Rotating apparatus disk
View Patent ↗A method ( 20 ) of fabricating a large component such as a gas turbine or compressor disk ( 32 ) from segregation-prone materials such as Alloy 706 or Alloy 718 when the size of the ingot required is larger than the size that can be predictably formed without segregations using known triple melt processes. A sound inner core ingot ( 12 ) is formed ( 22 ) to a first diameter (D 1 ), such as by using a triple melt process including vacuum induction melting (VIM), electroslag remelting (ESR), and vacuum arc remelting (VAR). Material is than added ( 26 ) to the outer surface ( 16 ) of the core ingot to increase its size to a dimension (D 2 ) required for the forging operation ( 28 ). A powder metallurgy or spray deposition process may be used to apply the added material. The added material may have properties that are different than those of the core ingot and may be of graded composition across its depth. This process overcomes ingot size limitations for segregation-prone materials.
1. A rotating apparatus disk comprising:
a forged hub region comprising a material migrated from an inner core region of an ingot formed by a triple melt process comprising vacuum induction melting, electroslag remelting, and vacuum arc remelting; and
a forged rim region metallurgically bonded with the hub region comprising a material migrated from an outer portion of the ingot added to the inner core region by a material addition process prior to forging;
further comprising the hub region material comprising a different composition than the rim region material;
wherein the rim region comprises a material having a graded chemistry across its radius.
2. The turbine disk of claim 1 , further comprising:
forming the ingot of Alloy 706 material; and
adding Alloy 718 material to the outer portion of the ingot.
3. The turbine disk of claim 1 , wherein the disk has a segregation defect inhibiting diameter greater than 30 inches.
4. The turbine disk of claim 1 , wherein the graded chemistry of the rim region comprises a low alloy steel, and wherein a percentage of the low alloy steel is greater at a depth relatively closer to the hub region than at a depth relatively remote from the hub region.
5. A rotating apparatus disk comprising:
a forged hub region comprising a material migrated from an inner region of a core ingot formed by a triple melt process comprising vacuum induction melting, electroslag remelting, and vacuum arc remelting effective to inhibit segregation defects within the ingot; and
a forged rim region metallurgically bonded with the hub region comprising a material migrated from an outer portion of the core ingot attached to the inner region by a material addition process prior to forging;
further comprising the hub region material comprising a different composition than the rim region material;
wherein the rim region comprises a material having a graded chemistry across its radius.
6. The turbine disk of claim 5 , further comprising:
forming the core ingot of Alloy 706 material; and
adding Alloy 718 material to the outer portion of the core ingot.
7. The turbine disk of claim 5 , wherein the disk has a segregation defect inhibiting diameter greater than 30 inches.
8. The turbine disk of claim 5 , wherein the graded chemistry of the rim region comprises a low alloy steel, and wherein a percentage of the low alloy steel is greater at a depth relatively closer to the hub region than at a depth relatively remote from the hub region.
9. A rotating apparatus disk comprising:
a forged low alloy steel hub region; and
a forged rim region metallurgically bonded with the hub region and comprising a material composition that is graded across its depth;
wherein the rim region comprises blend of a low alloy steel and a superalloy material wherein a percentage of the low alloy steel in the blend is higher and a percentage of the superalloy material in the blend is lower at a depth relatively closer to the hub region than at a depth relatively remote from the hub region.