COMPOSITE COMPONENT HAVING ANGLED BRAZE JOINT, COUPON BRAZING METHOD AND RELATED STORAGE MEDIUM
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1. A method comprising:
- forming a slot in a main body of a metal alloy component, the slot extending at least partially through a wall of the metal alloy component, the forming of the slot including forming an angled main body interface in the wall of the metal alloy component;
forming a coupon for coupling with the slot in the metal alloy component, the coupon having an angled coupon interface complementing the angled main body interface; and
brazing the coupon to the main body at the slot to form a composite component.
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Various aspects include a composite component (also known as a Shear Enabled Regionally Engineered Facet (SEREF)) and methods of forming such a component. In some cases, a method includes: forming a slot in a main body of a metal alloy component, the slot extending at least partially through a wall of the metal alloy component, the forming of the slot including forming an angled main body interface in the wall of the metal alloy component; forming a coupon for coupling with the slot in the metal alloy component, the coupon having an angled coupon interface complementing the angled main body interface; and brazing the coupon to the main body at the slot to form a composite component.
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a slot in a main body of a metal alloy component, the slot extending at least partially through a wall of the metal alloy component, the forming of the slot including forming an angled main body interface in the wall of the metal alloy component; forming a coupon for coupling with the slot in the metal alloy component, the coupon having an angled coupon interface complementing the angled main body interface; and brazing the coupon to the main body at the slot to form a composite component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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forming a slot in a main body of a metal alloy component, the slot extending at least partially through a wall of the main body, wherein the wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, the forming of the slot including forming an angled main body interface in the wall of the main body; forming a coupon for coupling with the slot in the main body, the coupon having an angled coupon interface complementing the angled main body interface, wherein the coupon has;
a larger diameter (LD) spanning the slot across the outer surface of the main body; and
a smaller diameter (SD) spanning the slot across an inner surface of the main body; andbrazing the coupon to the main body at the slot to form a composite component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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forming a slot in a main body of a metal alloy component, the slot extending at least partially through a wall of the main body, wherein the wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, the forming of the slot including forming an angled main body interface in the wall of the main body; forming a coupon for coupling with the slot in the main body, the coupon having an angled coupon interface complementing the angled main body interface, wherein the coupon has a larger diameter (LD) spanning the slot across the outer surface of the main body; and
a smaller diameter (SD) spanning the slot across an inner surface of the main body, wherein the LD is defined by;
LD=((2*Z)/tan α
)+SDwherein Z=a thickness of the wall and α
=an angle of the angled main body interface and the angled coupon interface, as measured from a plane coincident with the outer surface of the main body; andbrazing the coupon to the main body at the slot to form a composite component.
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