Patent ID: 9700941
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B22F,B23K,B23P,F01D,F05D

Claim:
1. A method for replacing a removed damaged portion of a fully consolidated component for use in a turbine engine comprising: providing a powder coupon comprising powder particles that are at most partially sintered or are bonded together with a binder; applying a bonding agent to at least one of an outer mating surface of the component and an inner mating surface of the powder coupon; positioning the powder coupon over the component such that the inner mating surface of the powder coupon is located adjacent to the outer mating surface of the component with the bonding agent therebetween so as to form a replacement assembly comprising the component, the powder coupon, and the bonding agent; and applying heat to the replacement assembly, wherein the applied heat: wherein applying heat to the replacement assembly does not sinter materials forming the fully consolidated component and the shrinking of the powder coupon by the sintering of the powder particles effects a width of the shrunken powder coupon being generally equal to a width of the component.