Claims
- 1. A consumable welding filler material for cladding alloys comprising a ductile metal and an alloying element in appropriate ratio to produce a hypereutectic during a welding process.
- 2. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 1 wherein said ductile metal comprises at least one of the group consisting of aluminum, nickel, iron, molybdenum, titanium, magnesium, stainless steel, and alloys of any of the foregoing.
- 3. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 2 wherein said ductile metal comprises at least 50% aluminum.
- 4. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 1 wherein said ductile metal further comprises a sheath which at least partially encapsulates said alloying element.
- 5. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 4 wherein said alloying element is in a state of at least one the group consisting of a solid, liquid, granular, powder, and gelatinous.
- 6. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 4 wherein said alloying element is selected from the group consisting of boron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, phosphorus, silicon, titanium, vanadium, tungsten, zirconium, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen.
- 7. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 6 wherein said alloying element comprises at least one oxide.
- 8. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 6 wherein said alloying element comprises at least one carbide.
- 9. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 6 wherein said alloying element comprises at least one intermetallic compound.
- 10. A consumable welding filler material in accordance with claim 6 wherein said alloying element comprises at least one nitride.
- 11. A consumable welding filler material for cladding alloys comprising:
a. a metal sheath comprising aluminum; and b. an inner core material comprising silicon in an amount of greater than 12.6 wt. % so that a hypereutectic is produced when said consumable welding filler material is melted during a welding process.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to another application filed on even date herewith and entitled “ALUMINUM ALLOYS HAVING IMPROVED SURFACE PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME”, Docket No. 0798.0, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Government Interests
[0002] The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to contract no. DE-AC05-000R22725 between the United States Department of Energy and UT-Battelle, LLC.