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Title: Method for molding threads in graphite panels

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6661689

A graphite panel with a hole having a damaged thread is repaired by drilling the hole to remove all of the thread and making a new hole of larger diameter. A bolt with a lubricated thread is placed in the new hole and the hole is packed with graphite cement to fill the hole and the thread on the bolt. The graphite cement is cured, and the bolt is unscrewed therefrom to leave a thread in the cement which is at least as strong as that of the original thread. 8 figures.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5368792; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 8-106679
OSTI ID:
6661689
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 16 Aug 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English