Protective tip for a titanium blade and a method of brazing such a tip
US4795313A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49337
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A protective tip (5) for a titanium steam-turbine blade (1), comprises 28% to 40% TiC, 12% to 26% Cr+Co, 1% to 6% Mo, 3% to 8% Ni 0.3% to 1.5% Cu and a balance of Fe. The tip (5) is brazed to the blade (1) by interposing a copper-based strip (6) having a thickness lying between 7/100 mm and 15/100 mm therebetween, then raising the temperature of the blade (1) and its tip (5) to between 900.degree. C. and 950.degree. C. in a vacuum or inert atmosphere oven. This temperature is maintained for a period of between thirty minutes and seventy-five minutes, and the oven is allowed to cool to ambient temperature. Optimal brazing also serves to harden the tip (5) possesses very good resistance to abrasion by water droplets.
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