A turbine system including a sealing component is presented. The sealing component includes a ceramic material. The ceramic material includes grains having an average grain size of less than 10 microns. A turbine shroud assembly including the sealing component is also presented.

A method of fabricating a ceramic turbine blade, the method includes selective melting on a powder bed in order to obtain a blade mold cavity in a mold, a ceramic-based suspension is provided, the suspension is introduced into the blade mold cavity, the suspension is subjected to a gelation step in the mold cavity in order to obtain a blade suitable for being extracted from the mold cavity, and the blade is extracted from the mold cavity.

During a material removal method, a component is received that includes a component body and a coating on the component body. The component body includes metallic first material. The coating includes second material that is different from the first material. A solution is received that includes nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. At least a portion of the coating is subjected to the solution in order to remove at least some of the second material from the component.

Protected aerospace components are provided and contain a nanolaminate film stack disposed on a surface of an aerospace component, where the nanolaminate film stack comprises alternating layers of a chromium-containing layer and a second deposited layer. The chromium-containing layer can include metallic chromium, chromium oxide, chromium nitride, chromium carbide, chromium silicide, or any combination thereof.

A coating on a substrate is disclosed having layers including yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and yttrium aluminum monoclinic (YAM).

A slidable component including a wear-resistant coating includes a slidable component, and a wear-resistant coating provided on a slide surface of the slidable component. The wear-resistant coating includes metal particles deposited on the side surface of the slidable component, and containing Ni, Co and Cr, and a first oxide layer covering surfaces of the metal particles, containing an Al oxide as its main component, and containing a Y oxide.

The present invention relates to a fire resistant fan casing for a gas turbine engine. The casing has a projection such as a reinforcing rib or a mounting pad. The projection comprises at least one shell portion formed of a fiber/plastic composite material encasing a core of fire resistant material such as a metallic material or a ceramic matrix composite material.

A piston seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal composed of a nickel-based superalloy; a component in contact with the seal and defining a seal-counterface; and a coating on the seal at the seal-counterface, wherein the coating is a metal alloy binder phase and a hard particle phase distributed through the binder phase.

A gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotating components housed within a compressor section and a turbine section. A first tap is connected to the compressor section and configured to deliver air at a first pressure. A heat exchanger is connected downstream of the first tap. A flowpath is defined between a rotating surface and a non-rotating surface. The flowpath is connected downstream of the heat exchanger and is configured to deliver air to at least one of the plurality of rotating components. At least a portion of the non-rotating surface and the rotating surface includes a base metal. An insulation material is disposed on a surface along the flowpath.

An article may include a substrate defining at least one at least partially obstructed surface. The substrate includes at least one of a ceramic or a ceramic matrix composite. The article also may include a multilayer, multi-microstructure environmental barrier coating on the at least partially obstructed substrate. The multilayer, multi-microstructure environmental barrier coating includes a first layer comprising a rare earth disilicate and a substantially dense microstructure; and a second layer on the first layer. The second layer includes a columnar microstructure and at least one of a rare earth monosilicate or a thermal barrier coating composition comprising a base oxide comprising zirconia or hafnia; a primary dopant comprising ytterbia; a first co-dopant comprising samaria; and a second co-dopant comprising at least one of lutetia, scandia, ceria, gadolinia, neodymia, or europia.