Article comprising additively manufactured metal portions
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDaniel J. Braley, Brandon Heath Wegge, Elaine MacDonald
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Abstract
An article comprising additively manufactured metal portions is described. The article comprises a first additively manufactured metal portion, and a second additively manufactured metal portion coupled to the first additively manufactured metal portion at a welded joint. The article further comprises a resistive heating material disposed within an interior of the welded joint, the resistive heating material comprising a different material than the first additively manufactured metal portion and the second additively manufactured metal portion.
Claims20
An article, comprising
- a first additively manufactured metal portion;
- a second additively manufactured metal portion coupled to the first additively manufactured metal portion at a welded joint;
- and
- a resistive heating material disposed within an interior of the welded joint, the resistive heating material comprising a different material than the first additively manufactured metal portion and the second additively manufactured metal portion.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a metal component, the metal component comprising
- a first additively manufactured metal portion;
- a second additively manufactured metal portion coupled to the first additively manufactured metal portion at a welded joint;
- and
- a resistive heating material disposed within an interior of the welded joint, the resistive heating material comprising a different material than the first additively manufactured metal portion and the second additively manufactured metal portion.
An article, comprising
- a plurality of additively manufactured metal portions, each additively manufactured metal portion of the plurality of additively manufactured metal portions being coupled to another additively manufactured metal portion at a welded joint;
- a resistive heating material disposed within an interior of the welded joint, the resistive heating material comprising a different material than the plurality of additively manufactured metal portions;
- and
- a flux material disposed within the interior of the welded joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.