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App. No. 19/645,621

Method of Brazing Golf Club Components

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19/645,621
Abstract

A method of brazing golf club components composed of dissimilar materials, and particularly titanium and steel materials, is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of preparing surfaces of the components for brazing, applying to at least one of the surfaces a nickel-based filler, fixturing each of the first and second golf club components within a vacuum brazing furnace so that the surfaces face one another, and performing at least one brazing cycle within the vacuum brazing furnace.

Claims (30)

1 . A method for joining golf club head components, the method comprising:

applying a nickel-based filler material to an attachment surface of a first component of the golf club head composed of a first material to create a nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the first component of the golf club head;

applying the nickel-based filler material to an attachment surface of a second component of the golf club head composed of a second material to create a nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the second component of the golf club head, wherein the second material is different from the first material;

fixturing, within a vacuum brazing furnace, the nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the first golf club component to face the nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the second golf club component; and

performing at least one brazing cycle within the vacuum brazing furnace to braze the first component to the second component.

2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the nickel-based filler is selected from the group consisting of BNi-2, BNi- 7 , and BNi-9.

3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first material is a titanium alloy and the second material is an iron alloy.

4 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first material is a titanium alloy and the second material is a tungsten alloy.

5 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first material is a tungsten alloy and the second material is an iron alloy.

6 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising wetting the first attachment surface.

7 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first component is a face component composed of a titanium alloy, and wherein the second component is a body component composed of a steel material.

8 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first component is a wood-type golf club face component and the second component is a wood-type golf club body component.

9 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first component is an iron-type golf club face component and the second component is an iron-type golf club body component.

10 . A method for joining golf club head components, the method comprising:

applying a copper-based filler material to an attachment surface of a first component of the golf club head composed of a first material to create a copper-based filler material attachment surface of the first component of the golf club head;

applying the copper-based filler material to an attachment surface of a second component of the golf club head composed of a second material to create a copper-based filler material attachment surface of the second component of the golf club head, wherein the second material is different from the first material;

fixturing, within a vacuum brazing furnace, the copper-based filler material attachment surface of the first golf club component to face the copper-based filler material attachment surface of the second golf club component; and

performing at least one brazing cycle within the vacuum brazing furnace to braze the first component to the second component.

11 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the copper-based filler is selected from the group consisting of copper and a copper alloy composed of copper, manganese and nickel.

12 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first material is a titanium alloy and the second material is an iron alloy.

13 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first material is a titanium alloy and the second material is a tungsten alloy.

14 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first material is a tungsten alloy and the second material is an iron alloy.

15 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising wetting the first attachment surface.

16 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first component is a face component composed of a titanium alloy, and wherein the second component is a body component composed of a steel material.

17 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first component is a wood-type golf club face component and the second component is a wood-type golf club body component.

18 . The method according to claim 10 wherein the first component is an iron-type golf club face component and the second component is an iron-type golf club body component.

19 . A method for joining golf club head components, the method comprising:

applying a nickel-based filler material to an attachment surface of a first component of the golf club head composed of a first material to create a nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the first component of the golf club head;

fixturing, within a vacuum brazing furnace, the nickel-based filler material attachment surface of the first golf club component to face an attachment surface of a second golf club component; and

performing at least one brazing cycle within the vacuum brazing furnace to braze the first component to the second component to form a golf club head.