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Abrasive airfoil tip

US8807955B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2011
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airfoil comprises a substrate, a residual abrasive coating and a supplemental abrasive coating. The substrate extends along a tip section of the airfoil, from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The residual abrasive coating comprises a two-phase abrasive and metal matrix material bonded to the substrate, on the tip section of the airfoil. The supplemental abrasive coating comprises a two-phase abrasive and metal matrix material bonded to the residual abrasive coating and to the substrate adjacent the residual abrasive coating, on the tip section of the airfoil. The supplemental abrasive coating restores the airfoil to a nominal tip height in the tip section.

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