IP Library Granted Patent US 9,719,360
Granted Patent B2
US 9,719,360 · App. 14/394,083 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Turbomachine component having a functional coating

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Patent No.
US 9,719,360
App. No.
14/394,083
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbomachine component having a main body and a multilayer coating, which is applied directly to the main body is provided. The multilayer coating is at least 5 μm and at most 35 μm thick and has a plurality of layers applied directly one on top of the other, wherein the layer applied directly to the main body is an adhesion promoting layer, which comprises chromium nitride, and at least one of the remaining layers comprises a hard material.

Claims (38)

1. A turbomachine component comprising:

a main body, which comprises a chromium steel, and

a multilayer coating comprising an adhesion promoting layer which is applied directly to the main body and which comprises chromium nitride, and a plurality of protective layers, wherein one protective layer is applied directly to the adhesion promoting layer and every other protective layer is applied directly to an underlying protective layer,

wherein the multilayer coating comprises a thickness of 30 μm to 35 μm,

wherein each protective layer comprises chromium aluminum nitride, and

wherein each protective layer comprises a thickness of at least 10 μm.

2. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the content of chromium in the chromium steel is at least 8% by mass and at most 13% by mass.

3. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the chromium steel is a martensitic chromium steel.

4. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the chromium steel comprises nitrogen.

5. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 4 ,

wherein the content of nitrogen in the chromium steel is at least 0.010% by mass and at most 0.080% by mass.

6. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the chromium steel comprises molybdenum and/or vanadium.

7. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 6 ,

wherein the chromium steel comprises from 9.0 to 11.0% by mass chromium, from 1.0 to 2.0% by mass molybdenum, from 0.1 to 1.0% by mass nickel, from 0.10 to 0.30% by mass vanadium and substantially iron as the remaining constituent.

8. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesion promoting layer and the plurality of protective layers are applied by a physical vapor deposition process.

9. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 8 ,

wherein the physical vapor deposition process is carried out at a coating temperature of less than 600° C.

10. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the turbomachine component is a rotor blade or a guide vane of a steam turbine.

11. The turbomachine component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a topmost protective layer of the plurality of layers comprises a surface that is exposed to a medium during operation.

12. A turbomachine component comprising:

a main body, which comprises a chromium steel comprising from 9.0 to 11.0% by mass chromium, and

a multilayer coating comprising an adhesion promoting layer which is applied directly to the main body and which comprises chromium nitride, and at least two protective layers, wherein one protective layer is applied directly to the adhesion promoting layer and every other protective layer is applied directly to an underlying protective layer,

wherein the multilayer coating comprises a thickness of at most 35 μm,

wherein a selected composition is present in every layer of the plurality of protective layers, and the selected composition is a composition selected from a group consisting of chromium nitride, chromium aluminum nitride and titanium aluminum nitride, and

wherein each protective layer comprises a thickness of at least 10 μm.

13. A turbomachine component comprising:

a main body, which comprises a chromium steel comprising at least 8% by mass and at most 13% by mass, and

a multilayer coating comprising an adhesion promoting layer which is applied directly to the main body and which comprises chromium nitride, and a plurality of protective layers, wherein one protective layer is applied directly to the adhesion promoting layer and every other protective layer is applied directly to an underlying protective layer,

wherein the adhesion promoting layer and the plurality of protective layers are applied by a physical vapor deposition process and at a coating temperature of less than 600° C.,

wherein the multilayer coating comprises a thickness of 30 μm to 35 μm,

wherein a selected composition is present in every layer of the plurality of protective layers, and the selected composition is a composition selected from a group consisting of chromium nitride, chromium aluminum nitride and titanium aluminum nitride, and

wherein each protective layer comprises a thickness of at least 10 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055997/0014 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2014
From: BARNIKEL, JOCHEN; BÖHME, CHRISTIAN; KERN, TORSTEN-ULF; SCHÜRHOFF, JÖRG; SHENG, SHILUN; DE LAZZER, ARMIN
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 033933/0780 →