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US 2025/0100091 A1Published application
Method For Repairing Defects In Metal Structures
OwnerBrian L. Gordon, Brandon J. Coatesinventors
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Abstract
A method for repairing a crack in ships or other structures that includes adhesively applying fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape across the crack of the structure to reduce propagation of the crack and provide additional structural stability until the crack can be permanently repaired.
Claims3
A patched metal structure comprising:
- a metal structure defining a crack;
- a patch bonded to the metal structure over the crack, wherein the patch comprises an adhesively bonded second fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape layer to a first fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape layer, wherein the first fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape layer comprises two or more fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tapes positioned adjacent to one another, wherein the two or more fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tapes comprise generally continuous fibers embedded in a metal matrix along the length of the tape, and wherein the second fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape layer is positioned at an angle relative to the first fiber reinforced metal matrix composite tape layer.
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