A metallurgical process using a very high temperature Mo-Ru brazing filler alloy to join a controlled porous tungsten cathode button and a single-crystalline molybdenum cathode body for microwave tubes manufacture was developed † . The Mo-Ru brazing alloy was obtained by mixing and milling powders in the eutectic composition with a binder, and a braze paste was applied on the surface cathode parts. Brazing was performed in two temperatures by using a resistive dry hydrogen cold wall furnace for 10 minutes: at 1890 °C and 1967 °C. It was observed a fillability by the Mo-Ru system only in the tests performed in temperatures above 1967°C. The brazed samples were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled to Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy. It was observed absence of microstructural defects in the interface between the tungsten porous and dense molybdenum joint. Stress-strain tests, followed by SEM analysis were performed to determine the mechanical behavior of the brazing joining. The results indicate the origin region of the cracking and show an intergranular propagation; some evidence as grain cleavage indicates a brittle failure behavior.
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