COMPONENT: Seal
APPLICATION: Next Generation Narrow Body Commercial Aircraft
MATERIAL: Dissimilar Nickel Alloys
DIMENSIONS: ø16” x 2”L
KEY MANUFACTURING PROCESS:

• Precision machining
• Complex fabrication
• Electron Beam welding
• Heat treatment
• Vacuum furnace brazing
• Honeycomb brazing
• Precision cleaning and etching
• NDT processes
  • FPI
  • X-Ray
• Inspection
  • CMM

FEATURES:

• Complex 4-axis precision machining
• Dissimilar alloy welding
• Thin wall machining (0.050″)
• Severe distortion during brazing and heat treatment (solution treatment + aging)

NOTES:

• Concurrent process development during design development
• High involvement in DFM efforts to reduce cost and improve manufacturability