Patent classifications
Y10T428/12868
Ultrasonic additive manufacturing of cladded amorphous metal products
An embodiment relates to an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process, comprising joining a foil comprising a bulk metallic glass to a substrate; and forming a cladded composite comprising the foil and the substrate; wherein a thickness of the cladded composite is greater than a critical casting thickness of the bulk metallic glass, wherein the cladded composite comprises a cladding layer of the bulk metallic glass on the substrate and the bulk metallic glass comprises approximately 0% crystallinity, approximately 0% porosity, less than 50 MPa thermal stress, approximately 0% distortion, approximately 0 inch heat affected zone, approximately 0% dilution, and a strength of about 2,000-3,500 MPa.
Multilayer coating for interface cones
A multilayer coating including an adhesion layer; and a protective coating is disclosed. The multilayer coating can be applied to a portion of at least one of a base and a tip of an interface cone. A method of making a coated interface cone is also disclosed.