Process for repairing metallic pieces especially turbine blades of a gas turbine motor
View Patent ↗A process for repairing a metallic shroud of a gas turbine blade includes a step of removing a portion of an anti-wear layer to a removal depth that is greater than a depth of wear of the anti-wear layer. Further, the process includes a step of leaving a trace of the anti-wear layer to subsist, wherein the trace of the anti-wear layer extends at least in a re-entrant zone of the Z profile of the blade. The process also includes a step of depositing a new layer of anti-wear material on the trace of the anti-wear layer.
1. A process for repairing a metallic shroud of a gas turbine blade comprising an anti-wear layer of cobalt-based alloy over a metallic substrate, wherein said shroud has a leading edge and a trailing edge oriented transversely relative to a direction of flow of gas, the two edges being connected by two lateral edges that have a Z profile with two axial portions interconnected by a substantially transversal portion, said process comprising the steps of:
removing a portion of said anti-wear layer of cobalt-based alloy to a removal depth that is greater than a depth of wear of said anti-wear layer;
leaving a trace of said anti-wear layer of cobalt-based alloy to subsist above said metallic substrate, wherein said trace of said anti-wear layer extends at least in a re-entrant zone of the Z profile; and
applying drops of said cobalt-based alloy to contact said trace thereby soldering a new layer of anti-wear material of cobalt-based alloy on said trace of said anti-wear layer,
wherein said removing step is performed such that said trace has a shape that ensures that said drops of the cobalt-based alloy are not brought into a zone free of said trace of cobalt-based alloy.
2. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said blade is a mobile blade or stator vane.
3. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said removing step is performed with a grinding wheel placed so as to remove a preset thickness of material relative to the initial side of the surface of said anti-wear layer.
4. The process as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the grinding wheel comprises a Z profile.
5. The process as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising rectifying the grinding wheel continuously during the step of removing said portion of said anti-wear layer.
6. The process as claimed in claim 5 , comprising before said step of depositing said new layer of anti-wear material, cleaning said metallic shroud so as to eliminate any deposit of pollution and/or oxidation resulting from utilisation of the metallic shroud.
7. The process as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said cleaning comprises chemical cleaning followed by sand blasting.
8. The process as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said sand blasting is performed with a powder of low granulometry.
9. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said sand blasting is performed dry, with an entrainment air being at a pressure below that of air insufflated in orifices in said blade.
10. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a non-destructive control step of the shroud.
11. A process according to claim 1 ,
wherein said removing step is performed with a grinding wheel and said method further comprises a step of rectifying the grinding wheel during the step of removing said portion of said anti-wear layer.
12. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said step of removing is performed without removing said anti-wear layer down to the metallic substrate for any portion of said anti-wear layer, and such that said trace extends over the entire length of the anti-wear layer.