Abstract:
In one example, an x-ray target comprises a target track, a substrate, and an optional backing. The target track includes a base material and a grain growth inhibitor to reduce or prevent microstructure grain growth in the base material. The target track can be included as part of an x-ray tube anode, either of a rotary form or a stationary form.
Abstract:
In one example, an x-ray target comprises a substrate, a target core, and a target track. The substrate and target core are attached together utilizing a carbide layer and a braze layer.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an X-ray tube target. The X-ray tube target has a structure in which a carbon base material is bonded with an Mo base material or Mo alloy base material with a joint layer. The joint layer includes an MoNbTi diffusion phase, an NbTi alloy phase, an Nb-rich phase and a ZrNb alloy phase when the ratios of components in the joint layer are detected by EPMA.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, there is provided an X-ray tube target. The X-ray tube target has a structure in which a carbon base material is bonded with an Mo base material or Mo alloy base material with a joint layer. The joint layer includes an MoNbTi diffusion phase, an NbTi alloy phase, an Nb-rich phase and a ZrNb alloy phase when the ratios of components in the joint layer are detected by EPMA.
Abstract:
A joining method designed to minimize the temperature needed to obtain a high strength braze joint between a molybdenum alloy substrate and a graphite disk used in a rotating anode X-ray tube target used for computed tomography applications. The method consists of two separate brazing operations. The first brazing operation joins a thin molybdenum sheet to the graphite disk using a pure metal braze to form a plated graphite subassembly. The second brazing operation joins the plated graphite subassembly to the molybdenum alloy substrate using a highly specialized braze alloy having a melt temperature below the recrystallization temperature of said molybdenum alloy substrate and a remelt temperature after brazing above the recrystallization temperature of said molybdenum alloy substrate. This two step brazing reduces the probability of fracture in the graphite by maintaining the elevated temperature yield strength normally developed in forged molybdenum alloy substrates by avoiding the deleterious yield strength reduction associated with recrystallization of the molybdenum alloy substrate.
Abstract:
An x-ray transmission target assembly is disclosed. According to an aspect of the invention, an x-ray target assembly comprises an x-ray generating layer, a thermal buffer, and a support, wherein the thermal buffer is disposed between the x-ray generating layer and support. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a novel material for use as an x-ray generating layer in an x-ray target assembly.
Abstract:
A rotary anode for use in an X-ray tube has a graphite substrate plate, an intermediate layer made of a metal that does not react with graphite, and an X-ray generating layer provided on the intermediate layer for generating X-rays when electron impact is applied. The intermediate layer is a rhenium film having an equiaxed grain structure. A method for manufacturing such a rotary anode is proposed. The method has the step of forming, on a graphite substrate plate, an intermediate layer of rhenium by subjecting a metallic chloride to the thermal decomposition CVD process at a substrate temperature of 1200.degree. C. or more. The method further has the step of forming, on the intermediate layer, an X-ray generating layer of tungsten or tungsten-rhenium alloy by subjecting a metallic fluoride to the hydrogen reduction thermal CVD process.
Abstract:
An X-ray rotary anode (1) comprising a graphite carrier body (3) and a tungsten target layer (11) can withstand a high-temperature load when an intermediate layer is provided which is composed of a layer of silicon carbide (7) and a layer of titanium nitride (9).
Abstract:
An x-ray tube target has improved heat dissipation by applying a layer of diamond between the focal track and the target body. The diamond layer can be applied directly to a graphite target body, a graphite disc covered with silicon carbide or to a disc composed of an molybdenum alloy such as TZM.
Abstract:
A rotating anode for X-ray tube including a base body on which target is formed by the deposit of at least one layer of target material wherein said base body includes a first central section comprising at least to some extent a carbon-carbon composite material and a second part of monolithic graphite supporting target arranged at least partly at the periphery of the former with the two parts bound mechanically to one another by a means of interconnection, such as brazing at the junction point of the two parts.