IP Library Granted Patent US 7,547,188
Granted Patent B2
US 7,547,188 · App. 11/356,043 · Granted Jun 16, 2009

Ni-based alloy member, method of producing the alloy member, turbine engine part, welding material, and method of producing the welding material

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Patent No.
US 7,547,188
App. No.
11/356,043
Granted
Jun 16, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Ni-based alloy member has resistance against grain boundary fracture, fatigue strength, and oxidation resistance at temperatures near 1000° C. or higher. The Ni-based alloy member includes a non-repaired region made of a Ni-based alloy base and a region repaired by welding, which is formed on the non-repaired region and which is made of a buildup-welded layer, the buildup-welded layer being made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 15% or less of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 5.0% or less of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si, the balance of the alloy being preferably essentially made of Ni.

Claims (13)

1. A Ni-based alloy member including a non-repaired region made of a Ni-based alloy base and a region repaired by welding, which is formed on the non-repaired region and made of a buildup-welded layer, the buildup-welded layer being made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 15% or less of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 5.0% or less of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

2. The Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 , wherein the buildup-welded layer has any of a layer having oxidation resistance, a layer having fatigue resistance, and a layer having oxidation resistance and formed on the layer having fatigue resistance.

3. The Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 , wherein the buildup-welded layer is a layer having oxidation resistance and made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 1-15% of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 0.5% or less of Ta, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

4. The Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 , wherein the buildup-welded layer is a layer having fatigue strength and made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 1-15% of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 2.5-5.0% of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

5. The Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 , wherein the buildup-welded layer has an oxygen content of 30 ppm or less.

6. The Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 , wherein the non-repaired region contains, by weight, 14-18% of Cr, 2.5-4.5% of Al, 7-11% of Co, 1.0-2.5% of Mo, 2.5-6.0% of Ti, 1.0-4.0% of Ta, 0.005-0.003% of B, and 0.05-0.15% of C, and contains Ni as a main component.

7. A turbine engine part formed using the Ni-based alloy member according to claim 1 .

8. A turbine engine part according to claim 7 , wherein the Ni-based alloy member is a blade of a gas turbine for power generation, said blade comprising an airfoil portion and a root portion, and the repaired region is included in said airfoil portion.

9. A turbine engine part according to claim 7 , wherein the Ni-based alloy member has a columnar crystal that is unidirectionally solidified and ranges from said airfoil portion to said root portion.

10. A welding material made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 15% or less of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 5.0% or less of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.02% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

11. A welding material made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 1-15% of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 0.5% or less of Ta, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.02% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

12. A welding material made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 1-15% of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 2.5-5.0% of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si.

13. The welding material according to claim 10 , wherein the Ni-base alloy member is a wire material.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 8, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033917/0209 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033003/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2006
From: IMANO, SHINYA; DOI, HIROYUKI; ICHIKAWA, KUNIHIRO; TANAKA, KATSUMI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 018069/0027 →