A nickel-based brazing foil with a composition consisting essentially of 11 atom %<Cr≤16 atom %, 0 atom %≤Mo≤3.5 atom %, 4 atom %≤B≤5.5 atom %, 11 atom %≤Si≤16 atom %, 0 atom %≤P≤0.5 atom %, 0 atom %≤C≤0.85 atom %, 0 atom %≤Fe≤5 atom %, 0 atom %≤Co≤5 atom %, 0 atom %≤Cu≤2 atom %, 0 atom %≤V≤2 atom %, 0 atom %≤Nb≤2 atom %, incidental impurities of ≤1.0 wt. % and the rest Ni, is provided.

The disclosure describes example techniques and assemblies for joining a first component and a second component. The techniques may include positioning the first and second component adjacent to each other to define a joint region between adjacent portions of the first component and the second component. The techniques may also include inserting a solid retainer material into the joint region through an aperture in one of the first component or the second component to form a mechanical interlock between the first component and the second component and sealing the aperture to retain the solid retainer material within the joint region. The solid retainer material includes at least one of a metal, a metal alloy, or a ceramic.

Disclosed is a Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy including, on the basis of mass %: 15%<Cr<30%; 3%<P<12%; 0%≤Si<8%; 0.01%<C<0.06%; 0%≤Ti+Zr<0.1%; 0.01%<V<0.1%; 0%≤Al<0.01%; 0.005%<O<0.025%; 0.001%<N<0.050%; 0%≤Nb<0.1%; and the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. Inequality (1): 0.2≤0.24V %/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains no Nb, and Inequality (2): 0.2≤(0.24V %+0.13Nb %)/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains Nb. Also disclosed is an inexpensive Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy containing a trace amount of V for use in the production of stainless steel heat exchangers and other steel articles. The alloy has a low liquidus temperature and high corrosion resistance, and achieves high brazing strength.

A high melt superalloy powder mixture is provided for use with additive manufacturing or welding metal components or portions thereof. The high melt superalloy powder may include by weight about 7.7% to about 18% chromium, about 10.6% to about 11% cobalt, about 4.5% to about 6.5% aluminum, about 10.6% to about 11% tungsten, about 0.3% to about 0.55% molybdenum, about 0.05% to about 0.08% carbon, and at least 40% nickel.

Methods and compositions are provided for improving metal dusting corrosion, abrasion resistance and/or erosion resistance for various materials, preferably for applications relating to high-temperature reactors, including dense fluidized bed reactor components. In particular, cermets comprising (a) at least one ceramic phase selected from the group consisting of metal carbides, metal nitrides, metal borides, metal oxides, metal carbonitrides, and mixtures of thereof and (b) at least one metal alloy binder phase are provided. Ceramic phase materials include chromium carbide (Cr.sub.23C.sub.6). Metal alloy binder phase materials include β-NiAl intermetallic alloys and Ni.sub.3Sn.sub.2 intermetallic alloys, as well as alloys that contain α-Cr and/or γ′-Ni.sub.3Al hard phases. Preferably, bimetallic materials are provided when the cermet compositions are applied using a laser, e.g., a laser cladding method such as high power direct diode (HPDD) laser, or by plasma-based methods such as plasma transfer arc (PTA) welding and powder plasma welding (PPW).

A method of manufacturing a hard-to-weld material by a beam-assisted additive manufacturing process is presented. The method includes depositing a first layer for the material onto the substrate, the first layer including a major fraction of a base material for the component and a minor fraction of a solder, depositing a second layer of the base material for the component and a thermal treatment of the layer arrangement. The thermal treatment includes a first thermal cycle at a first temperature above 1200° C. for a duration of more than 3 hours, a subsequent second thermal cycle at a second temperature above 1000° C. for more than 2 hours, and a subsequent third thermal cycle and a third temperature above 700° C. for more than 12 hours. A manufactured component is also presented.

A suppressor having a body and a first connector half coupled to the body, wherein the first connector half includes a first component that includes at least one channel and a first surface; and wherein the body provides a second surface, wherein a gap between the first surface and the second surface defines at least one track; wherein the gun includes a second connector half comprising at least one protrusion, wherein the protrusion and channel have corresponding shapes that allow the protrusion to be inserted through the channel and into alignment with the track, wherein the first component may be rotated with respect to the protrusion and the body to bring the protrusion out of alignment with the channel so that the first and second surfaces clamp the protrusion to thereby secure the first connector half and second connector half with respect to each other.

The present invention relates to a Co-based alloy product including a polycrystal of a Co-based alloy, the Co-based alloy including: 0.001 mass %≤C<0.100 mass %; 9.0 mass %≤Cr<20.0 mass %; 2.0 mass %≤Al<5.0 mass %; 13.0 mass %≤W<20.0 mass %; and 39.0 mass %≤Ni<55.0 mass %, with the balance being Co and unavoidable impurities, in which the Co-based alloy product comprises segregated cells formed inside a crystal grain of the polycrystal, the segregated cells have an average size of 1 μm or larger and 100 μm or smaller, and the segregated cells contain Al and Cr, and a method for producing the Co-based alloy product.

The present invention provides an alloy for overlay welding with which an alumina barrier layer containing an Al oxide can be formed on a projection that is overlay welded on an inner surface of a reaction tube, and a reaction tube having a projection that is overlay welded on the inner surface as a stirring member. An alloy for overlay welding according to the present invention is an alloy for overlay welding that is to be used in overlay welding, and the alloy contains C in an amount of 0.2 mass % to 0.6 mass %, Si in an amount of more than 0 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Mn in an amount of more than 0 mass % to 0.6 mass % or less, Cr in an amount of 25 mass % to 35 mass %, Ni in an amount of 35 mass % to 50 mass %, Nb in an amount of 0.5 mass % to 2.0 mass %, Al in an amount of 3.0 mass % to 6.0 mass %, Y in an amount of 0.005 mass % to 0.05 mass %, wherein Y/Al is 0.002 or more to 0.015 or less; and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities.

Alloy with the composition (in wt. %) Ni 33.5-35.0%, Cr 26.0-28.0%, Mo 6.0-7.0%, Fe<33.5%, Mn 1.0-4.0%, Si<0.1%, Cu 0.5-1.5%, Al 0.01%-0.3%, C<0.01%, P<0.015%, S<0.01%, N 0.1-0.25%, B 0.001-0.004%, Se>0-1.0%, if required W<0.2%, Co<0.5%, Nb<0.2%, Ti<0.1%, and impurities from the melting process, is used as a welding-plating material in the area of thermal processing systems, in particular rubbish, biomass, sewage sludge and substitute fuel systems, wherein, after the build-up welding, in the operationally stressed state in a fully austenitic structural matrix, the welding-plating material forms a sigma phase and other hard particles in the weld material microstructure in a targeted manner.