High gamma prime nickel based superalloy, its use, and method of manufacturing of turbine engine components
AssigneeLiburdi Engineering Limited
InventorsAlexander B. Goncharov, Joseph Liburdi, Paul Lowden
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Abstract
The specification relates to a high gamma prim nickel based superalloy, its use and a method of manufacturing of turbine engine components by welding, 3D additive manufacturing, casting and hot forming, and the superalloy comprises by wt %: from 9.0 to 10.5% Cr, from 16 to 22% Co, from 1.0 to 1.4% Mo, from 5.0 to 5.8% W, from 2.0 to 6.0% Ta, from 1.0 to 4.0% Nb provided that total content of Ta and Nb remains with a range from 3.0 to 7.0%, from 3.0 to 6.5% Al, from 0.2 to 1.5% Hf, from 0.01 to 0.2% C, from 0 to 1.0% Ge, from 0 to 1.0 wt. % Si, from 0 to 0.2 wt. % Y, from 0 to 0.015 wt. % B, from 1.5 to 3.5 wt. % Re, and nickel with impurities to balance.
Claims4
A gamma prime nickel-based superalloy, comprising by wt. %:
- Chromium from 9.0 to 10.5%,
- Cobalt from about 16 to 22%,
- Molybdenum from 1.0 to 1.4%,
- Tungsten from 5.0 to 5.8%,
- Tantalum from 2.0 to 6.0%,
- Niobium from 2.2 to 4.0%,
- Tantalum plus Niobium from 4.2 to 7.0%,
- Aluminum from 3.0 to 6.5%,
- Hafnium from 0.2 to 1.5%,
- Germanium from 0 to 1.0%,
- Yttrium from 0 to 0.2%,
- Silicon from 0.2 to 1.0%,
- Boron from 0 to 0.015%,
- Carbon from 0.01 to 0.2%,
- Rhenium from 1.5 to 3.5%, and
- Nickel with impurities to balance.
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