Tip material for a turbine blade and method of manufacturing or repairing a tip of a turbine blade
AssigneeAlstom Power N.V.
InventorsJohn Fernihough, Maxim Konter, Andreas Bogli
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Abstract
A tip material for a turbine blade or for repairing a damaged tip of a turbine blade having a metallic coating, the material used for the tip is equivalent in composition to the metallic coating material used for the turbine blade. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing or repairing a tip of a turbine blade having a metallic coating by reforming the blade tip with a material equivalent in composition to the metallic coating material used for the turbine blade by bonding the material to the damaged tip.
Claims5
The tip material for a turbine blade or for repairing a damaged tip of a turbine blade having a metallic coating material,
- wherein the material used for the tip is equivalent in composition to the metallic coating material used for the turbine blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.