Abstract:
BRAZING PROCESS INCORPORATING GRAPHITIC PREFORMS A method for processing a metal component comprising inserting a graphitic preform into an aperture of the metal component, brazing the metal component, and removing at least a portion of the graphitic preform from the aperture with a thermal process in an oxygen-containing atmosphere.
Abstract:
A method of diffusion coating an article includes applying a mixture to an article. The mixture consists essentially of an active coating metal of chromium powder, alumina powder, a diffusion activator of chromium(III) chloride and an organic carrier material. The article is then heated at a diffusion temperature to cause diffusion of the chromium powder into the article to form a diffusion coating on the article.