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Title: Method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals

Abstract

A method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals by brazing. Conventional brazing of recently developed carbon-bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) material to a metal substrate is limited by the tendency of the braze alloy to ``wick`` into the CBCF composite rather than to form a strong bond. The surface of the CBCF composite that is to be bonded is first sealed with a fairly dense carbonaceous layer achieved by any of several methods. The sealed surface is then brazed to the metal substrate by vacuum brazing with a Ti-Cu-Be alloy. 1 fig.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
516947
Patent Number(s):
5648180
Application Number:
PAN: 8-620,509
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; METALS; BRAZING; CARBON; BRAZING ALLOYS; BRAZED JOINTS

Citation Formats

Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, and Moorhead, A J. Method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, & Moorhead, A J. Method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals. United States.
Lauf, R J, McMillan, A D, and Moorhead, A J. Tue . "Method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method for joining carbon-carbon composites to metals by brazing. Conventional brazing of recently developed carbon-bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) material to a metal substrate is limited by the tendency of the braze alloy to ``wick`` into the CBCF composite rather than to form a strong bond. The surface of the CBCF composite that is to be bonded is first sealed with a fairly dense carbonaceous layer achieved by any of several methods. The sealed surface is then brazed to the metal substrate by vacuum brazing with a Ti-Cu-Be alloy. 1 fig.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
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