Method for making a turbine blade having a wear resistant layer sintered to the blade tip surface
US4851188A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12139
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An abrasive, wear resistant layer is applied to the tip surface of a superalloy gas turbine blade by high temperature sintering operation which produces a high strength bond between the layer and the blade, minimizes gamma prime phase growth, and prevents recrystallization in the blade. Important features of the invention include removing plastic strain damage from the tip surface prior to the sintering operation, using induction heating techniques to sinter a layer of metal powder particles and ceramic particulates to the blade tip surface, and shielding the airfoil and root portion of the blade from the radiant heating source during the sintering operation while at the same time, conductively removing heat from the blade.
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