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Similar and Dissimilar Joining: Brazing System Development

Applications

Exhausted (brazed) cone 

 > Aerospace

  • Manufacturing components.
  • Joining similar or dissimilar material (brazing and welding).

 > Thermal and Nuclear Energy

  • High boron content braze.

 > Automotive

  • Turbocharger.

Keywords

  • Welding, Diffusion brazing, Similar & Dissimilar joining, Carbon, Ceramic, Electrolysis deposit, Self assembling, Coated powder, Diffusion barrier, Mechanical testing, Creep, Tensile, Fatigue test.

Advantages

  • Customized non-conventional joining for any combination of: Superalloys (Nickel and Cobalt), titanium and titanium aluminides based materials, ceramics, platinum, carbon-carbon composite and self brazing powders.
  • Characterisation of joint: mechanical testing, oxidation and corrosion characterisation in various atmospheres up to 1100°C.

Testing

  • High temperature vacuum furnace
  • Cyclic oxidation tests
  • Fused salts corrosion tests
  • Salt spray test
  • Electrochemical processing
  • Coatings deposits by PCT, PECVD

Customers

Arms Procurement Agency (DGA - French Ministry), Snecma, Sochata, Turboméca, European Commission


Brazed TiAl/N75 joint.

Experts:

Marie-Pierre Bacos
Pierre Josso


Last Update: 3 October 2006 - © ONERA 2009 - Terms of use