assembly has an annular division wall with outside and inside surfaces, a carrier ring disposed adjacent the inside surface of the annular division wall, and a sealing substrate metallurgically-bonded to an inner-most surface of the carrier ring. The sealing substrate is machined to form a seal surface that can be disposed proximate a rotor and maintained substantially parallel thereto during operation of the turbomachine.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Method of fabricating a stimulation lead for delivering electrical pulses to tissue of a patient

Номер: US20120061358A1
Автор: Homar Cisneros
Принадлежит: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc

In one embodiment, a method of fabricating stimulation leads, the method comprises: providing a spool of polymer film; providing a plurality of payout carriers of wires; drawing the polymer film from the spool and the wires from the plurality of payout carriers over a rotating drum, wherein the drum comprises a plurality of grooves over an outer circumferential surface of the drum for directing the wires from the plurality of payout carriers, wherein a distance of each groove from an edge of the drum is varied about the circumference of the drum; bonding the wires to the polymer film while performing the drawing to form an intermediate assembly comprising the polymer film as a carrier with the bonded wires in a repeating pattern along a length of the intermediate assembly.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Tubular beam with single center leg

Номер: US20120074720A1
Принадлежит: Shape Corp

A reinforcement beam for a vehicle bumper system comprises a single sheet deformed to define first and second tubes sharing a common single center wall. A channel rib is formed on each tubes and a crevice rib over the center leg forms a third rib. Edges of the sheet are deformed to a radius so that their surface consistently engages an associated radiused corner formed on ends of the center leg, which facilitates consistent abutting line engagement of material surfaces, and thus facilitates consistent welding. In a preferred beam, front wall sections of each tube are coplanar and form a face of the beam, with each channel rib and crevice rib providing added stiffness to the beam, and yet nothing extends forward of the coplanar front wall sections. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.

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19-04-2012 дата публикации

Niobium based superconducting radio frequency(scrf) cavities comprising niobium components joined by laser welding, method and apparatus for manufacturing such cavities

Номер: US20120094839A1
Принадлежит: India Atomic Energy Department of

Niobium or its alloy based Superconducting Radio Frequency (SCRF) Cavities involving atleast one laser beam welded components in the SCRF cavity welded from inside surface of the wall of cavity directed to achieving more than half the thickness to full depth penetration with minimum HAZ, minimizing distortion and shrinkage. The method ensures improved weld quality and surface finish substantially free of any weld defects. Also disclosed is the welding nozzle system and welding rigs adapted to facilitate such laser welding of the Niobium or its alloy based Superconducting Radio Frequency (SCRF) Cavities. The invention is thus directed to enhancing productivity, ensuring consistent quality and reliability, enhanced weld penetration with minimum HAZ, smooth finish of weld joints at possible reduced costs.

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09-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for making an opening in a substrate

Номер: US20120198977A1
Принадлежит: LPKF Laser and Electronics AG

A method for making an opening in a substrate includes creating a cutting path in the substrate for cutting out a polygonal area along predetermined side paths which enclose the opening and are connected to each other via respective corner points. The cutting path is started in an internal region of the polygonal area at a distance from the side paths. The cutting path is continued in a recess in the internal region to a start point on a first one of the side paths, the start point being disposed along the first one of the side paths at a substantial distance from each of the respective corner points so as to divide the first one of the side paths into a long side path portion and a short side path portion. The cutting path is continued, from the start point, along each of the side paths.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Scanned laser light source

Номер: US20120205347A1
Принадлежит: Applied Materials Inc

The thermal processing device includes a stage, a continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source, a series of lenses, a translation mechanism, a detection module, a three-dimensional auto-focus, and a computer system. The stage is configured to receive a substrate thereon. The continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source is disposed adjacent the stage, and is configured to emit continuous wave electromagnetic radiation along a path towards the substrate. The series of lenses is disposed between the continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source and the stage, and are configured to condense the continuous wave electromagnetic radiation into a line of continuous wave electromagnetic radiation on a surface of the substrate. The translation mechanism is configured to translate the stage and the line of continuous wave electromagnetic radiation relative to one another. The detection module is positioned within the path, and is configured to detect continuous wave electromagnetic radiation.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for producing a component of a turbomachine

Номер: US20120217226A1
Принадлежит: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH

The invention relates to a method for producing a component ( 10 ) of a turbomachine, especially a structural part of a turbine or a compressor, the method being a generative production method for the layer-by-layer buildup of the component ( 10 ). After production of one or more successive component layers pressure is applied to at least sections of the surface of the most recently produced component layer ( 12 ), the pressure being induced by laser or plasma. The invention further relates to a device for producing a component ( 10 ) of a turbomachine, especially a structural part of a turbine or a compressor, the device ( 26 ) comprising at least one powder feed ( 28 ) for the deposition of at least one powder component material ( 16 ) onto a component platform, at least one radiation source ( 14 ) for a local layer-by-layer fusion or sintering of the component material ( 16 ) and at least one laser radiation source ( 20 ) or at least one plasma impulse source.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for optical isolation

Номер: US20120229910A1
Принадлежит: SPI LASERS UK LTD

Provided herein is an apparatus for optically isolating a light beam from a laser, comprising an optical isolator configured to isolate a light beam having a beam quality; a reference plane; an output connector disposed at the output of the optical isolator, wherein the output connector is configured with a common collimator interface to connect to a collimator which is capable of being mechanically referenced to the reference plane; a first lens arrangement disposed proximal to a distal end of the output connector, wherein the first lens arrangement is selected to provide an output light beam having a predetermined divergence. The laser can be selected from the group consisting of a fiber laser, a disk laser and a rod laser. Also provided herein are a system, a plurality of lasers, and a method of providing a light beam that has a consistent divergence and distance from a reference plane.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Method for manufacturing sealing disks

Номер: US20130048614A1
Принадлежит: SOUDRONIC AG

Sealing disks ( 44 ) for producing peel-off lids comprising lid rings having a peel-off foil sealed onto the lid ring are produced in that an annular sealing part made of steel ( 54 ) is fastened on a main plate ( 53 ) made of copper, for example by electron-beam welding, whereupon the sealing part is hardened by laser hardening. In this way, a sealing disk having good thermal conductivity and high wear resistance can be favorably produced.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus and Method Using Reduced Volume Electro-Hydraulic Chambers for Trimming and Joining Panels

Номер: US20130067976A1
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A tool for modifying a workpiece by either trimming or joining the workpiece. The tool is an electro-hydraulic tool that uses a pulse transmitted through a liquid to trim a workpiece or to join two thicknesses of metal together. A method of trimming the workpiece includes the steps of providing a high voltage discharge in a liquid that drives a workpiece into engagement with a cutting edge of a tool steel insert. A method of joining two or more thicknesses of metal together includes the step of creating a high voltage discharge through an electrode that accelerates one panel or thickness of metal into a second panel that is held stationary by a backing plate while the first thickness of metal is accelerated into the second thickness of metal.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Three Dimensional Large Area Welding and Sealing of Optically Transparent Materials

Номер: US20130068384A1
Автор: Huan Huang, Jian Liu
Принадлежит: PolarOnyx Inc

Methods and systems for three dimensional large area welding and sealing of optically transparent materials are disclosed, including generating a beam of ultra-short pulses from an ultra-short pulsed laser; directing the beam to an acoustic-optic modulator to control the repetition rate of the beam; directing the beam to an attenuator after passing through the acoustic-optic modulator to control the energy of the beam; directing the beam to a focusing lens after passing through the attenuator to focus the beam between a top substrate and a bottom substrate in order to weld the top substrate to the bottom substrate, wherein the top substrate and the bottom substrate are in intimate contact; and controlling the position of the top substrate and the bottom substrate relative to the beam using a three-axis stage in order to weld the top substrate to the bottom substrate at different points. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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25-04-2013 дата публикации

Laser machining apparatus

Номер: US20130098876A1
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

A laser machining apparatus is provided with: a workpiece support unit; a machining head; and a machining head moving unit. The workpiece support unit includes: an end support part that supports a width end of a workpiece; and an inside support part that supports an inside portion of the workpiece in a width direction. The end support part is movable in a longitudinal direction independently from the inside support part in response to a movement of the machining head.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Method For Arc-Welding Aluminum-Coated Metal Parts Using Oxidizing Gas

Номер: US20130112663A1
Принадлежит: Individual

The invention relates to an electric arc welding method for welding at least one metal part including an aluminum based surface coating, using a shielding gas. According to the invention, the metal of the aforementioned metal part is melted by the electric arc alone without the use of any laser beam. The invention is characterized in that the shielding gas comprises a mixture of argon and/or helium, nitrogen, and an oxidizing compound selected from oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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13-06-2013 дата публикации

Anti-spatter composition

Номер: US20130146571A1
Принадлежит: Barnes Group Inc

An anti-spatter composition for use with the laser cutting of titanium or titanium containing materials. The anti-spatter composition includes Lecithin and one or more organic solvents. The one or more organic solvents are absent halogen and halogen containing compound. The anti-spatter composition can also include surfactant and water. The surfactant is generally halogen free.

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11-07-2013 дата публикации

Method for closed-loop controlling a laser processing operation and laser material processing head using the same

Номер: US20130178952A1
Принадлежит: Precitec Itm Gmbh, Precitec KG

The present invention relates to a method for closed-loop controlling a processing operation of a workpiece, comprising the steps of: (a) recording a pixel image at an initial time point of an interaction zone by means of a camera, wherein the workpiece is processed using an actuator having an initial actuator value; (b) converting the pixel image into a pixel vector; (c) representing the pixel vector by a sum of predetermined pixel mappings each multiplied by a corresponding feature value; (d) classifying the set of feature values on the basis of learned feature values into at least two classes of a group of classes comprising a first class of a too high actuator value, a second class of a sufficient actuator value and a third class of a too low actuator value at the initial time point; (e) performing a control step for adapting the actuator value by minimizing the error e t between a quality indicator y e and a desired value; and (f) repeating the steps (a) to (e) for further time points to perform a closed-loop controlled processing operation.

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01-08-2013 дата публикации

Innovative braze and brazing process for hermetic sealing between ceramic and metal components in a high-temperature oxidizing or reducing atmosphere

Номер: US20130193194A1
Принадлежит: Aegis Technology Inc

A superior braze material, along with a method of producing the braze material and a method of sealing, joining or bonding materials through brazing is disclosed. The braze material is based on a metal oxide-noble metal mixture, typically Ag—CuO, with the addition of a small amount of metal oxide and/or metal such as TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , YSZ, Al, and Pd that will further improve wettability and joint strength. Braze filer materials, typically either in the form of paste or thin foil, may be prepared by a high-energy cryogenic ball milling process. This process allows the braze material to form at a finer size, thereby allowing more evenly dispersed braze particles in the resultant braze layer between on the surface of the ceramic substrate and metallic parts.

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

Flash-butt welded bearing component

Номер: US20130216170A1
Автор: Thore Lund, Viktor Recina
Принадлежит: SKF AB

Bearing component ( 10 ) comprising steel and at least one flash butt weld joint. The steel comprises, by weight, max 20 ppm S and max 15 ppm O and in that said steel includes sulphide inclusions and less than 5% of the sulphide inclusions contain encapsulated or embedded oxide inclusions.

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05-09-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle Cross-Member Assembly with Adhesive Reservoirs

Номер: US20130229005A1
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A method of manufacturing a vehicle cross-member assembly includes: adding adhesive to an adhesive reservoir in an interconnecting member composed of a first material; overlapping a first rail composed of a second material with the interconnecting member; and welding the interconnecting member to a second rail in a position perpendicular with respect to the second rail. The second rail is composed of a different material than the first rail.

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26-09-2013 дата публикации

Laser Cladding Surface Treatments

Номер: US20130248219A1
Принадлежит: Apple Inc

A metal enclosure has a surface region which is coated with cladding material using a laser cladding process. The metal enclosure can form at least a portion of an electronic device housing. All or part of one or more surfaces of the enclosure can be coated with cladding material. The coating of cladding material can be varied at selective regions of the enclosure to provide different structural properties at these regions. The coating of cladding material can be varied at selective regions to provide contrast in cosmetic appearance.

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03-10-2013 дата публикации

Laser marking

Номер: US20130256284A1
Принадлежит: RENISHAW PLC

A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing precision marks for a metrological scale in the form of a stainless steel ribbon. A laser is used to produce ultra-short pulses which have a fluence at the ribbon such that ablation takes place. The laser light can be scanned via scanner and the pitch of the marks can be controlled. The ablative technique causes little thermal input and improves the accuracy of the scale.

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10-10-2013 дата публикации

Methods of joining metallic protective layers

Номер: US20130264013A1
Принадлежит: Individual

In various embodiments, protective layers are bonded to a steel layer and connected by a layer of unmelted metal powder produced by cold spray.

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17-10-2013 дата публикации

Welding solid wire and weld metal

Номер: US20130270246A1
Принадлежит: Kobe Steel Ltd

The objective of the present invention is to provide a similar-metal-composition welding solid wire, and weld metals therefor, with which both excellent bead shape and high ultralow-temperature toughness for the weld joints can be achieved when welding 9% Ni steels together by means of a high-efficiency MIG welding method. A fixed ratio of a REM and O are included in a similar-metal-composition welding solid wire of a 9% NI steel base material, and oxygen is supplied in a trace amount in a range that does not hinder the ultralow-temperature toughness of the weld joint ( 1 a ) but that is capable of forming fine REM oxides in the weld metal ( 3 ) and of controlling the weld metal to produce an excellent bead shape. In addition, both Al and Ti are regulated and an argon gas that contains little or no carbon dioxide gas is used as the shield gas in the MIG welding method. Thus, both an excellent bead shape and high ultralow-temperature toughness for the weld joint ( 1 a ) can be achieved.

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17-10-2013 дата публикации

Method for welding steel material to ni-based superalloy and welding joint

Номер: US20130272781A1
Принадлежит: IHI Corp

When a turbine impeller ( 4 ) formed from an Ni-based superalloy and a rotor shaft ( 2 ) formed from a steel material are joined by being fused together via welding in a boundary portion, a mixing ratio of a welding metal ( 6 ) that is formed in the boundary portion by fusing together the Ni-based superalloy forming the turbine impeller ( 4 ) and the steel material forming the rotor shaft ( 2 ) is between 0.5 and 0.8. As a result, it is possible to obtain a sound welding joint in which there are no cracks in the boundary between the welding metal ( 6 ) and the Ni-based superalloy ( 4 ).

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17-10-2013 дата публикации

High-Frequency Welding of Sandwich Metal Sheets

Номер: US20130273387A1
Принадлежит: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG

The invention relates to a method for welding a first composite sheet metal part comprising at least two metal sheets and a sheet arranged between both metal sheets that consists of a material with a different chemical composition than the two metal sheets, to a second sheet metal part consisting of a solid metallic material or a further composite material with at least two metal sheets and a sheet arranged between the metal sheets that consists of a material with a different chemical composition than the two metal sheets. The object of providing a method for welding composite sheet metal parts is achieved by welding the sheet metal parts using a high-frequency welding method.

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28-11-2013 дата публикации

Localized repair of superalloy component

Номер: US20130316183A1
Принадлежит: SIEMENS AG, Siemens Energy Inc

A method for repairing a damaged portion ( 144 ) of a brazed-on gas turbine engine seal ( 142 ) without the need to remove and to replace the entire seal. The damaged portion is removed to reveal a repair surface ( 146 ) of the underlying superalloy material, and a new seal structure ( 148 ) is formed by an additive manufacturing processes using a laser beam ( 124 ) to melt a powder ( 116 ) including superalloy material ( 116 ′) and flux material ( 116 ″). The flux material forms a protective layer of slag ( 132 ) over the melted superalloy material, thereby permitting the new seal structure to be formed directly onto the underlying superalloy material without the need for an intervening braze layer.

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28-11-2013 дата публикации

Sliding member and production method for same

Номер: US20130316188A1
Принадлежит: Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc

A sliding member has a sliding surface of a different form than a conventional sliding surface, and exhibits stable sliding characteristics even under a high surface pressure. The sliding member has a sliding surface formed on a surface of a metal base material, and includes two surface textures: a hard part and a tough part. The tough part contacts with the hard part and has a hardness lower than that of the hard part. The sliding surface includes the surface texture, in which the hard part and the tough part that supports the hard part are present in a mixed fashion with a micro-meso region level, and stably exhibits excellent wear resistance.

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19-12-2013 дата публикации

Flange for pressure measurement cells or pressure transfer means and method for manufacture of such flanges

Номер: US20130333479A1
Принадлежит: Endress and Hauser SE and Co KG

A flange for a corrosion resistant and nevertheless low cost flange for pressure measurement cells, or pressure transfer means, is composed essentially of a metal foundation of a standard material and is protected on the side facing a process medium by a there applied layer of a highly alloyed, special material.

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13-02-2014 дата публикации

Welding method of sealed secondary battery, sealed secondary battery, and cap body

Номер: US20140045046A1
Автор: Tetsuo Sakai
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

A welding method of a sealed secondary battery provided with a casing configured to encase therein electrodes and an electrolyte, a cap body configured to cover the casing, and two terminals inserted into holes provided in the cap body, connected to a pair of electrodes, and formed of a material including composition different from a material of the lead includes crushing and spreading the distal end side of each of two terminals along a cap body, and carrying out continuous welding along a boundary line between a circumference of the distal end side of the terminal, and the cap body, and alternately and repetitively by way of a position on the terminal side of the boundary line regarded as a reference line, and a position on the cap body side of the boundary line.

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27-02-2014 дата публикации

Zirconium-coated steel plates and chemical device elements produced with such plates

Номер: US20140057132A1
Принадлежит: MERSEN FRANCE PY SAS

Method for producing coated assembly parts for chemical device elements including the following steps: (a) the formation of an initial assembly including a steel support part, a zirconium or zirconium alloy coating, and at least one brazing material between the support part and the coating; (b) the insertion of the initial assembly into a brazing chamber with a controlled atmosphere; (c) the formation of a controlled atmosphere in said chamber; and (d) the reheating of said assembly to a temperature at least equal to the melting temperature of said brazing material.

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06-03-2014 дата публикации

Leads incorporating a laser processed electrode

Номер: US20140067031A1
Принадлежит: Cardiac Pacemakers Inc

Medical devices may include an electrode that has been processed to increase its surface area. In some cases, an electrode may be processed using an ultrafast laser to produce an electrode surface that includes macrostructures formed within the electrode surface and nanostructures formed on the macrostructures. The nanostructures may be formed of material that was removed from the electrode surface in forming the macrostructures.

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20-03-2014 дата публикации

Laser welding method

Номер: US20140076865A1
Автор: Hiroyuki Sumi, Koji Yano
Принадлежит: JFE Steel Corp

A laser welding method includes emitting two laser beams along a weld line from an upper surface side of a workpiece, the two laser beams being transmitted through different optical fibers and having in-focus spot diameters of 0.3 mm or larger; emitting the laser beams such that a leading laser beam of the two laser beams and a trailing laser beam of the two laser beams are each inclined toward a direction in which welding proceeds at an incident angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the workpiece, the leading laser beam being ahead of the trailing laser beam on the upper surface of the workpiece in the direction in which welding proceeds, the trailing laser beam being behind the leading laser beam; and setting the incident angle of the leading laser beam to be larger than the incident angle of the trailing laser beam.

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20-03-2014 дата публикации

System and method for manufacturing an airfoil

Номер: US20140076868A1
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

A system for manufacturing an airfoil includes a laser beam and a first fluid column surrounding the laser beam to create a confined laser beam directed at the airfoil. A liquid flowing inside the airfoil disrupts the first fluid column inside the airfoil. A method for manufacturing an airfoil includes confining a laser beam inside a first fluid column to create a confined laser beam and directing the confined laser beam at a surface of the airfoil. The method further includes creating a hole through the surface of the airfoil with the confined laser beam, flowing a liquid inside the airfoil, and disrupting the first fluid column with the liquid flowing inside the airfoil.

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20-03-2014 дата публикации

METHOD FOR TREATING Cu THIN SHEET

Номер: US20140079891A1
Принадлежит: NGK Insulators Ltd

A method for treating a Cu thin sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of: supplying a slurry in which a diffusion bonding aid (DBA), such as Ni powder, and a reinforcing material (RM), such as a carbide base metal compound, are dispersed in a solvent to a predetermined portion on a Cu or Cu base alloy thin sheet, drying the supplied slurry, and applying a laser to induce melting, solidification, and fixation, so as to form a buildup layer. In the method, the weight ratio of DBA to RM is specified to be 80:20 to 50:50, and the median diameters D 50 of both DBA and RM employed fall within 0.1 to 100 μm, the median diameter D 50 of DBA is larger than the median diameter D 50 of RM, and both the distribution ratio D 90 /D 10 of DBA and the distribution ratio D 90 /D 10 of RM are 4.0 or less.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Systems and methods for low-manganese welding wire

Номер: US20140083981A1
Принадлежит: Hobart Brothers LLC

The invention relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to welding wires for arc welding, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW). In one embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a sheath and a core. The tubular welding wire is configured to form a weld deposit on a structural steel workpiece, wherein the weld deposit includes less than approximately 2.5% manganese by weight.

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03-04-2014 дата публикации

Method of welding by means of a laser

Номер: US20140091064A1
Принадлежит: Nexans SA

Method of welding edges which are placed against each other of at least one workpiece of metal by means of a laser is indicated, in which the areas of the workplace located at the edges are subjected to a pretreatment for increasing the absorption capacity of the light of the laser. For this purpose, initially color is sprayed or splashed onto the areas of the workpiece located at the edges, while avoiding any mechanical contact of the workpiece, by means of a device ( 7 ) which emits the color, and the edges of the workpiece are subsequently welded together by means of a laser ( 11 ).

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03-04-2014 дата публикации

Self-leveling welding tractor

Номер: US20140091129A1
Принадлежит: Lincoln Global Inc

A welding tractor is described as well as a process for using the tractor in which a predefined angle of inclination or declination is maintained during a circumferential welding process.

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

CLADDED ARTICLE WITH CLAD LAYER HAVING VARYING THICKNESS

Номер: US20220001649A1
Принадлежит: DMC Global Inc.

A cladded article may include a first metallic layer, a clad layer, and a first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer. The clad layer may include a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer and a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer. The second clad layer thickness may be greater than the first clad layer thickness. 1. A cladded article comprising:a first metallic layer; a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer; and', 'a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer; wherein', 'the second clad layer thickness is greater than the first clad layer thickness; and, 'a clad layer, the clad layer comprisinga first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer.2. The cladded article of claim 1 , wherein the first solid-state welding interface region is a first explosion welding interface region.3. The cladded article of claim 1 , wherein the second clad layer region is one of a plurality of second clad layer regions.4. The cladded article of claim 1 , further comprising:a second metallic layer; anda second solid-state welding interface region bonding the second metallic layer to the first metallic layer on a side opposite the clad layer.5. The cladded article of claim 1 , wherein the clad layer comprises one of zirconium claim 1 , niobium claim 1 , palladium claim 1 , platinum claim 1 , ruthenium claim 1 , rhodium claim 1 , osmium claim 1 , and iridium claim 1 , or an alloy including one of zirconium claim 1 , niobium claim 1 , palladium claim 1 , platinum claim 1 , ruthenium claim 1 , rhodium claim 1 , osmium claim 1 , and iridium.6. The cladded article of claim 4 , wherein the second solid-state welding ...

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06-01-2022 дата публикации

WELDED STEEL SHEETS, AND SHEETS THUS PRODUCED

Номер: US20220002833A1
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A steel sheet that is welded and then cold rolled to a thickness between 0.5 mm and 3 mm, the deformation ratio created by cold rolling in the base metal is equal to ε, for which the deformation ratio created by the cold rolling in the welded joint is equal to ε, where: 2. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength Rm greater than 600 MPa.3. The steel sheet as recited in wherein a composition of the base metal includes claim 1 , as contents expressed as weight percent:0.05%≤C≤0.17%;1.1%≤Mn≤2.76%;0.07%≤Si≤0.7%;S≤0.008%;P≤0.030%;0.015%≤Al≤0.61%;Mo≤0.13%;Cr≤0.55%;Cu<0.2%;Ni≤0.2%;Nb≤0.050%;Ti≤0.045%;V≤0.010%;B≤0.005%;Ca<0.030%; andN≤0.007%,a remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities due to processing.4. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the steel sheet has a tensile strength Rm greater than 690 MPa.5. The steel sheet as recited in wherein a composition of the base metal includes claim 4 , the contents being expressed as weight percent:0.13%≤C≤0.3%;1.8%≤Mn≤3.5%;0.1%≤Si≤2%;0.1%≤Al≤2%;1%≤S1+Al≤2.5%; andN≤0.010%;a remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities due to processing.6. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the composition of the base metal includes claim 5 , the contents being expressed as weight percent:Ni+Cr+Mo<1%;Ti≤0.1%;Nb≤0.1%; andV≤0.1%.7. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the steel sheet is suitable for press-hardening for the manufacture of parts having tensile strength Rm greater than 1000 MPa.8. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the composition of the base metal includes claim 7 , the contents being expressed as weight percent:0.15%≤C≤0.5%;0.4%≤Mn≤3%;0.1≤Si≤1%;Cr≤1%;Ti≤0.2%;Al≤0.1%; andB≤0.010%;a remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities due to processing.9. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the composition of the base metal includes at least one of claim 8 , the contents being expressed as weight percent:0.25%≤Nb≤2%; andNb≤0.060%.10. The steel sheet as recited in wherein the base metal is ...

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

Electric resistance welded steel pipe for producing hollow stabilizer, hollow stabilizer, and production methods for same

Номер: US20210001425A1
Принадлежит: JFE Steel Corp

There are provided an electric resistance welded steel pipe for producing a high strength hollow stabilizer excellent in fatigue resistance and a high strength hollow stabilizer. In an electric resistance welded steel pipe (5) for producing a hollow stabilizer, an internal weld bead cut portion (30) has a three-peak shape and a depth (H) of a trough portion (30a) of the three-peak shape is 0.3 mm or less and an angle (θ) formed by a central portion in the circumferential direction of the trough portion (30a) and the top of right and left peak portions (30b, 30c) located on both the right and left sides of the trough portion (30a) is 160° or more and less than 180°.

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

SOLDER ALLOY, SOLDER PASTE, SOLDER BALL, RESIN FLUX-CORED SOLDER AND SOLDER JOINT

Номер: US20210001431A1
Принадлежит: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

A solder alloy includes an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn. A solder paste includes a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn. A solder ball includes a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd, and a balance of Sn. 1. A solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi , 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In , 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd , and a balance of Sn.2. The solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy composition contains 1.0 to 2.0 mass % of In.3. The solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy composition contains 0.01 to 0.03 mass % of Pd.4. The solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy composition further contains at least one of Co claim 1 , Ti claim 1 , Al and Mn in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less.5. The solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy composition further contains at least one of P claim 1 , Ge claim 1 , and Ga in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less.6. A solder paste comprising a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi claim 1 , 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In claim 1 , 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd claim 1 , and a balance of Sn.7. A solder ball comprising a solder alloy comprising an alloy composition consisting of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi claim 1 , 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of In claim 1 , 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Pd claim 1 , and a balance of Sn.8. A resin flux-cored solder comprising the solder alloy according to .9. A solder joint comprising the solder alloy according to . This application is a national stage application of International Application PCT/JP2018/047180, filed on Dec. 21, 2018 and designated the U.S., which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application ...

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07-01-2016 дата публикации

Friction welding element, and a method for connecting the friction welding element to a housing

Номер: US20160001394A1
Автор: Michael Stumpf
Принадлежит: Boellhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH

A friction welding method for fastening a connection bushing, such as a threaded bushing for example, in a housing. In order to improve the quality of the connection, the connection bushing is attached to the housing using a friction welding element. The friction welding element consists of the connection bushing, on which a friction welding shell with a radially outer friction welding contour is formed or molded. Connecting and sealing portions are produced between the friction welding element and the housing during the friction welding process by means of a special design of the friction welding contour.

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD FOR TREATING RAW-MATERIAL POWDER, APPARATUS FOR TREATING RAW-MATERIAL POWDER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OBJECT

Номер: US20200001399A1
Автор: Kamachi Koh, Kitani Koji
Принадлежит:

A method for treating a raw-material powder includes forming a layer of the raw-material powder and removing oxide film formed on a surface of the raw-material powder from which the layer has been formed. 1. An apparatus for treating a raw-material powder in an object production system that uses powder bed fusion , the apparatus comprising:an evacuable enclosure;atmosphere generator configured to generate, in the enclosure, an atmosphere containing hydrogen and/or an inert element;a powder container located in the enclosure and electrically insulated from the enclosure;a forming unit configured to form a layer of the raw-material powder in the powder container; andan energizing unit configured to generate plasma in said atmosphere by applying an AC voltage to the layer formed by the forming unit, wherein the energizing unit has an electrode arranged to come into contact with the layer and apply the AC voltage to the layer in the powder container.2. The apparatus according to for treating a raw-material powder claim 1 , wherein a surface of the powder container that comes into contact with the layer is insulating.3. The apparatus according to for treating a raw-material powder claim 1 , wherein the energizing unit capable of superposing the AC voltage with a negative DC voltage.4. The apparatus according to for treating a raw-material powder claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprising a heater claim 1 , as a component of the powder container claim 1 , arranged to heat the layer.5. An object production system that uses powder bed fusion claim 1 , the object production system comprising:an apparatus for treating a raw-material powder; an evacuable enclosure;', 'atmosphere generator configured to generate, in the enclosure, an atmosphere containing hydrogen and/or an inert element;', 'a powder container located in the enclosure and electrically insulated from the enclosure;', 'a forming unit configured to form a layer of the raw-material powder in the powder ...

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04-01-2018 дата публикации

Systems and methods for use in welding pipe segments of a pipeline

Номер: US20180001422A1
Принадлежит: CRC Evans Pipeline International Inc

A system for welding two pipes includes a first pipe clamp, a second pipe clamp, a weld torch, an inspection detector, a motor, one or more processors, and a grinder. The weld torch is configured to create a weld joint between the pipes at an interface region between the pipes. The inspection detector is configured to emit an inspection beam of radiation. The motor is operatively associated with the inspection detector to direct the inspection beam of radiation along the weld joint between the pipes. The one or more processors are operatively associated with the inspection detector to determine a profile of the weld joint between the pipes. The grinder is configured to grind at least a portion of the weld joint between the pipes based on the profile of the weld joint between the pipes.

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for resistance spot welding overlapping steel workpieces

Номер: US20190001428A1
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method of resistance spot welding a workpiece stack-up comprising overlapping first and second steel workpieces is disclosed, wherein at least one of the steel workpieces comprises an advanced high-strength steel substrate. The workpiece stack-up is positioned between a pair of opposed first and second welding electrodes. A cover is disposed between at least one of the first steel workpiece and the first welding electrode or the second steel workpiece and the second welding electrode at an intended weld site. The workpiece stack-up is clamped between the first and second welding electrodes at the weld site such that at least one of the weld faces of the first and second welding electrodes presses against the cover. The first and second steel workpieces are welded together by passing an electrical current between the first and second welding electrodes at the weld site.

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

FRAME MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FRAME MEMBER

Номер: US20190002030A1
Принадлежит: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

A frame member is a high-tensile steel member included in a frame. The frame is a part of a body structure of a body of an automobile. The frame member includes a plate-like attachment for abutting other member of the automobile. The attachment includes a welding part configured to be welded to the other member. The welding part is thinner than other parts of the attachment. 1. A frame member made of a high-tensile steel member , the frame member being included in a frame , the frame being a part of a body structure of a body of an automobile , the frame member comprising:a plate-like attachment for abutting other member of the automobile;the attachment including a welding part configured to be welded to the other member, the welding part being thinner than other parts of the attachment.2. The frame member according to claim 1 ,wherein a cabin is a space inside the automobile for on-board passengers of the automobile to stay;wherein the frame member is included in the frame that surrounds the cabin; andwherein the other member is included in the frame that comprises the frame member.3. The frame member according to claim 2 ,wherein the frame is a center-pillar that is a pillar-shaped member located between two doors arranged alongside each other on a side part of the automobile along a front-rear axis;wherein the frame member comprises a slender groove; andwherein the attachment extends longitudinally along the groove.4. A method of manufacturing a frame member claim 2 , the frame member being a high-tensile steel member included in a frame claim 2 , the frame being a part of a body structure of a body of an automobile claim 2 , the method comprising:processing a plate-like member having a given shape into a shape of the frame member by press molding;the frame member comprising a plate-like attachment configured for abutting other member of the automobile, andthe attachment comprising a welding part configured to be welded to the other member, the welding part being ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Gamma, gamma' cobalt based alloys for additive manufacturing methods or soldering, welding, powder and component

Номер: US20190003017A1
Принадлежит: SIEMENS AG

The invention relates to gamma, gamma'-cobalt-based alloys for additive manufacturing methods or soldering, welding, powder and component. By using a cobalt-based alloy based on Co-7W-7 Al-23Ni-2Ti-2Ta-12Cr-0.0IB-0.IC-(0-0.1Si), an alloy that is especially well-suited for additive manufacturing methods or high-temperature soldering is proposed.

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13-01-2022 дата публикации

METHOD OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING AND RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20220009020A1
Автор: Yasuda Keigo
Принадлежит:

The present disclose provides a method of resistance spot welding that can inhibit Liquid Metal Embrittlement-induced cracking in zinc-coated steel plates irrespective of the plate thicknesses. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of resistance spot welding that includes welding a workpiece with a resistance spot welding apparatus. The workpiece includes two or more steel plates in an overlapping state. The two or more steel plates include at least one steel plate coated with zinc. The welding includes causing a cooling rate of a high-tensile steel plate among the two or more steel plates to be higher than a cooling rate of an other steel plate among the two or more steel plates. The high-tensile steel plate has a tensile strength higher than a tensile strength of the other steel plate. 1. A method of resistance spot welding , the method comprising welding a workpiece with a resistance spot welding apparatus , the workpiece including two or more steel plates in an overlapping state ,the two or more steel plates including at least one steel plate coated with zinc, andthe welding comprising causing a cooling rate of a high-tensile steel plate among the two or more steel plates to be higher than a cooling rate of an other steel plate among the two or more steel plates, the high-tensile steel plate having a tensile strength higher than a tensile strength of the other steel plate.2. The method of resistance spot welding according to claim 1 , a first electrode configured to be in contact with the high-tensile steel plate; and', 'a second electrode configured to be in contact with the other steel plate, and, 'wherein the resistance spot welding apparatus includeswherein an area of contact between the first electrode and the high-tensile steel plate is larger than an area of contact between the second electrode and the other steel plate.3. A resistance spot welding apparatus configured to weld a workpiece including two or more steel plates in an ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINT STRUCTURE

Номер: US20220016725A1

A joint structure, includes: a first member including a high tensile strength steel; and a second member including a high tensile strength steel and superposed on the first member, the first member and the second member being resistance welded to each other, in which a gap between the first member and the second member is between 0 mm and 3 mm, a nugget is not formed at a joint portion between the first member and the second member, or when the nugget is formed at the joint portion between the first member and the second member, a diameter D of the nugget satisfies D<5 mm, and a decarburized layer is provided on at least one of a superposition surface of the first member, on which the second member is superposed, and a superposition surface of the second member, on which the first member is superposed. 1. A joint structure , comprising:a first member comprising a high tensile strength steel; anda second member comprising a high tensile strength steel and superposed on the first member, the first member and the second member being resistance welded to each other,wherein a gap between the first member and the second member is more than 0 mm and less than 3 mm,{'b': 1', '1, 'a nugget is not formed at a joint portion between the first member and the second member, or when the nugget is formed at the joint portion between the first member and the second member, a diameter D of the nugget satisfies D<5 mm, and'}a decarburized layer is provided on at least one of a superposition surface of the first member, on which the second member is superposed, and a superposition surface of the second member, on which the first member is superposed.2. The joint structure according to claim 1 , wherein a carbon amount of the high tensile strength steel of at least one of the first member and the second member is 0.35 mass % or more.32122. The joint structure according to claim 1 , wherein a corona bond is formed around the nugget claim 1 , and a diameter D of the corona bond satisfies ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

METHOD OF LASER CUTTING A STEEL

Номер: US20220016732A1
Автор: MANOHAR Murali
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A method for laser cutting a steel alloy sheet/plate having a composition including, in wt. %: C: 0.0-0.29; Mn: 0.50-1.35; P: 0.04 max; S: 0.05 max; Si: 0.40 max; Cr: 0.5-0.75, and the remainder being iron and impurities, the steel alloy is free from intentional additions of Cu and Ni and containing less than 0.05% of total cumulated amounts of Cu and Ni. 110-. (canceled)11. A method for laser cutting a steel alloy sheet/plate , the method comprising the steps of:providing a steel cutting laser;providing a laser cuttable steel alloy sheet/plate, the steel alloy sheet/plate having a composition comprises, in wt. %:C: 0.01-0.29; Mn: 0.50-1.35; P: 0.04 max; S: 0.05 max; Si: 0.40 max; Cr: 0.5-0.75, and a remainder being iron and impurities, the steel alloy being free from intentional additions of Cu and Ni and containing less than 0.05% of total cumulated amounts of Cu and Ni;directing a laser beam from the steel cutting laser to the laser cuttable steel alloy sheet/plate; andcutting said laser cuttable steel alloy sheet/plate with the laser beam.12. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Si: 0.15-0.40.13. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises C: 0.10-0.25.14. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Mn: 0.8-1.2.15. The method as recited in wherein said steel comprises Si: max 0.15.16. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Cr: 0.55-0.75.17. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises C: 0.12-0.23.18. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Mn: 0.8-1.05.19. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Si: 0.02-0.14.20. The method as recited in wherein the steel comprises Cr: 0.55-0.72. The present invention relates to a method of laser cutting mild/low alloy steels and more particularly a method of cutting mild/low alloy steels suitable for laser cutting. Specifically, the present intention relates to a method for laser cutting mild/low alloy steels suitable for laser cutting with ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

Method for Producing Thermo-Mechanically Produced Hot-Rolled Strip Products

Номер: US20220018008A1
Принадлежит: VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH

The invention relates to a method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s, and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties. 1. A method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products , comprising the steps of:providing a steel alloy including the following elements, in percent by weight:0.03 to 0.22% carbon,0.0 to 2.0% silicon,0.5 to 3.0% manganese,0.02 to 1.2% aluminum,0 to 2.0% chromium,0 to 2.0% nickel,0.0 to 1.0% molybdenum,0.0 to 1.5% copper,0 to 0.02% phosphorus,0 to 0.01% sulfur,0 to 0.008% nitrogen,0 to 0.005% boron,0.0 to 0.2% niobium,0.0 to 0.3% titanium,0.0 to 0.5% vanadiumthe remainder being comprised of iron and smelting-related impurities;melting the steel alloy;adjusting the steel alloy so that a recrystallization during hot rolling is suppressed;casting the melted steel alloy into slab ingots;heating the slab ingots to a temperature above Ac3,hot rolling the slab ingots using a final rolling temperature greater that 800° C. until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness to form steel strips;cooling the steel strips to room temperature; andhardening the steel strips by heating the steel strips to a temperature >Ac3 and cooling them ...

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

Welded structure and method for manufacturing the same

Номер: US20170008119A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

There is provided a welded structure that can reduce fractures at welded portions. The welded structure includes two or three steel sheets and a lapped portion in which the steel sheets are overlapped and joined by spot welding at a plurality of locations, the welded structure including a spot weld portion, and, when a diameter of a nugget is d ng (mm), a tip diameter of an electrode used by the spot welding is d (mm), and an average thickness per steel sheet of the steel sheets at the lapped portion is t ave (mm), the spot weld portion satisfies d ng >d(t ave ) 1/2 when 0.5 mm≦t ave <1.1 mm and d ng >1.05d when 1.1 mm≦t ave ≦2.6 mm, in accordance with the average thickness t ave (mm).

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

Joined body

Номер: US20160008917A1
Принадлежит: Kayaba Industry Co Ltd

A joined body formed by joining end surfaces of two joining members to each other by a friction welding, the joined body includes a hollow portion formed on at least one of the two joining members, the hollow portion being configured to have an opening at the joining face between the two joining members; and an annular groove portion formed on an inner circumferential surface of the hollow portion at a position separated from a joining face in an axial direction.

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for producing work pieces having a tailored microstructure

Номер: US20160008922A1
Автор: Dieter Schwarze
Принадлежит: Slm Ssolutions Group AG

An apparatus ( 10 ) for producing three-dimensional work pieces comprises a carrier ( 16 ), a powder application device ( 14 ) for applying a raw material powder onto the carrier ( 16 ), an irradiation device ( 18 ) selectively irradiating electromagnetic or particle radiation onto the raw material powder applied onto the carrier ( 16 ), and a control unit ( 38 ) which is adapted to control the operation of the powder application device ( 14 ) and the irradiation device ( 18 ) in dependence of the crystallization behavior of the raw material powder, in order to tailor the microstructure of a work piece made of said raw material powder by a additive layer construction method.

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

GOLF CLUB HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME

Номер: US20190009138A1
Принадлежит: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.

A golf club head includes a heel portion, a toe portion, a hosel, and a striking face. The striking face includes a plurality of scorelines each having an average depth no less than about 0.10 mm, a plurality of micro-grooves each having an average depth no greater than about 0.010 mm, and a plurality of textured surface treatment regions superimposed on the micro-grooves so as to at least partially intersect the micro-grooves. 1. A method comprising:(a) mechanically milling a striking face of a golf club head having a central region and a toe region thereby forming a plurality of generally parallel arcuate grooves located in the central region and the toe region;(b) forming a plurality of scorelines in the striking face, the scorelines extending horizontally and comprising an average scoreline width, a scoreline heel-ward extent that is coincident with a central region heel-ward extent, and a scoreline toe-ward extent that is coincident with a central region toe-ward extent; and(c) forming by material removal a plurality of horizontally-oriented lines in the central region interspersed between, and spaced from, the plurality of scorelines, the plurality of horizontally-oriented lines having an average line width less than the average scoreline width.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , subsequent to step (a) and prior to step (c) claim 1 , applying a media blast to a portion of the striking face.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step (c) comprises forming the horizontally-oriented lines as to be substantially confined to the central region.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step (c) further comprises forming the plurality of horizontally-oriented lines by mechanical milling.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step (c) comprises forming the horizontally-oriented lines at a concentration of no less than 2 lines between each adjacently-located pair of scorelines of the plurality of scorelines.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

DISSIMILAR-METAL JOINING TOOL

Номер: US20200009676A1
Принадлежит: FANUC Corporation

A dissimilar-metal joining tool that places a ring-shaped joining auxiliary member made of iron, on a surface of a workpiece in which a second metal plate made of non-ferrous metal is laminated on a first metal plate made of iron, coaxially with a through-hole penetrates the second metal plate, and that performs arc welding toward an inner hole of the joining auxiliary member, the dissimilar-metal joining tool includes a base attached to a distal end of a robot; an arc welding torch attached to the base; a positioning mechanism provided in the base, and places the inner hole at a joining position in the arc welding torch and holds the joining auxiliary member in a radially-positioned state; and a pressing mechanism presses the joining auxiliary member in the vicinity of an outer peripheral edge. 1. A dissimilar-metal joining tool that places a ring-shaped joining auxiliary member made of iron , on a surface of a workpiece in which a second metal plate made of non-ferrous metal is disposed on a first metal plate made of iron in a laminated state , coaxially with a through-hole provided so as to penetrate through the second metal plate in a plate thickness direction , and that performs arc welding toward an inner hole of the joining auxiliary member , the dissimilar-metal joining tool comprising:a base that is attached to a distal end of a robot;an arc welding torch that is attached to the base;a positioning mechanism that is provided in the base, and that places the inner hole at a joining position in front of the arc welding torch and holds the joining auxiliary member in a radially-positioned state; anda pressing mechanism that presses the joining auxiliary member, which is held by the positioning mechanism, in the vicinity of an outer peripheral edge and in a thickness direction.2. The dissimilar-metal joining tool according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary member supply portion that supplies the joining auxiliary member to the joining position claim 1 ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROSEAMED METAL TUBE, AND ELECTROSEAMED METAL TUBE

Номер: US20200009680A1
Принадлежит:

Provided is a method for manufacturing an electric resistance welded metal pipe by butting side ends of a metal strip against each other and then welding the side ends by high frequency heating to manufacture an electric resistance welded metal pipe, each side end being provided with an inner surface side corner portion located on an inner surface side of the electric resistance welded metal pipe, wherein the method comprises a step of forming an inclined surface at the inner surface side corner portion before butting the side ends of the metal strip; and wherein the side ends are butted and welded to each other such that the inclined surface remains on an excess metal of the metal pipe after electric resistance welding and a discharged metal is not welded to the excess metal. 1. A method for manufacturing an electric resistance welded metal pipe by butting side ends of a metal strip against each other and then welding the side ends by high frequency heating to manufacture an electric resistance welded metal pipe , each side end being provided with an inner surface side corner portion located on an inner surface side of the electric resistance welded metal pipe ,wherein the method comprises a step of forming an inclined surface at the inner surface side corner portion before butting the side ends of the metal strip; andwherein the side ends are butted and welded to each other such that the inclined surface remains on an excess metal of the metal pipe after electric resistance welding and a discharged metal is not welded to the excess metal.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming of the inclined surface is carried out by pressing a crushing roll against the inner surface side corner portion.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a base material of the metal strip has a tensile strength of 700 MPa or more.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base material of the metal strip has a chemical composition comprising from 0.20 to 0.40% by ...

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11-01-2018 дата публикации

Grain-oriented electrical steel plate and production method therefor

Номер: US20180010206A1
Принадлежит: Posco Co Ltd

Provided is an oriented electrical steel sheet including a groove existing on the surface of the electrical steel sheet and a forsterite layer formed on a part or all of the surface of the electrical steel sheet, in which forsterite which is extended from the forsterite layer and penetrates to a base steel sheet in an anchor form is present on the surface of the side of the groove.

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD FOR REFINING MAGNETIC DOMAIN OF GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND DEVICE THEREFOR

Номер: US20190010566A1
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Provided is a method and device for refining a magnetic domain of a grain-oriented electrical steel plate. The magnetic domain refining method of a grain-oriented electrical steel plate for stable permanent magnetic domain refining processing even if a steel plate is transferred at high speed of 2 m/s or more includes zigzag controlling for straightly transferring the steel plate without being inclined in right and left directions along a production line center, tension controlling for applying tension to the steel plate to maintain the steel plate in a flat state, steel plate support roll position adjusting for controlling a predetermined position of the steel plate in up and down directions while supporting the steel plate, and laser irradiating for irradiating a laser beam to melt the steel plate to form a groove in a surface of the steel plate. 1. A magnetic domain refining method of a grain-oriented electrical steel plate for stable permanent magnetic domain refining processing even if a steel plate is transferred at high speed of 2 m/s or more , the method comprising:zigzag controlling for straightly transferring the steel plate without being inclined in right and left directions along a production line center;tension controlling for applying tension to the steel plate to maintain the steel plate in a flat state;steel plate support roll position adjusting for controlling a predetermined position of the steel plate in up and down directions while supporting the steel plate; andlaser irradiating for irradiating a laser beam to melt the steel plate to form a groove in a surface of the steel plate.2. A magnetic domain refining method of a grain-oriented electrical steel plate for stable permanent magnetic domain refining processing even if a steel plate is transferred at high speed of 2 m/s or more , the method comprising:tension controlling for applying tension to the steel plate to maintain the steel plate in a flat state;steel plate support roll position ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Method of manufacturing press formed product

Номер: US20190010570A1
Принадлежит: Toa Industries Co Ltd

The invention provides manufacturing a partially reinforced press formed product with high corrosion resistance and weldability. First and second steel plates having aluminum-based plating films are heated to an austenite range temperature by first and second furnaces, respectively, to transform the bodies of the first and second steel plates into austenite and form Fe—Al alloy layers on the surfaces of the first and second steel plates. Hot press forming is then performed to the first and second steel plates formed with the Fe—Al alloy layers, the first and second steel plates being superposed. The first and second steel plates, which are hot press formed, are then welded.

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

SOLDER ALLOY

Номер: US20220032406A1
Принадлежит: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

A solder alloy has an alloy composition consisting of, in mass %, Ag: 0 to 4%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.01 to 0.3%, Sb: 5.1 to 7.5%, Bi: 0.1 to 4.5%, Co: 0.001 to 0.3%, P: 0.001 to 0.2%, and the balance being Sn. 1. A solder alloy having an alloy composition consisting of , in mass % , Ag: 0 to 4% , Cu: 0.1 to 1.0% , Ni: 0.01 to 0.3% , Sb: 5.1 to 7.5% , Bi: 0.1 to 4.5% , Co: 0.001 to 0.3% , P: 0.001 to 0.2% , and a balance being Sn.2. The solder alloy according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy composition satisfies the following relationships (1) and (2):{'br': None, '0.50≤(Ag+Cu)×(Sb+Bi)×(Ni+Co+P)<7.0 \u2003\u2003(1)'}{'br': None, '0.17≤Co/P≤65 \u2003\u2003(2)'}wherein, Ag, Cu, Sb, Bi, Ni, Co, and P each represent a content (mass %) thereof in the alloy composition.3. A preform comprising the solder alloy according to .4. A paste comprising the solder alloy according to .5. A solder joint comprising the solder alloy according to .6. A preform comprising the solder alloy according to .7. A paste comprising the solder alloy according to .8. A solder joint comprising the solder alloy according to . This application claims the benefit of Japanese Priority Patent Application JP 2020-130472 filed on Jul. 31, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.The present technology relates to a solder alloy, in particular, a lead-free solder alloy.In recent years, car electronics has been improved for motor vehicles, and motor vehicles are shifting from gasoline vehicles to hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles. Hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles are equipped with an in-vehicle electronic circuit that has electronic components soldered to a printed circuit board. The in-vehicle electronic circuit used to be disposed in a vehicle interior in a relatively gentle vibration environment, but with the expansion in application, has been mounted directly in an engine room, in an oil chamber of a transmission, or even on a mechanical device.As described above, ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Submerged arc welding process

Номер: US20180015575A1
Принадлежит: Kobe Steel Ltd

A submerged arc welding process using welding wire containing, based on the total mass of the welding wire, Ni: 50% or more by mass, Cr: 14.5% to 16.5% by mass, Mo: 15.0% to 17.0% by mass, W: 3.0% to 4.5% by mass, Fe: 4.0% to 7.0% by mass, and C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cu, V, Co, and Al: a predetermined amount or less, and a bonded flux containing, based on the total mass of the bonded flux, Al 2 O 3 : 35% to 55% by mass, SiO 2 : 5% to 25% by mass, CaO: 2% to 10% by mass, CaF 2 : 25% to 45% by mass, and Na 2 O: 2% to 4% by mass.

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Flexible Circuit Cable Attachment

Номер: US20210014977A1
Принадлежит: Jabil Inc

A method and apparatus for multiple flexible circuit cable attachment is described herein. Gold bumps are bonded on interconnection pads of a substrate to create a columnar structure and solder or conductive epoxy is dispensed on the flexible cable circuit. The substrate and flexible cable circuit are aligned and pressed together using force or placement of a weight on either the substrate or flexible cable circuit. Appropriate heat is applied to reflow the solder or cure the epoxy. The solder wets to the substrate pads, assisted by the gold bumps, and have reduced bridging risk due to the columnar structure. A nonconductive underfill epoxy is applied to increase mechanical strength.

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17-01-2019 дата публикации

High-density, crack-free metallic parts

Номер: US20190015883A1
Принадлежит: Individual

In various embodiments, three-dimensional layered metallic parts are substantially free of gaps between successive layers, are substantially free of cracks, and have densities no less than 97% of the theoretical density of the metallic material.

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

Methods and Devices for Connecting Two Dissimilar Materials

Номер: US20200016687A1
Принадлежит: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

Methods are provided for connecting two dissimilar materials. The methods can include: placing a first material within a groove of a second material, the first material leaving at least a portion of the groove vacant; and placing a third material upon the first material and over the groove; heating the second and third materials to a temperature sufficient to plasticize the second and third materials within the groove and form a mixture of the second and third materials within the groove. Friction stir welding tools are also provided that can include a frusta conical tip having an upper portion defining smooth sidewalls and a lower portion defining a roughened structure. 1. A method for connecting two dissimilar materials having different melting points , the method comprising:placing a first material within a groove of a second material, the first material leaving at least a portion of the groove vacant; andplacing a third material upon the first material and over the groove; heating the second and third materials to a temperature sufficient to plasticize the second and third materials within the groove and form a mixture of the second and third materials within the groove.2. The method of wherein said heating is obtained by friction.3. The method of wherein said heating is controlled to prevent overheating.4. The method of wherein the heating is performed using a friction stir welding device that extends beyond the thickness of the third material into the groove to a plunge depth greater than a thickness of the second material.5. The method of wherein said groove defines a dovetail.6. The method of wherein the second material is extruded into the groove.7. The method of wherein the second material is removed from the groove to form the void.8. The method of wherein the first material is loosely placed in the groove of the second material.9. The method of wherein the first material is provided in the form of a bar within the groove of the second material.10. The ...

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

FILLER WIRE FOR BRAZING ALUMINUM AND STEEL

Номер: US20200016698A1
Автор: Park Sang-Cheon
Принадлежит:

A filler wire may include a rod including an aluminum-silicon (Al—Si) alloy powder and a fluoride flux powder, and a sheath including zinc (Zn) alloy and surrounding the rod. 1. A filler wire comprising:a rod comprising an aluminum-silicon (Al—Si) alloy powder and a halide flux powder; anda sheath comprising a zinc (Zn) alloy and surrounding the rod.2. The filler wire of claim 1 , wherein the halide flux powder is a fluoride flux powder or a chloride flux powder.3. The filler wire of claim 2 , wherein the halide flux powder is the fluoride flux powder.4. The filler wire of claim 1 , wherein the sheath has a thickness of about D/2×0.1 to D/2×0.5 claim 1 , wherein D is a diameter of the filler wire.5. The filler wire of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of bending grooves are formed on the filler wire at a predetermined distance in a longitudinal direction.6. The filler wire of claim 5 , wherein the bending groove has a longitudinal length of about D to D×10 claim 5 , wherein D is a diameter of the filler wire.7. The filler wire of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined distance between the bending grooves is equal to or less than about D×30.8. The filler wire of claim 5 , wherein each of the bending grooves has a depth of about D/2×0.1 to D/2×0.7.9. The filler wire of claim 5 , wherein each of the bending groove has a longitudinal length of about D to D×10 and a depth of about D/2×0.1 to D/2×0.7 claim 5 , and the predetermined distance between the bending grooves is equal to or less than about D×30 wherein D is a diameter of the filler wire.10. The filler wire of claim 1 , wherein the zinc alloy comprises aluminum (Al) in an amount of about 3 to 20 wt % claim 1 , silicon (Si) in an amount of about 0.1 to 1.0 wt % and zinc constituting the remaining balance of the zinc alloy claim 1 , all wt % are based on the total weight of the zinc alloy.11. A method of joining parts claim 1 , comprising applying a filler wire of at a brazing portion claim 1 , wherein the brazing portion ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING 3D METAL PARTS

Номер: US20210016381A1
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A method of manufacturing a metallic part in a weldable material by solid freeform fabrication unrestricted in size and open to the ambient atmosphere. The method comprises generating a computer-generated, three dimensional model of the part, slicing the computer-generated three dimensional model into a set of computer-generated, parallel, sliced layers and then dividing each layer into a set of computer-generated, virtual, one-dimensional pieces and, with reference to layered weld-bead geometry data, forming a computer-generated, direction specific, layered model of the part. The method also comprises uploading the direction specific, layered model of the part into a welding control system able to control the position and activation relative to a support substrate, of an electric arc delivered by a high energy tungsten arc welding torch, a plasma transferred arc welding torch, and/or a gas metal arc welding torch, and a system for feeding a consumable wire placed in an open area build space relevant to the substrate unrestricted in size and open to the ambient atmosphere. The method also comprises directing the welding control system to deposit a sequence of one-dimensional weld beads of the weldable material onto the supporting substrate in a pattern required to form a first layer of the computer-generated, direction specific, layered model of the part, and depositing a second welded layer by sequencing one-dimensional weld beads of the weldable material onto the previous deposited layer in a configuration the same as the second layer of the computer-generated direction specific layered model of the part, and repeating each successive weld bead layer of the computer-generated, direction specific, layered model of the part until the entire part is completed. The method further includes one or both of displacing the atmosphere within the immediate vicinity of the heat source with an inert gas atmosphere which produces a required flow rate, and in which that inert ...

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17-04-2014 дата публикации

Friction welded heavy weight drill pipes

Номер: US20140103643A1
Принадлежит: Smith International Inc

A heavy weight drill pipe for use in a downhole tool. The heavy weight drill pipe may include a tool joint made of as first steel alloy selected from the group consisting of AISI 4135, AISI 4137, AISI 4140, AISI 4142, AISI 4145, and AISI 4147. The tool joint may have as radial thickness between about 3.0 cm and about 5.7 cm. The heavy weight drill pipe may also include as pipe made of as second steel alloy selected from the group consisting of AISI 4135, AISI 4137, AISI 4140, AISI 4142, AISI 4145, and AISI 4147. The pipe may have as radial thickness between about 1.6 cm and about 3.3 cm. A weld region may be formed between the tool joint and the pipe. The weld region may be formed by friction welding the tool joint to the pipe.

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Wedge bonding component

Номер: US20180019224A1
Автор: Hidekazu Shigeyoshi
Принадлежит: Kyocera Corp

There is provided with a surface for contacting a wire. At least a part of the surface comprises a surface of a ceramic sintered body containing aluminum oxide as a main ingredient and titanium carbide as an accessory ingredient.

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26-01-2017 дата публикации

Multiple beam additive manufacturing

Номер: US20170021455A1
Принадлежит: IPG Photonics Corp

Systems and methods for multiple beam additive manufacturing use multiple beams of light (e.g., laser light) to expose layers of powder material in selected regions until the powder material fuses to form voxels, which form build layers of a three-dimensional structure. The light may be generated from selected light sources and coupled into an array of optical fibers having output ends arranged in an optical head in at least one line such that multiple beams are sequentially directed by the optical head to the same powder region providing multiple beam sequential exposures (e.g., with pre-heating, melting and controlled cool down) to fuse the powder region. The multiple sequential beams may be moved using various techniques (e.g., by moving the optical head) and according to various scan patterns such that a plurality of fused regions form each build layer.

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

Method of manufacturing boron coated straws for neutron detection through spiral winding and welding

Номер: US20180021827A1
Автор: Jeffrey L. Lacy
Принадлежит: Proportional Technologies Inc

A method and apparatus are disclosed with a continuous straw forming process for spiral winding boron-coated foil into a rounded tube or cylinder with an overlap and tight contact between the spiral edges, and a welding process utilizing a high precision fiber laser to weld the spiral seem forming a straw tube.

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

Process and apparatus for welding workpiece having heat sensitive material

Номер: US20180021871A1
Принадлежит: Siemens Energy Inc

Process and apparatus for welding workpiece have heat sensitive material are proposed. The heat sensitive material includes austenitic manganese steel, also referred to as Hadfield manganese steel. The process reciprocates filler metal in and out of weld pool. The motion of the filler metal may be synchronized with waveform of power source. Welding parameters are adjusted such that weld may be performed on the workpiece without cracking the heat sensitive material. The process allows Hadfield manganese steel to be welded to generator components in power generation applications. The process provides reliable and repeatable welding quality.

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25-01-2018 дата публикации

Nickel based alloy with high melting range suitable for brazing super austenitic steel

Номер: US20180021894A1
Автор: Owe Mårs, Ulrika Persson
Принадлежит: HOGANAS AB

The invention discloses a nickel based brazing filler metal in form of an alloy containing or consisting of between 20 wt % and 35 wt % chromium, between 7 wt % and 15 wt % iron and between 2.5 wt % and 9 wt % silicon, between 0 wt % and 15 wt % molybdenum, unavoidable impurities and the balance being nickel. The solidus temperature of the brazing filler shall be between 1140° C. and 1240° C. The brazing filler metal is suitable for production of catalytic converters and heat exchangers. The invention also discloses a brazing method.

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING

Номер: US20220040765A1
Автор: Zediker Mark S.
Принадлежит: Nuburu, Inc.

The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible laser diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source. 148-. (canceled)49. A system for forming a part , the system comprising:a. a laser light source that generates a coherent beam of visible light having a wavelength greater than 400 nm and less than 750 nm and a power of at least about 100 W;b. an area for holding a metallic solid substrate, whereby the metallic solid substrate is in optical communication with the coherent beam;c. a scanning module downstream of said laser light source, wherein said scanning module is adapted to generate a scanning motion of the coherent beam with respect to the area, which scanning motion corresponds to a predetermined pattern for the part; and,d. a computer control system operatively coupled to the laser light source and the scanning module, wherein the computer control system is configured to: (i) control the scanning motion; and (ii) control the power of the coherent beam at the area;e. wherein the system is configured for the coherent beam at the area to melt, soften or both the metallic solid substrate to thereby form the part from the metallic solid substrate.50. The system of claim 49 , wherein the metallic solid substrate comprises a powered selected from the group consisting of claim 49 , aluminum claim 49 , steel claim 49 , titanium claim 49 , copper claim 49 , bronze claim 49 , gold claim 49 , nickel claim 49 , and combinations and alloys of these materials.51. The system of claim 49 , wherein the wavelength is blue.52. The system of claim 49 , wherein the coherent beam power is greater than 200 W.53. The system of claim 49 , wherein the coherent beam power is greater than 500 W.54. The system of claim 49 , wherein the system is configured ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLADDING

Номер: US20220040782A1
Автор: Cheng Paul Po
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A method of attaching a cladding element to a base element. A first inner side of the cladding element is positioned spaced apart from a second inner side of the base element to define a slot therebetween, and one or more heating elements are located in the slot. A non-oxidizing atmosphere is provided in the slot, and the heating element is energized, to heat at least portions of the cladding element and the base element to a hot working temperature. While at the hot working temperature, the first and second inner sides are engaged with each other, and one or both are moved relative to the other, for plastic deformation of the first and second inner sides, to subject the portions of the cladding element and the base element to shear stresses. The portions are allowed to cool, for recrystallization thereof. 1. A method of attaching at least one cladding element at least partially made of a first metal to a base element at least partially made of a second metal , the method comprising the steps of:(a) positioning said at least one cladding element spaced apart from the base element to locate a first inner side of said at least one cladding element facing a second inner side of the base element, for defining a slot therebetween having a predetermined width;(b) locating at least one heating element in the slot;(c) providing a non-oxidizing atmosphere in the slot, the non-oxidizing atmosphere covering the first and second inner sides;(d) energizing said at least one heating element, to heat the first inner side and the second inner side to a hot working temperature of the first metal and the second metal, wherein said at least one heating element is configured to distribute heat energy therefrom evenly over each of the first and second inner sides, heating the cladding element and the base element to predetermined first and second depths relative to the first and second inner sides respectively, to provide heated first and second layers of the cladding element and the ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

CANISTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION

Номер: US20220040783A1
Автор: Cipolla Steven A.
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A method of forming a canister by means of a mechanical bonding of respective layers of a first metal material (tantalum) and a second metal material (niobium) to form a sheet stock, thereby forming the sheet stock into a canister form, wherein the first metal material comprises tantalum and the second metal material comprises at least one of niobium, molybdenum, or steel. The completed canister comprises a first metal material comprising tantalum, and a second metal material mechanically bonded to the first metal material by subjecting the first and second metal materials to at least 1,000,000 psi, to thereby form a canister having an inner diameter of 13-19 millimeters (mm), the second metal material comprising at least one of niobium, molybdenum, or steel. 1. A method of forming a canister by means of a mechanical bonding of respective layers of a first metal material and a second metal material to form a sheet stock , thereby forming the sheet stock into the canister , wherein the formation of the canister consisting of the first metal material being tantalum and the second metal material being niobium.2. The method of wherein claim 1 , with respect to the canister claim 1 , an inner layer is comprised of the first material and an outer layer is comprised of the second material.3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. The method of wherein the sheet stock is comprised of at least 30% tantalum.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising brushing exterior surfaces of the first metal material and the second metal material to deoxidize the first metal material and the second metal material prior to performing the mechanical bonding.7. The method of wherein the first metal material and the second metal material each have a purity of at least 99.9%.8. The method of wherein the means of mechanical bonding comprises cladding with at least one roller of at least 1 claim 1 ,000000 psi to mechanically bond the first metal material together with the second metal material.9. The ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

FOREIGN SUBSTANCE COLECTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET MANUFACTURING FACILITY INCLUDING SAME

Номер: US20220040790A1
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A foreign substance collecting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a collection body unit formed with a suction port through which air including foreign substances flows in and a discharge port through which air removed of the foreign substances is discharged; and a mixing unit provided inside the collection body unit and disposed on a flow passage of the air, and forming a vortex in washing water contained therein by inducing a rotary flow of the air. 112-. (canceled)13. A foreign substance collecting apparatus , comprising:a collection body unit including a suction port through which air including foreign substances flows in and a discharge port through which air removed of the foreign substances is discharged; anda mixing unit provided in the collection body unit, disposed on a flow passage of the air, and forming a vortex in washing water contained therein by inducing a rotary flow of the air.14. The foreign substance collecting apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the mixing unit includes:a mixing chamber portion provided in the collection body unit, having a chamber inlet through which the air flows in and a chamber outlet through which the air is discharged, and containing washing water therein; anda guide portion coupled to an internal portion of the mixing chamber portion and having a curved surface in at least a portion thereof to guide the air in a direction of the washing water and to form at least a portion of the air flow passage in a curved shape.15. The foreign substance collecting apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the guide portion includes:a flat plate member coupled to an upper wall portion of the mixing chamber portion in which the chamber inlet is formed and extending downwardly; anda curved plate member coupled to a lower end of the flat plate member, having at least a portion immersed in the washing water, and forming a curved shape.16. The foreign substance collecting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

LASER CUTTING METHOD

Номер: US20220040797A1
Автор: Berger Michael
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The present invention concerns a laser cutting method, the method comprising the steps of providing a workpiece of a metallic workpiece material, directing a laser beam onto a surface of the workpiece and moving the laser beam relative to the metal workpiece to create a laser cut. According to an aspect of the invention, a supplemental material is provided at the position of incidence. In this, the supplemental material is capable of reducing the melting temperature of the workpiece material when combined with the workpiece material. For example, the workpiece material and the supplemental material may together form a eutectic system. 116-. (canceled)17. A laser cutting method , the method comprising the steps of:Providing a workpiece of a metallic workpiece material, andDirecting a laser beam onto a surface of the workpiece to locally make the workpiece material flowable at a position of incidence, and moving the laser beam relative to the metal workpiece to create a laser cut, Providing a supplemental material at the position of incidence, the supplemental material capable of reducing a melting temperature of the workpiece material when combined with the workpiece material;', 'Determining a required laser energy input per surface area to be made flowable or per cut length for the given workpiece without the supplemental material,', 'Calculating a reduced required laser energy input using information on the supplemental material as a input and applying the reduced required laser energy input,', 'characterized in that', 'the step of providing the supplemental material comprises providing at least a portion of the supplemental material as a gas supplied to the position of incidence., 'the method comprising the further step of'}181. The method according to claim , further comprising directing a gas jet onto the position of incidence.191. The method according to claim , wherein the step of providing the supplemental material further comprises providing a portion of the ...

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26-01-2017 дата публикации

Method and system for laser hardening of a surface of a workplace

Номер: US20170022584A1
Принадлежит: Etxe Tar SA

A method of laser hardening a surface area of a workpiece, such as a surface of a journal of a crankshaft, includes the step of: generating a relative movement between the surface of the workpiece and a laser source to allow a laser spot to subsequently be projected onto different portions of said surface area. The method also includes the step of repetitively scanning the laser beam so as to produce a two-dimensional equivalent effective laser spot on said surface area, during the relative movement. The scanning pattern can include at least three substantially parallel lines which the laser spot follows in a certain order. When the workpiece includes several journals having different widths, two laser sources may be used to harden the surface area of the wider journals.

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

Method for hardfacing a metal article

Номер: US20190022786A1
Автор: Dechao Lin
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

A method for hardfacing a metal article is disclosed including applying a first pass of a metal composition to a surface of the metal article along a first application path, applying a second pass of the metal composition to the surface along a second application path, and applying a third pass of the metal composition to the surface along a third application path between the first application path and the second application path. The first pass and the second pass form a hardfacing perimeter, and the third pass fills in the hardfacing perimeter.

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

DETECTION OF HOT CRACKS IN LASER WELDING

Номер: US20190022793A1
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Methods for determining the quality of a weld of a workpiece welded by laser-beam welding, wherein at least a partial region of a molten pool and/or of a surrounding area of the molten pool is observed by means of a measuring system during the laser-beam welding and the quality of the weld of the welded workpiece is determined on the basis of the observation result. At least one characteristic value that correlates with molten pool oscillation of the molten pool is observed during the laser-beam welding and a measure of an amplitude of the molten pool oscillation and/or a measure of a frequency of the molten pool oscillation is determined from the observed time curve of the characteristic value. A probability and/or a frequency for the occurrence of hot cracks at the weld of the workpiece is inferred. 1. A method for determining quality of a weld seam of a workpiece welded by laser beam welding along the weld seam , the method comprising:monitoring, with a measuring system during a laser beam welding operation, at least one parameter that correlates to a molten bath oscillation of a molten bath during the laser beam welding operation;establishing, from the at least one parameter, a measurement variable for an amplitude of the molten bath oscillation and/or a measurement variable for a frequency of the molten bath oscillation;determining a probability and/or a frequency of occurrence for the appearance of hot cracks in the weld seam of the workpiece from the measurement variable for the amplitude of the molten bath oscillation and/or the measurement variable for the frequency of the molten bath oscillation; anddetermining quality of the weld seam of the workpiece based on the probability and/or frequency of occurrence for the appearance of hot cracks in the weld seam.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the probability and/or frequency of occurrence for the appearance of hot cracks comprises comparing the measurement variable for the amplitude of the molten ...

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10-02-2022 дата публикации

Method of producing ferritic heat-resistant steel welded joint

Номер: US20220042150A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel Corp

A method of producing a ferritic heat-resistant steel welded joint, the method including: a multi-layer welding step in which a ferritic heat-resistant steel base material including B at 0.006% by mass to 0.023% by mass is multi-layer welded using a Ni-based welding material for heat-resistant alloy, wherein root pass welding is performed under a welding condition such that a ratio of an area [S BM ] that has been melted of the ferritic heat-resistant steel base material to an area [S WM ] of a weld metal, in a transverse cross-section of a weldment after the root pass welding but before second pass welding in the multi-layer welding step, satisfies the following formula (1): 0.1≤[S BM ]/[S WM ]≤−50×[% B BM ]+1.3, with respect to a mass percent of B, [% B BM ], which is included in the ferritic heat-resistant steel base material.

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISSIMILAR MATERIAL WELDING

Номер: US20200023471A1
Принадлежит: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

A system is provided comprising a hardened stud body and an unhardened stud subunit coupled to the hardened stud body. The hardened stud body may comprise a first composition having by weight between 17% and 21% chromium, between 2.8% and 3.3% molybdenum, between 50% to 55% nickel, and between 4.75% and 5.5% niobium. The unhardened stud subunit may comprise a second composition having by weight between 20% and 23% chromium, between 8% and 10% molybdenum, at least 58% nickel, and between 3.15% and 4.15% niobium. 1. A method comprising:welding an unhardened stud body comprising a first composition to an unhardened stud subunit comprising a second composition, to form a stud having an unhardened subunit portion; andheat treating the stud.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first composition comprises by weight between 17% and 21% chromium claim 1 , between 2.8% and 3.3% molybdenum claim 1 , between 50% to 55% nickel claim 1 , and between 4.75% and 5.5% niobium.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second composition comprises by weight between 20% and 23% chromium claim 2 , between 8% and 10% molybdenum claim 2 , at least 58% nickel claim 2 , and between 3.15% and 4.15% niobium.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first composition conforms to ASTM A1014/A1014M.5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second composition conforms to ASTM B444.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the heat treating comprises a precipitation heat treatment.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein welding the unhardened stud body to the unhardened stud subunit comprises at least one of friction welding claim 1 , explosive welding claim 1 , resistance welded claim 1 , laser welding claim 1 , or gas tungsten arc welding.8. The method of claim 1 , wherein welding the stud to the substrate comprises capacitor discharge welding.9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a third composition having by weight between 20% and 23% chromium claim 1 , between 8% and 10% molybdenum claim 1 , ...

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

Dual hardness steel article

Номер: US20190024204A1
Принадлежит: ATI Properties LLC

A dual hardness steel article comprises a first air hardenable steel alloy having a first hardness metallurgically bonded to a second air hardenable steel alloy having a second hardness. A method of manufacturing a dual hard steel article comprises providing a first air hardenable steel alloy part comprising a first mating surface and having a first part hardness, and providing a second air hardenable steel alloy part comprising a second mating surface and having a second part hardness. The first air hardenable steel alloy part is metallurgically secured to the second air hardenable steel alloy part to form a metallurgically secured assembly, and the metallurgically secured assembly is hot rolled to provide a metallurgical bond between the first mating surface and the second mating surface.

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WELDING INCONEL TO STAINLESS STEEL

Номер: US20210023645A1
Принадлежит: CATERPILLAR INC.

A method of gas metal arc welding, (GMAW) an Inconel part to a stainless steel part, including forming a weldable joint between a first surface of the Inconel part having a first thickness and a second surface of a stainless steel part having a second thickness at the weldable joint that is greater than the first thickness, welding the Inconel part to the stainless steel part along the weldable joint with the welding torch, delivering an output from the welding power source to the welding torch during welding, wherein the output of the welding power source is in the range of 100 amps to 400 amps and in the range of 14 volts to 30 volts, and delivering a continuous weld wire to a distal tip of the welding torch during welding, wherein a feed rate of the weld wire is in the range of 3 m/min. to 9 m/min. 1. A method of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) an Inconel part to a stainless steel part using a welding system having a constant voltage welding power source , the method comprising:forming a weldable joint between a first surface of the Inconel part having a first thickness and a second surface of a stainless steel part, having a second thickness at the weldable joint that is greater than the first thickness;welding the Inconel part to the stainless steel part along the weldable joint with the welding torch;delivering an output from the welding power source to the welding torch during welding, wherein the output of the welding power source is in the range of 100 amps to 400 amps and in the range of 14 volts to 30 volts;delivering a continuous weld wire to a contact tip of the welding torch during welding, wherein a feed rate of the weld wire is in the range of 3 m/min. to 9 m/min.2316. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Inconel part includes Inconel 625 alloy and the stainless steel part includes stainless steel alloy.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the weld wire is an Inconel alloy.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the weld wire has a diameter in the range of 0. ...

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28-01-2021 дата публикации

FRICTION WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

Номер: US20210023649A1
Принадлежит: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A friction welding apparatus is provided, which includes a tool, a rotary driver, a linear driver, and a control device. The control device controls the linear driver and the rotary driver so that the tool is rotated while a tip-end part thereof is pressed against a to-be-joined part of a to-be-joined object to increase a temperature of the to-be-joined part at or above an A1 transformation point, the tip-end part of the tool reaches a given first position so that a softened second member sticks into a softened first member, and the tool is drawn out from the to-be-joined part while the tool is rotated. 1. A friction welding apparatus configured to join a to-be-joined object having a first member and a second member by softening with frictional heat , comprising:a tool formed cylindrically, and rotatable about an axis thereof and reciprocatable in a direction along the axis;a rotary driver configured to rotate the tool about the axis;a linear driver configured to reciprocate the tool along the axis; anda control device,wherein the first member is disposed opposing to the tool and is made of a different type of material from the second member, and the second member is made of steel, andwherein the control device controls the linear driver and the rotary driver so that:(A) the tool is rotated about the axis while a tip-end part of the tool is pressed against a to-be-joined part of the to-be-joined object to increase a temperature of the to-be-joined part at or above an A1 transformation point;(B) while the temperature of the to-be-joined part is maintained at or above the A1 transformation point, the tip-end part of the tool reaches a given first position set beforehand so that the softened second member sticks into the softened first member; and(C) the tool is drawn out from the to-be-joined part, while the temperature of the to-be-joined part is maintained at or above the A1 transformation point and the tool is rotated.2. The friction welding apparatus of claim 1 , ...

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

TECHNIQUES FOR JOINING ONE OR MORE STRUCTURES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Номер: US20190025874A1
Принадлежит:

Techniques for bonding structural features together in an enclosure of an electronic device are disclosed. A structural feature may be ultrasonically soldered to the enclosure to provide structural support and form a magnetic circuit within the device. Also, ultrasonic welding can bond various features to an interior region of the enclosure without leaving a mark or trace to an exterior region of the enclosure in a location corresponding to the various features. Further, one or more features can be actuated against the enclosure to bond the one or more features by friction welding. In addition, a rotational friction welding machine can rotate a feature having a relatively small diameter at relatively high speeds against the enclosure to drive the feature into the enclosure and frictionally weld the feature with the enclosure. Also, the friction welding does not leave any an appearance of cosmetic deformation on the exterior region. 1. A method for forming an electronic device having an enclosure comprising a first part and a second part rotatably coupled with the first part , the second part comprising a magnet , the method comprising:engaging an attachment feature with a bonding tool configured to bond the attachment feature with the first part; andactuating the attachment feature via the bonding tool that causes a solder material disposed between the attachment feature and the first part to melt and bond the attachment feature with the first part.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in a closed configuration between the first part and the second part claim 1 , the attachment feature magnetically couples with the magnet to define a magnetic circuit claim 1 , and the first part is separated from the second part by a gap that is based upon the magnetic circuit.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising co-planarizing the attachment feature and the enclosure.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the solder material is disposed in a channel of the enclosure and wherein ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

Method of manufacturing heat dissipation unit

Номер: US20200025461A1
Автор: Chih-Yeh Lin
Принадлежит: Asia Vital Components Co Ltd

A heat dissipation unit manufacturing method is disclosed. The heat dissipation unit has a main body formed of a first and a second metal plate member, which together define a sealed chamber between them. The chamber has a wick structure and a working fluid provided therein, and a lip portion formed along an outer peripheral edge thereof. The lip portion includes a sinter-welded section perpendicularly connects the first metal plate member to the second metal plate member. In the heat dissipation unit manufacturing method, the first and the second metal plate member are joined along their peripheral edges by lap joint laser welding, in which a laser beam directly perpendicularly passes through the first metal plate member into one third to two thirds of a thickness of the second metal plate member, so that the two metal plate members are more firmly joined to create upgraded vacuum-tightness between them.

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04-02-2016 дата публикации

Method for bonding stainless steel members and stainless steel

Номер: US20160031035A1

A method for bonding stainless steel members includes: contacting a first stainless steel member with a second stainless steel member that has a strain exceeding 50% reduction; and heating the first and second stainless steel members to a re-crystallization initiation temperature or higher, after the contacting.

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01-02-2018 дата публикации

Fillet welded joint and method of production of same

Номер: US20180029166A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

The present invention provides a fillet welded joint and a method of production of a fillet welded joint which can raise the productivity of the method of production of a fillet welded joint and a fillet welded joint without sacrificing the strength against fatigue fracture of the welded structural member. The fillet welded joint of the present invention is a fillet welded joint formed by fillet welding at least two metal members, wherein, on the surface of at least one of the metal members, the fillet welded joint comprises a press bead of a rib-shaped projection provided by press-forming so as to project upward to the side having a weld bead formed by the fillet welding, and part of the press bead contacts or overlaps the weld bead.

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

Method for manufacturing a strip having a variable thickness and associated strip

Номер: US20170029918A1
Принадлежит: Aperam SA

A method for manufacturing a strip having a variable thickness along its length, comprising the steps: an initial strip of constant thickness is provided; homogeneous cold rolling of the initial strip along its length in order to obtain an intermediate strip of constant thickness along the rolling direction; flexible cold rolling of the intermediate strip along its length in order to obtain a variable thickness strip, having, along its length, first areas with a first thickness (e+s) and second areas with a second thickness (e), less than the first thickness (e+s), continuous annealing of the strip. The plastic deformation ratio generated, after an optional intermediate recrystallization annealing, by the homogeneous cold rolling and the flexible cold rolling steps in the first areas is greater than or equal to 30%.

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02-02-2017 дата публикации

Multi-layer gasket assembly

Номер: US20170030293A1
Принадлежит: Federal Mogul LLC

The multi-layer gasket assembly includes a plurality of metal gasket layers which have at least one set of axially aligned openings. The plurality of gasket layers includes at least two functional layers which are arranged in a stacked relationship with one another. Each functional layer has at least one full embossment bead that is spaced radially from and surrounds the at least one opening. The functional layers are also arranged such that the full embossment beads are in a nested relationship with one another. At least one stopper is positioned adjacent the nested full embossment beads for preventing full flattening of the full embossment beads.

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17-02-2022 дата публикации

Method for producing a welded cavity valve

Номер: US20220048130A1
Принадлежит: Federal Mogul Valvetrain GmbH

A method for producing a cavity valve is provided. The method includes providing a valve body which has a cavity in the interior. The valve body has a circular opening having an opening edge surface on a bottom side. A circular valve cover with a cover edge surface is provided. Inductive heating of at least one of the opening edge surface or the cover edge surface takes place and then welding the valve body to the valve cover by friction welding of the opening edge surface to the cover edge surface.

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04-02-2016 дата публикации

Flowforming corrosion resistant alloy tubes

Номер: US20160033059A1
Автор: Matthew V. Fonte
Принадлежит: ATI Properties LLC

Flowforming processes for the production of corrosion resistant alloy tubes are disclosed.

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04-02-2016 дата публикации

Laser clad fuel injector premix barrel

Номер: US20160033137A1
Принадлежит: Solar Turbines Inc

A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine may include a center body disposed about a longitudinal axis, and a premix barrel positioned radially outwardly from the center body to define an annular passageway between the center body and the premix barrel. The annular passageway may extend from an upstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a compressor to a downstream end that is configured to be fluidly coupled to a combustor. The premix barrel may include a first portion at the upstream end and a second portion at the downstream end. The first portion may include a stainless steel material, and the second portion may include a nickel based superalloy material. The second portion may be coupled to the first portion by a laser clad coupling.

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31-01-2019 дата публикации

SPOT-WELDED JOINT AND SPOT WELDING METHOD

Номер: US20190030637A1

By obtaining a spot-welded joint being a spot-welded joint formed by overlapping a plurality of pieces of steel plates (A, B) and performing spot welding on the steel plates, including a high-strength steel plate whose tensile strength is 750 (MPa) to 2500 (MPa), being at least one piece of steel plate out of the plurality of pieces of steel plates, in which a carbon equivalent Ceq of the high-strength steel plate is 0.20 mass % to 0.55 mass %, and ten or more of iron-based carbides in each of which a length of a longest portion is 0.1 (μm) or more exist in a square region within a heat-affected zone of a cross section that passes through a center of a welding mark, and is cut along a plate thickness direction of the steel plates (A, B), a cross tensile strength of the spot-welded joint to be formed is improved. 1at least one piece of steel plate out of the plurality of pieces of steel plates is a high-strength steel plate whose tensile strength is 750 MPa to 2500 MPa, whereina carbon equivalent Ceq of the high-strength steel plate represented by the following expression (A) is 0.20 mass % to 0.55 mass %,the spot welding method comprising:{'sub': f', 'f', 'E, 'performing pre-energization of energizing welding electrodes with a pre-energization current I(kA) satisfying the following expression (C) for a pre-energization time t(msec) satisfying the following expression (D), in a state where the overlapped plurality of pieces of steel plates are pressurized by the welding electrodes at a pressurizing force F(N) satisfying the following expression (B);'}{'sub': C', 'E, 'performing, after the pre-energization is finished, cooling after pre-energization of cooling the plurality of pieces of steel plates for a cooling time after pre-energization t(msec) satisfying the following expression (E) while retaining the pressurizing force F(N) satisfying the following expression (B);'}{'sub': W', 'E, 'performing, after the cooling after pre-energization is finished, main welding ...

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

Methods for fabricating turbine engine components

Номер: US20210031269A1
Автор: Thomas Strangman
Принадлежит: Individual

Methods are provided that include depositing a nickel-base superalloy powder including gamma nickel solid solution and gamma prime (Ni 3 Al) solid solution phases onto a seed crystal having a predetermined primary orientation, fully melting the powder and a portion of the seed crystal at a superliquidus temperature to form an initial layer having the predetermined primary orientation, heat treating the layer at subsolvus temperatures to precipitate gamma prime solid solution phase particles, depositing additional powder over the layer, melting the deposited powder and a portion of the initial layer at a superliquidus temperature to form a successive layer having the predetermined primary orientation, heat treating the layer at a subsolvus temperature to precipitate gamma prime solid solution phase particles, and repeating depositing additional powder, melting the additional powder and the portion of the successive layer at the superliquidus temperature, and heat treating the successive layer at a subsolvus temperature.

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

SOLDER MATERIAL

Номер: US20210031310A1
Принадлежит:

A solder material including 2.5-3.3 wt % Ag, 0.3-0.5 wt % Cu 5.5-6.4 wt % In, and 0.5-1.4 wt % Sb, the remainder being unavoidable impurities and Sn. Specifically, the solder material is a Pb-free solder not including Pb. 1. A solder material including 2.5 to 3.3 wt % Ag , 0.3 to 0.5 wt % Cu , 5.5 to 6.4 wt % In , and 0.5 to 1A wt % Sb , a remainder thereof being unavoidable impurities and Sn , wherein the solder material does not substantively include Bi.24-. (canceled) The present invention relates to a solder material that is used as a joining material when joining objects together.An electronic component such as a transistor, a diode, a thyristor, and so on, is joined to a circuit board via a solder material. A solder material mainly composed of lead (Pb) has conventionally been employed as the solder material. However, due to the rise in environmental protection awareness of recent years, the solder material is being substituted by a so-called Pb-free solder material that does not include Pb.The Pb-free solder material has tin (Sn) as its main component, and contains as sub-components silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) that encourage precipitation strengthening. Furthermore, solid solution strengthening is known to be achieved by adding indium (In) and antimony (Sb). For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-120085 discloses a solder material including 2.5 to 4.5 wt % Ag, 0.2 to 2.5 wt % Cu, not more than 12 wt % In, and not more than 2 wt % Sb, a remainder being Sn. International Publication No. WO 1997/009455 discloses a solder material including 1.4 to 7.1 wt % Ag, 0.5 to 1.3 wt % Cu, 0.2 to 9.0 wt % In, and 0.4 to 2.7 wt % Sb, a remainder being Sn. In some cases, bismuth (Bi) may be further added.The circuit board with the above-described kind of electronic component being joined configures an on-board engine control unit installed in an automobile and which controls an engine, for example. Now, the automobile is sometimes used in an intensely ...

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