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US 8,784,998 B2Granted
Structure having nanophase titanium node and nanophase aluminum struts
AssigneeAerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
InventorsDaniel P. Cap, Arunabh Bhattacharya
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Abstract
A structure includes a nanophase titanium node and a plurality of nanophase aluminum struts. Each of the plurality of nanophase aluminum struts is bonded to the nanophase titanium node at a weld joint.
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A structure comprising:
- a nanophase titanium node having a plurality of receivers spaced around a central portion of the nanophase titanium node;
- a plurality of nanophase aluminum struts each having a nanophase aluminum tube;
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- a nanophase titanium adapter bonded to an end of the nanophase aluminum tube, each nanophase titanium adapter being bonded to a respective one of the plurality of receivers of the nanophase titanium node at a respective weld butt joint, each nanophase titanium adapter having a first end and a second end, the second end being bonded to the respective one of the plurality of receivers at the respective weld butt joint, wherein the nanophase titanium node, nanophase titanium adapter, and nanophase aluminum struts have microstructural features that are less than 100 nanometers in size.
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A structure comprising:
- a nanophase titanium node having a plurality of receivers spaced around a central portion of the nanophase titanium node;
- a plurality of nanophase aluminum struts each having a nanophase aluminum tube;
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- a nanophase titanium adapter metallurgically bonded to the nanophase aluminum tube, and each nanophase titanium adapter is metallurgically bonded to a respective one of the plurality of receivers at a respective weld butt joint, wherein the nanophase titanium node, nanophase titanium adapter, and nanophase aluminum struts have microstructural features that are less than 100 nanometers in size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.