Method and system for localized heat treating using a susceptor
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorTheodore William FANDREI, II
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Abstract
A system or method for heat treating a localized area of a component part includes providing a susceptor, shaping the susceptor to conform to the component part, a component part, and a heat source, heating the susceptor by the heat source, and introducing the susceptor to the desired target area of the component part for a controlled or predetermined interval as necessary to achieve a desired metallurgical effect to take place with respect to the desired target area.
Claims20
A method for heat treating a localized area of a component part, comprising:
- providing a susceptor, a component part, and a heat source;
- shaping the susceptor to include a feature corresponding to a negative impression of a desired target area of the component part;
- heating the susceptor by the heat source;
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- introducing the susceptor to the desired target area of the component part for a controlled or predetermined interval as is necessary to achieve a desired metallurgical effect to take place with respect to the desired target area.
A heat treating system for heat treating a localized area of a component part, comprising:
- a susceptor and a heat source;
- the susceptor comprising a body portion having at least one feature formed therein, the at least one feature comprising a negative impression of at least a portion of the component part;
- the susceptor configured to receive and store heat from the heat source;
- wherein the susceptor and the at least one feature are matingly engageable with a portion of the component part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.