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US 10,967,466 · App. 15/492,413 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Layered assemblies for superalloy article repair

Inventors: Qingjun Zheng (Export, PA); Michael Meyer (Ligonier, PA); Martin G. Perez (Latrobe, PA); Abdelhakim Belhadjhamida (Kingston, CA)
Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
B23P6/045B23K1/0018B23K35/0238B23K35/0244B23K35/304C22C19/056C22C19/057B23K2101/001B23K2103/08
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Patent No.
US 10,967,466
App. No.
15/492,413
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods of superalloy article repair are provided. In some embodiments, a method for repairing a nickel-based superalloy article comprises providing a layered assembly over a damaged region of the nickel-based superalloy article, the layered assembly comprising a nickel-based superalloy preform, an infiltration alloy preform and a melting point depressant component. The layered assembly is heated to form a nickel-based filler alloy metallurgically bonded to the damaged region, wherein primary carbide and secondary carbide phases are present in the nickel-based filler alloy in a combined amount of 0.5 to 10 vol. %.

Claims (14)

1. A nickel-based superalloy article comprising:

a damaged region; and

a nickel-based filler alloy metallurgically bonded to the damaged region, the nickel-based filler alloy having composition of 8-15 wt. % chromium, 7-14 wt. % cobalt, 0.1-5 wt. % molybdenum, 5-11 wt % tungsten, 1-5 wt. % tantalum, 2-7 wt. % aluminum, 0.1-1.5 wt % boron, 0.1-5 wt % titanium, 0-2 wt % hafnium, 0.05-1 wt. % carbon, 0-0.5 wt. % yttrium and the balance nickel, wherein primary carbide and secondary carbide phases are present in the nickel-based filler alloy in a combined amount of 0.5 to 10 vol. %.

2. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 1 , wherein the nickel-based filler alloy is of composition 10-12 wt. % chromium, 9-11 wt. % cobalt, 0.3-0.5 wt. % molybdenum, 5-7 wt % tungsten, 2-3 wt. % tantalum, 4-5 wt. % aluminum, 0.7-1 wt % boron, 0.5-0.8 wt % titanium, 0.6-1 wt % hafnium, 0.05-0.2 wt. % carbon, 0-0.5 wt. % yttrium and the balance nickel.

3. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 1 , wherein secondary M 23 C 6 carbides are present in an amount of 1 to 4 vol. % of the nickel-based filler alloy.

4. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 1 , wherein secondary M 23 C 6 carbides are present in an amount of 2 to 3 vol. % of the nickel-based filler alloy.

5. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 3 , wherein M is one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, molybdenum and tungsten.

6. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 3 , wherein primary MeC carbides are present an amount of 0.5 to 5 vol. % of the nickel-based filler alloy.

7. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 6 , wherein Me is selected form the group consisting of titanium, tantalum and hafnium.

8. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 6 , wherein the nickel-based filler alloy further comprises a C 2 Cr 3 phase.

9. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 1 , wherein tensile strength of the nickel-based filler alloy is 50-70% of the nickel-based superalloy article tensile strength according to ASTM E21—Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Testing of Metallic Materials.

10. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 9 , wherein nickel-based filler alloy has at least 2 percent elongation according to ASTM E21—Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Testing of Metallic Materials.

11. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 10 , wherein nickel-based filler alloy has up to 10 percent elongation according to ASTM E21—Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Testing of Metallic Materials.

12. The nickel-based superalloy article of claim 1 , wherein the damaged region comprises a hole in a surface of the nickel-based superalloy article.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2017
From: ZHENG, QINGJUN; MEYER, MICHAEL; PEREZ, MARTIN G.; BELHADJHAMIDA, ABDELHAKIM
To: KENNAMETAL INC.
Reel/Frame 042081/0785 →
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