Method of forming a component on a substrate

Abstract

A method of forming a structure by a material additive process, the method comprising the steps: providing a substrate having a surface, providing an interlayer on the surface which conforms to the surface of the substrate, forming a melt pool in the interlayer, the depth of the melt pool being less than the depth of the interlayer, selectively depositing a material within the melt pool, allowing the material to solidify, and applying heat and pressure to diffusion bond the material to the substrate.

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