Patent classifications
C22C19/056
ROTORS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSORS AND LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE OF A GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
A method for producing a rotary disk/blisk for a high-pressure compressor or a high-speed turbine and to a corresponding geared turbofan engine. The method involves providing a Ni base alloy comprising, in % by weight, 15.5-16.5 Cr, 14.0-15.5 Co, 4.75-5.25 Ti, 2.75-3.25 Mo. 2.25-2.75 Al, 1.00-1.50 W, as well as optionally 0.0250-0.0500 Zr, 0.0100-0.0200 B, 0.0100-0.0200 C, remainder Ni. The base alloy is shaped by forging to obtain a preform of the disk/blisk, the final contour thereof being produced by electrical discharge machining or electrochemical machining.
PRODUCTION METHOD FOR RING-ROLLED MATERIAL OF Fe-Ni-BASED SUPERALLOY
A method for producing a ring-rolled material of an Fe—Ni based superalloy, which has a high circularity, can inhibit AGG, and can inhibit grain growth. A method for producing a ring-rolled material of an Fe—Ni based superalloy having a composition of an Alloy 718 comprises: a finishing ring rolling step of heating a ring-shaped material for ring rolling having the composition, in a temperature range of 900° C. to 980° C., and performing finishing ring rolling; and a circularity correcting step of correcting an ellipticalness of the ring-rolled material that has been rolled in the finishing ring rolling step, while expanding a diameter of the ring-rolled material by using a ring expander including a pipe-expanding cone and a pipe-expanding die, wherein the ring-rolled material that has been rolled in the finishing ring rolling step is subjected to circularity correction without being reheated or after having been heated to up to 960° C.
HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
A method for producing a high temperature component includes a shaping step of shaping a powder compact of a desired high temperature component shape using a specific powder shaping method, from an alloy powder of γ′ precipitation strengthening-type Ni-based alloy, and a crystal grain coarsening step of coarsening a crystal grain size of the powder compact by heat treatment, wherein the powder compact contains 0.002% or more and 0.07% or less of C, and 5.40% or more and 8.40% or less of Al+Ti by mass percentage.
CORROSION-RESISTANT, HIGH-HARDNESS ALLOY COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
Provided is a corrosion-resistant, high-hardness alloy composition, which realizes both corrosion resistance and high hardness by using a Ni—Co—Cr—Mo-based alloy and optimizing the chemical composition, heat treatment conditions and processing conditions thereof, and a method for producing that alloy composition. The alloy composition is an alloy composition comprising 15.5% by weight to 16.5% by weight of Cr, 7.5% by weight to 15.5% by weight of Mo, 0% by weight to 30% by weight of Co, 4.5% by weight to 15% by weight of Fe and 0.5% by weight to 4.0% by weight of Cu, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidably included elements, wherein the crystal phase consists only of a γ phase and the Vickers hardness at room temperature is 500 HV or more. The alloy composition is obtained by subjecting an ingot of an alloy having the aforementioned composition to homogenization treatment for 4 hours to 24 hours at 1100° C. to 1300° C., followed by subjecting to cold processing at a compression rate of 30% to 60% and then to aging treatment for 0.5 hours to 3 hours over a temperature range of 300° C. to 600° C.
Heat treatments for improved ductility of Ni—Cr—Co—Mo—Ti—Al alloys
In a method for heat treating alloy compositions within UNS N07028 the alloy composition is heated at a temperature between 1550° F. and 1750° F. for at least two hours, and then heated at a lower temperature between 1300° F. and 1550° F. for at least two hours. The alloy composition may be heated at a temperature between 1850° F. and 1950° F. for at least one hour before heating the alloy composition at a temperature between 1550° F. and 1750° F.
Manufacturing method for material for ring rolling
A manufacturing method provides a high-quality material for ring rolling. The manufacturing method of the material for ring rolling includes a step of heating a disk-shaped material for hot forging to a hot working temperature, a step of arranging the material for hot forging onto a lower die having a convex portion with a truncated conical shape, a step of forming a thin portion by pressing a center portion of the material for hot forging by using an upper die having a convex portion with a truncated conical shape, and a step of manufacturing a material for ring rolling by removing the thin portion wherein a center of gravity on a half section of the material for ring rolling is located so as to be closer to an outer peripheral surface of the half section than a center of the half section in a thickness direction of the half section.
Thermal barrier materials and coatings with low heat capacity and low thermal conductivity
Thermal barrier materials are provided that possess low heat capacity and low thermal conductivity, while at the same time, high structural integrity and robustness. In some embodiments, the disclosed coating comprises metal-containing spheres that are sintered or glued together and/or embedded in a matrix. The coating has at least 60% void volume fraction and closed porosity. The coating thickness is from 50 microns to 500 microns, and the metal spheres have an average diameter that is from about 5% to about 30% of the coating thickness. In some embodiments, the metal spheres have an average diameter that is 4-10 times smaller than the coating thickness. Thermal barrier materials with these coatings can be beneficial in engine applications, for example.
Ni-based single crystal superalloy
Provided is a Ni-based single crystal superalloy containing 6% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less of Cr, 0.4% by mass or more and 3.0% by mass or less of Mo, 6% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of W, 4.0% by mass or more and 6.5% by mass or less of Al, 0% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of Nb, 8% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less of Ta, 0% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less of Hf, 0.01% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less of Si, and 0% by mass or more and 0.04% by mass or less of Zr, and optionally containing at least one element selected from B, C, Y, La, Ce, and V, with a balance being Ni and inevitable impurities.
High strength Ni—Cr—Mo—W—Nb—Ti welding product and method of welding and weld deposit using the same
A welding filler metal or a welding filler metal product having, in weight percent: 17.0-23.0% chromium, 5.0-12.0% molybdenum, 3.0-11.0% tungsten, 3.0-5.0% niobium, 0-2.0% tantalum, 1.2-3.0% titanium, 0.005-1.50% aluminum, 0.0005-0.100% carbon, <2.0% iron, <5.0% cobalt, and balance nickel wherein the nickel is 56.0-65.0%. A weld deposit formed from the welding filler metal has a minimum yield strength in the as-welded condition of at least 72 ksi (496 MPa). Also, a weld deposit and a method of forming a weld deposit comprising, in weight percent: 17.0-23.0% chromium, 5.0-12.0% molybdenum, 3.0-11.0% tungsten, 3.0-5.0% niobium, 0-2.0% tantalum, 1.2-3.0% titanium, 0.005-1.50% aluminum, 0.0005-0.100% carbon, <8.0% iron, <5.0% cobalt, and balance nickel wherein the nickel is 56.0-65.0%. The weld deposit has a minimum yield strength in the as-welded condition of at least 72 ksi (496 MPa).
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TURBINE ENGINE PART
The production method comprises the steps for producing a preform by selective melting, the preform comprising an assembly surface to be brazed to the part to be repaired and containing a brazing material, and then assembling the preform to the turbine engine part by diffusion brazing. The thermal amplitude of the main transformation peak (A1) of the brazing material used to make the preform must at least be twice that of each of the respective thermal amplitudes of the secondary transformation peaks (A2, A3) of this brazing material.