A unidirectionally solidified article repair method according to one embodiment includes a step of forming a groove part overlapping only on one of a plurality of crystal grain boundaries in a base material made of a unidirectionally solidified alloy in which the plurality of crystal grain boundaries are aligned in one direction, and a step of forming a welded part having a metal composition similar to that of the base material by a metal used in welding with the base material in the groove part.

Methods for creating a cast component, along with the resulting cast components, are provided. The method may include heating a mold having a cavity therein; supplying a first molten metal material into the cavity of the mold such that the first molten metal material is directed to a first portion of the cavity of the mold; supplying a second molten metal material into the cavity of the mold such that the second molten metal material is directed to a second portion of the cavity of the mold, wherein the first molten metal material is compositionally different than the second molten metal material; and thereafter, allowing the first molten metal material and the second molten metal material to form the cast component.

A method of manufacturing a wing element that is provided inside a gas turbine and through which a fluid passes and a method of manufacturing a blade are provided. The method of manufacturing the wing element includes preforming the wing element; disposing the wing element inside a mold; sequentially melting the wing element inside the mold along one direction using a heating device; and solidifying the melted wing element using a cooling device.

Methods for processing bonded dual alloy rotors are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a bonded dual alloy rotor including rotor blades bonded to a hub disk. The rotor blades and hub disk are composed of different alloys. A minimum processing temperature (T.sub.DISK_PROCESS_MIN) for the hub disk and a maximum critical temperature for the rotor blades (T.sub.BLADE_MAX) is established such that T.sub.BLADE_MAX is less than T.sub.DIsK_PROCESS_MIN. A differential heat treatment process is then performed during which the hub disk is heated to processing temperatures equal to or greater than T.sub.DISK_PROCESS_MIN, while at least a volumetric majority of each of the rotor blades is maintained at temperatures below T.sub.BLADE_MAX. Such a targeted differential heat treatment process enables desired metallurgical properties (e.g., precipitate hardening) to be created within the hub disk, while preserving the high temperature properties of the rotor blades and any blade coating present thereon.

Methods for processing bonded dual alloy rotors are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a bonded dual alloy rotor including rotor blades bonded to a hub disk. The rotor blades and hub disk are composed of different alloys. A minimum processing temperature (T.sub.DISK_PROCESS_MIN) for the hub disk and a maximum critical temperature for the rotor blades (T.sub.BLADE_MAX) is established such that T.sub.BLADE_MAX is less than T.sub.DISK_PROCESS_MIN. A differential heat treatment process is then performed during which the hub disk is heated to processing temperatures equal to or greater than T.sub.DISK_PROCESS_MIN, while at least a volumetric majority of each of the rotor blades is maintained at temperatures below T.sub.BLADE_MAX. Such a targeted differential heat treatment process enables desired metallurgical properties (e.g., precipitate hardening) to be created within the hub disk, while preserving the high temperature properties of the rotor blades and any blade coating present thereon.

The main object of the invention is a rotor blade (18) for a rotor disk of a turbine of an aeronautical turbomachine including, in a radial direction (23) from inside to outside, a blade foot root, a support, a platform and a rotor vane (30), where the root is connected to the support by a neck (40), characterised by the fact that the neck (40) has a curvilinear profile defining, in a section in a plane perpendicular to the radial direction (23), a curved shape, and in that the said neck section (40) thus overlaps at least 75% of the section of the rotor vane (30), as a projection of the sections of the neck (40) and of the rotor vane (30) in a plane perpendicular to the radial direction (23), where the section of the rotor vane (30) joins with the platform.

A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section, and a compressor section including a low pressure compressor and a second compressor section, and a turbine section including a fan drive turbine and a high pressure turbine. The fan drive turbine drives the low pressure compressor and a gear arrangement to drive the fan section. A core split power ratio is provided by power input to the high pressure compressor divided by a power input to the low pressure compressor measured in horsepower.

A nanocellular single crystal nickel based material is provided having a thermal diffusivity in the range of 0.0002 cm{circumflex over ()}2/s to 0.02 cm{circumflex over ()}2/s and a thermal conductivity in the range of 0.024 W/mK to 9.4 W/mK. The nanocellular single crystal nickel based material may be used to form turbine engine components. The nanocellular single crystal nickel based material may be produced by providing a first solution containing a nickel precursor and deionized water, providing a second solution containing a structure controlling polymer/surfactant and an alcohol, mixing the first and second solutions into a solution containing a reducing agent to form a third solution, and processing the third solution to create the nanocellular single crystal based material.

A method of manufacturing a component includes additively manufacturing a crucible; directionally solidifying a metal material within the crucible; and removing the crucible to reveal the component. A component for a gas turbine engine includes a directionally solidified metal material component, the directionally solidified metal material component having been additively manufactured of a metal material concurrently with a core, the metal material having been remelted and directionally solidified.

A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan having a plurality of fan blades, and a nacelle surrounding the plurality of fan blades, a compressor section including a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the low pressure compressor including a plurality of stages, and the high pressure compressor including 6 or more stages. A turbine section includes a fan drive turbine that drives the fan section through a gear arrangement, and including a second turbine that drives the high pressure compressor. A power ratio is provided by the combination of a first power input of the low pressure compressor and a second power input of the high pressure compressor, the power ratio defined by the second power input divided by the first power input, and the power ratio is less than or equal to 1.0