Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods of manufacturing metallic welding wires and the metallic welding wires formed thereby. A method of manufacturing a metallic welding wire includes filling a mold with a metallic powder, the metallic powder filling one or more narrow elongated tubes within the mold, and heat treating the tubes filled with the metallic powder, thereby forming a solid metallic welding wire within each tube.

Abstract: A leaf seal for sealing a shaft rotating about an axis, in particular in a gas turbine, includes a plurality of spaced-apart leaves arranged in a concentric circle around the axis and fixed in position by brazing, the leaves having surfaces oriented essentially parallel to the axis. The leaves are brazed to one another via intermediate spacers made of a brazing foil, so that a brazed joint is produced by brazing alloy from the brazing foils. The brazing temperature may be set to an optimum value just above the solidus temperature of the brazing foil, at which partial melting of the brazing foil occurs and penetration of liquid brazing alloy into the gap between the leaves is avoided.

Abstract: A leaf seal for sealing a shaft rotating about an axis, in particular in a gas turbine, includes a plurality of spaced-apart leaves arranged in a concentric circle around the axis and fixed in position by brazing, the leaves having surfaces oriented essentially parallel to the axis. The leaves are brazed to one another via intermediate spacers made of a brazing foil, so that a brazed joint is produced by brazing alloy from the brazing foils. The brazing temperature may be set to an optimum value just above the solidus temperature of the brazing foil, at which partial melting of the brazing foil occurs and penetration of liquid brazing alloy into the gap between the leaves is avoided.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method for fabricating, modifying or repairing of single crystal or directionally solidified articles. Two single crystal or directionally solidified prefabricated parts are joint by isothermally brazing using a brazing material. After that an epitaxial or non-epitaxial layer on the surface of the created article and of the braze joint is applied using a laser metal forming process.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method for fabricating, modifying or repairing of single crystal (SX) or directionally solidified (DS) articles (1). Two single crystal (SX) or directionally solidified (DS) prefabricated parts are joint by isothermally brazing using a brazing material. After that an epitaxial or non-epitaxial layer on the surface of the created article (1) and of the braze joint is applied using a laser metal forming process.