Niobium-silicide based composites resistant to low temperature pesting
US6419765B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C27/02
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A niobium-silicide refractory metal intermetallic composite having enhanced material characteristics, such as oxidation resistance, creep resistance, and toughness, and turbine components made therefrom. The composite comprises between about 14 atomic percent and about 26 atomic percent titanium; between about 1 atomic percent and about 4 atomic percent hafnium; up to about 6 atomic percent tantalum; between about 12 atomic percent and about 22 atomic percent silicon; up to about 5 atomic percent germanium; up to about 4 atomic percent boron; between about 7 atomic percent and about 14 atomic percent chromium; up to about 3 atomic percent iron; up to about 2 atomic percent aluminum; between about 1 atomic percent and about 3 atomic percent tin; up to about 2 atomic percent tungsten; up to about 2 atomic percent molybdenum; and a balance of niobium, wherein a ratio of a sum of atomic percentages of niobium and tantalum present in said niobium silicide refractory intermetallic composite to a sum of atomic percentages of titanium and hafnium present in said niobium silicide refractory intermetallic composite has a value between about 1.4 and about 2.2 (i.e.,1.4<(Nb+Ta):(Ti+Hf)<2.2).
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