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US 2006/0134321 A1Published application
Blade platform restoration using cold spray
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsAndrew DeBiccari, Jeffrey Haynes
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Abstract
A process for restoring a worn edge of a component used in an engine is provided. The process comprises providing a component with a worn edge, and depositing at least one layer of powder metal material onto the worn edge using a non-oxidizing carrier gas so that the powder metal material plastically deforms without melting and bonds to the worn edge upon impact with the worn edge.
Claims23
A process for restoring an edge portion of a component comprising the steps of:
- providing a component having a worn edge;
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- depositing at least one layer of powder metal material onto said worn edge using a non-oxidizing carrier gas so that said powder metal material plastically deforms without melting and bonds to said worn edge upon impact with said worn edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.