Patent ID: 11897228
Assignee: DMC GLOBAL INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A cladded article comprising:
a first metallic layer;
a clad layer, the clad layer comprising:
a first clad layer region having a first clad layer thickness in a thickness direction of the clad layer; and
a second clad layer region having a second clad layer thickness in the thickness direction of the clad layer; wherein:

the second clad layer thickness is greater than the first clad layer thickness;
a first solid-state welding interface region positioned between the clad layer and the first metallic layer,
the second clad layer region comprises a projecting for forming a joint with another article;
the clad layer has a higher melting point than the first metallic layer;
the clad layer is formed of a material comprising tantalum or a tantalum alloy;
the second clad layer region comprises a plurality of foils; and
a foil of the plurality of foils is formed of a material comprising tantalum or a tantalum alloy.