Strontium titanium oxides and abradable coatings made therefrom
View Patent ↗Abradable coatings are provided. The coatings comprise SrTiO in combination with a ceramic, such as ytrria stabilized zirconia, or SrTiO in combination with an MCrAlX, such as NiCoCrAlY. The abradable coatings are suitable for use in high temperature environments found in gas turbine engines. Also provided are metal articles coated with such coatings, and abradable assemblies.
1. A powder coating composition comprising strontium titanium oxide and a ceramic, wherein the strontium titanium oxide comprises 25-60 wt. % Sr 2 TiO 4 and 40-75 wt. % Sr 3 Ti 2 O 7 .
2. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the strontium titanium oxide is a crystal.
3. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the strontium titanium oxide has a particle size of 1-120 micrometers.
4. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic has a particle size of 10-120 micrometers.
5. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the strontium titanium oxide and/or ceramic particles are agglomerations of submicron though micron sized powder.
6. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 5-75 wt. % strontium titanium oxide and 25-95 wt. % ceramic, based on the weight of the coating composition.
7. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic is stabilized zirconia.
8. The powder coating of claim 7 , wherein the zirconia is stabilized with a compound selected from the group consisting of yttria, ceria, calcia, magnesia and mixtures thereof.
9. The powder coating of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic comprises a component selected from the group consisting of alumina, calcia, silicon nitride, magnesia, mullite, silicon dioxide, zirconium dioxide, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, boron nitride and mixtures thereof.
10. The powder coating of claim 1 , further comprising a binder.
11. A powder coating composition comprising strontium titanium oxide and one or more metals and/or metal alloys, wherein the strontium titanium oxide comprises 25-60 wt. % Sr 9 TiO 4 and 40-75 wt. % Sr 3 Ti 2 O 7 .
12. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein the strontium titanium oxide has a particle size of 15-120 micrometers.
13. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein the particle size of the metal and/or metal alloy 1-125 micrometers.
14. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein the strontium titanium oxide and/or metal/metal alloy particles are agglomerations of submicron though micron sized powder.
15. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein the composition comprises 40-90 wt. % strontium titanium oxide and 10-60 wt. % metal and/or metal alloy, based on the weight of the coating composition.
16. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein the composition comprises a metal alloy and the metal alloy is NiCr.
17. The powder coating of claim 11 , wherein composition comprises a metal alloy and the metal alloy is MCrAlX.
18. The powder coating of claim 17 , wherein the MCrAlX is NiCoCrAlY.
19. The powder coating of claim 11 , further comprising a ceramic selected from the group consisting of alumina, calcia, silicon nitride, magnesia, mullite, silicon dioxide, zirconium dioxide, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, boron nitride and mixtures thereof.
20. The powder coating of claim 11 , further comprising a binder.
21. A metal article having a coating comprising the coating composition of claim 1 .
22. A metal article having a coating comprising the coating composition of claim 11 .
23. An abradable seal assembly comprising: a substrate; and an abradable seal coating deposited on the substrate by thermal spraying, the abradable seal coating comprising i) strontium titanium oxide and a ceramic or ii) strontium titanium oxide and a metal and/or metal alloy, wherein the strontium titanium oxide comprises 25-60 wt. % Sr 2 TiO 4 and 40-75 wt. % Sr 3 Ti 2 O 7 .
24. The abradable seal assembly of claim 23 , wherein the assembly is located in the compressor section and/or the turbine section of a gas turbine engine.
25. A cored wire containing the powder coating composition of claim 1 .
26. A cored wire containing the powder coating composition of claim 11 .