IP Library Granted Patent US 8,168,289
Granted Patent B2
US 8,168,289 · App. 10/836,560 · Granted May 1, 2012

Component having wear coating applied by cold spray process

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Patent No.
US 8,168,289
App. No.
10/836,560
Granted
May 1, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A component ( 10 ) including a substrate material ( 12 ) and a wear alloy coating ( 14 ) applied to the substrate by a cold spray process. Particles of the wear alloy coating material ( 16 ) are directed toward a target surface ( 18 ) of the substrate at a velocity sufficiently high for the particles to deform and to adhere to the target surface. The size and/or composition of the particles may be varied during the cold spray process to produce a coating with a varying property across the depth of the coating. Particles of the wear alloy material may be applied by cold spraying along with particles of a second material such as a lubricant or a ceramic material. For Group 5 hard facing materials, the size and distribution of the embedded carbide nodules may be controlled by controlling the selection of the carbide particles being sprayed. The cold spray process permits a wear alloy coating to be applied proximate a brazed joint or over a directionally stabilized or single crystal material without degrading the underlying material.

Claims (30)

1. A component comprising:

a substrate; and

a coating material comprising particles of a wear alloy material and a second material different than the wear alloy material, wherein the particles are deformed and adhered to the substrate by a cold spray process, wherein a size range of the wear alloy material particles varies across a depth of the coating material to provide the coating material with a varying property across its depth.

2. The component of claim 1 , wherein the wear alloy material particles comprise carbide particles and the size range of the carbide particles varies across the depth of the coating material.

3. The component of claim 1 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a lubricant material applied by the cold spray process.

4. The component of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises a ceramic material.

5. A component comprising:

a substrate; and

a coating material comprising particles of a wear alloy material and a second material different than the wear alloy material, wherein the particles are deformed and adhered to the substrate by a cold spray process, wherein a concentration of the wear alloy material relative to the second material varies across a depth of the coating material to provide the coating material with a varying property across its depth.

6. The component of claim 5 , wherein the particles of wear alloy material comprise carbide particles.

7. The component of claim 5 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a lubricant material applied by the cold spray process.

8. The component of claim 5 , wherein the second material comprises a ceramic material.

9. A component comprising:

a substrate comprising a surface comprising single crystal material; and

a coating material comprising particles of a wear alloy material applied to the substrate surface by a cold spray process at a velocity sufficiently high to cause the particles to adhere to the surface without causing recrystallization of the single crystal material.

10. The component of claim 9 , wherein the particles of wear alloy material comprise carbide particles.

11. The component of claim 9 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a lubricant material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

12. The component of claim 9 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a ceramic material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

13. A component comprising:

a substrate comprising a surface comprising directionally solidified material; and

a coating material comprising particles of a wear alloy material applied to the substrate surface by a cold spray process at a velocity sufficiently high to cause the particles to adhere to the surface without causing recrystallization of the directionally solidified material.

14. The component of claim 13 , wherein the particles of wear alloy material comprise carbide particles.

15. The component of claim 13 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a lubricant material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

16. The component of claim 13 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a ceramic material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

17. A component comprising:

a substrate comprising a surface comprising a brazed joint; and

a coating material comprising particles of a wear alloy material applied to the substrate surface proximate the brazed joint by a cold spray process at a velocity sufficiently high to cause the particles to adhere to the surface without degrading metallurgical properties of the brazed joint.

18. The component of claim 17 , wherein the particles of wear alloy material comprise carbide particles.

19. The component of claim 17 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a lubricant material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

20. The component of claim 17 , wherein the coating material further comprises particles of a ceramic material applied to the substrate surface by the cold spray process.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2009
From: SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC.
To: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 022488/0630 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2005
From: SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION
To: SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 017000/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2004
From: SETH, BRIJ B.; WAGNER, GREGG P.
To: SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015289/0931 →