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US 12,709,815 B2Granted
Nickel-chromium-aluminum composite by electrodeposition
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsLei Chen, William J. Brindley, Monika D. Kinstler
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Abstract
An electrodeposited nickel-chromium-aluminum (Ni—Cr—Al) composite including nickel-chromium alloy and aluminum, and alloys or compounds formed by Al, Cr and Ni applied on turbine components comprises from 2 to 50 wt % chromium, from 0.1 to 6 wt % aluminum, and a remaining balance of nickel, wherein the Ni—Cr—Al composite is heat-treated to form an aluminum compound and to restore materials lost during repair processes of the turbine components.
Claims5
A coated article, comprising:
- a turbine component;
- a Ni—Cr—Al composite coated on a surface of the turbine component, the Ni—Cr—Al composite including a Ni—Cr coating on the turbine component and an aluminum coating on the Ni—Cr coating, wherein the Ni—Cr coating comprises from 2-50 wt % chromium and the balance of nickel;
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- a bond coat on the aluminum coating;
- wherein the Ni—Cr—Al composite coated on the surface comprises from 2 to 50 wt % chromium, from 0.1 to 6 wt % aluminum, and a remaining balance of nickel, wherein the Ni—Cr—Al composite is heat-treated to form a diffused Ni—Cr—Al alloy between the Ni—Cr coating and the aluminum coating that includes an aluminum compound formed between nickel and aluminum;
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- wherein the heat-treated diffused Ni—Cr—Al alloy on the surface of the turbine component includes aluminum diffused from the aluminum coating to the Ni—Cr coating to form a Ni—Cr—Al zone, and chromium diffused from the Ni—Cr coating to the aluminum coating, and Ni and Cr from the Ni—Cr coating diffused through the aluminum coating and into the bond coat, and Ni and Cr diffused from the Ni—Cr coating into the surface of the turbine component;
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- wherein the surface of the turbine component includes an Ni—Cr alloy and aluminum wherein the Ni—Cr—Al alloy is thicker than 250 μm.
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