Dual alloy turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The dual alloy turbine rotor comprises an assembled blade ring and a hub bonded to the assembled blade ring. The assembled blade ring comprises a first alloy selected from the group consisting of a single crystal alloy, a directionally solidified alloy, or an equi-axed alloy. The hub comprises a second alloy. The method comprises positioning a hub within a blade ring to define an interface between the hub and the blade ring. The interface is a non-contacting interface or a contacting interface. The interface is enclosed by a pair of diaphragms. The interface is vacuum sealed. The blade ring is bonded to the hub after the vacuum sealing step.

A method for forming a metal flow module includes forming a flux retention feature on a first major surface of a first metal plate and then applying flux to the first major surface. The flux retention feature is configured to retain the flux at least in part on the first surface. The method further includes positioning a second major surface of a second metal plate against the first major surface of the first metal plate. The second metal plate has one or more flow channels defined at least in part in the second major surface. The flux is positioned between first contacting portions of the first and second major surfaces. The method further includes heating the first and second metal plates in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to thermally bond the first contacting portions.

A method of forming a fused rail assembly in which one or more heating elements are positioned in a gap between first and second end faces of aligned first and second rails. The end faces are covered by a non-oxidizing atmosphere, and the heating elements are energized, to heat portions of the first and second rails to a predetermined hot working temperature. While one or more of the first end faces is moving transversely relative to center lines of the rails, and while the heated portions are at the predetermined hot working temperature, the first and second end faces are engaged with each other, to fuse together, forming the fused rail assembly. The transverse motion of the first end face or the second end face or both may commence before or after the first and second end faces are engaged.

A method of manufacturing metal matrix composite (MMC) parts, including the steps of applying a metallic sheath around a bundle of MMC laminates, heating the bundle of MMC laminates in the metallic sheath at a curing or fusing temperature to consolidate the bundle of MMC laminates into a single cured or fused part, and then cooling the cured or fused part. The bundle of MMC laminates may be formed by removing surface contamination from the dry reinforcement fibers, creating a plurality of individual MMC laminates by plating dry reinforcement fibers with electroless nickel, and/or electrodeposited nickel or cobalt, and stacking each of the plurality of individual MMC laminates into a bundle. Autocatalytic and/or electroplating may be used as the primary means to incorporate fiber reinforcement into the metal matrix composite by covering and bonding fiber reinforcement into MMC laminates/plies and/or 3-D woven parts.

A method of manufacturing metal matrix composite (MMC) parts, including the steps of applying a metallic sheath around a bundle of MMC laminates, heating the bundle of MMC laminates in the metallic sheath at a curing or fusing temperature to consolidate the bundle of MMC laminates into a single cured or fused part, and then cooling the cured or fused part. The bundle of MMC laminates may be formed by removing surface contamination from the dry reinforcement fibers, creating a plurality of individual MMC laminates by plating dry reinforcement fibers with electroless nickel, and/or electrodeposited nickel or cobalt, and stacking each of the plurality of individual MMC laminates into a bundle. Autocatalytic and/or electroplating may be used as the primary means to incorporate fiber reinforcement into the metal matrix composite by covering and bonding fiber reinforcement into MMC laminates/plies and/or 3-D woven parts.

A method and a system of forming a workpiece assembly including an intermediate element between first and second workpieces. A ring element is included in or on the intermediate element. The ring element is for rotating the intermediate element about the intermediate elements axis. With heating elements positioned between the intermediate element and the first and second ends of the first and second workpieces, portions of the intermediate element and the first and second workpieces are heated to a predetermined hot working temperature, in an inert (non-oxidizing) atmosphere. While the heated portions are at the predetermined hot working temperature, and while the intermediate element is rotated about its axis, one or both of the first and second workpieces are moved axially, to engage the first and second ends with the intermediate element.

A method and a system of forming a workpiece assembly including an intermediate element between first and second workpieces. A ring element is included in or on the intermediate element. The ring element is for rotating the intermediate element about the intermediate elements axis. With heating elements positioned between the intermediate element and the first and second ends of the first and second workpieces, portions of the intermediate element and the first and second workpieces are heated to a predetermined hot working temperature, in an inert (non-oxidizing) atmosphere. While the heated portions are at the predetermined hot working temperature, and while the intermediate element is rotated about its axis, one or both of the first and second workpieces are moved axially, to engage the first and second ends with the intermediate element.

In some implementations, an apparatus includes a body, a receiver in contact with the body, at least one tensioner operable coupled to the receiver, and a strap further comprising a strong and flexible material, each end of the strap operably coupled to one of the at least one tensioner, the strap being in contact with the body.

A method for manufacturing a valve may include welding two components to each other via a combined induction/friction welding process. One of the two components may be a valve head and the other of the two components may be a valve stem.

A joining method includes placing a brazing element between an interface area of a first ceramic piece and an interface area of a second ceramic piece to create a joining pre-assembly and placing the components of said joining pre-assembly into a process chamber. Oxygen is removed from said process chamber and at least said brazing element of said joining pre-assembly is heated, thereby hermetically joining said first ceramic piece to said second ceramic piece. Said brazing element consists of Cobalt and Carbon.