Field repairable high temperature smooth wear coating
US6827969B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A chemical composition and method for repairing a thermal barrier coating on a component designed for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The method repairs a thermal barrier coating on a component that has suffered localized damage to the thermal barrier coating. After cleaning the surface area of the component exposed by the localized spallation, a mixture of a ceramic composition comprising a ceramic powder in a binder is applied, preferably by spraying, to the surface area of the component. The binder is then allowed to dry to form a dried coating. Upon subsequent heating, the dried coating reacts to produce a ceramic-containing repair coating, wherein the coating comprises the ceramic powder in a matrix of a material formed when the binder was reacted. The binder is preferably a ceramic precursor material that can be converted immediately to a ceramic or allowed to thermally decompose over time to form a ceramic. The repair method can be performed while the component remains installed, e.g., in a gas turbine engine. The chemical composition is a liquid mixture that comprises ceramic material in at l…
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