Brazing of SiC to a wrought nickel-based superalloy using CoFeNi(Si, B)CrTi filler metal

Newly-developed CoFeNi(Si, B)CrTi brazing filler metal was used for joining of SiC to a wrought nickel-based superalloy (GH3044). The brazing alloy was fabricated into brazing foils by a rapid solidifying technique, and the brazing temperature was fixed at 1150 degrees C. The SiC/GH3044 joints using single interlayer Ni or triple interlayers of Ni/W/Ni showed very low strength, and this was because the Ni severely interfered with the normal reactions between the SiC and the brazing alloy. When using triple interlayers of Kovar/W/Ni for the SiC/GH3044 joining, the joint strength was remarkably elevated to 62.5-64.6 MPa. Kovar has a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Moreover, when Kovar was used as an interlayer neighboured to the brazed SiC, it basically ensured the normal interfacial reactions between the brazed SiC and the used brazing alloy. These two factors should account for the improvement of the joint strength. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.