Substrate stabilization of superalloys protected by an aluminum-rich coating
US6447932B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1259
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A coating system and method for forming the coating system on an article designed for use in a hostile environment, such as the superalloy turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The method employs a nitrided zone in the surface of the superalloy substrate to inhibit the formation of deleterious topologically-close packed (TCP) phases in the substrate when protected by an aluminum-rich coating and optionally a thermal insulating ceramic layer. Superalloys of particular interest are those containing significant levels of TCP phase-forming elements, such as tungsten, rhenium, tantalum, molybdenum and chromium.
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