IP Library Granted Patent US 10,378,366
Granted Patent B2
US 10,378,366 · App. 15/562,912 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Steam turbine rotor blade and method for manufacturing steam turbine rotor blade

Inventors: Shinji Oikawa (Yokohama, JP); Masahiko Arai (Yokohama, JP); Hiroyuki Doi (Yokohama, JP); Hideo Yoda (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
F01D5/286B23K10/02B23K10/027B23K15/00B23K15/0093B23K26/21B23K26/342B23K31/00B23K31/02B23K35/325B23K35/327C22C1/02C22C14/00C22F1/02C22F1/18C22F1/183F01D5/147F01D5/28F01D25/00B23K2101/001B23K2103/14C22F1/00F05D2220/31F05D2230/31F05D2240/307F05D2300/174F05D2300/2262
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Patent No.
US 10,378,366
App. No.
15/562,912
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steam turbine rotor blade achieving both abrasion resistance and reliability, and a method for manufacturing a steam turbine rotor blade capable of obtaining such a steam turbine rotor blade are provided. A steam turbine rotor blade according to the invention is characterized by including a blade base material and an erosion shield formed on a surface of the blade base material, wherein the blade base material is composed of a titanium alloy, and the erosion shield is composed of a weld overlay layer including a parent phase composed of pure titanium in which a metal element is solid-dissolved or a titanium alloy in which a metal element is solid-dissolved, and a hard phase dispersed in the parent phase.

Claims (28)

1. A steam turbine rotor blade, comprising:

a blade base material that is composed of a titanium alloy; and

an erosion shield formed on a surface of the blade base material, wherein the erosion shield is composed of:

a weld overlay layer that includes a parent phase composed of pure titanium in which a metal element is solid-dissolved or a titanium alloy in which the metal element is solid-dissolved, and

a hard phase that is dispersed in the parent phase, wherein the hard phase is composed of titanium silicide.

2. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the weld overlay layer has a melted and solidified structure.

3. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element includes chromium.

4. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the erosion shield has a thickness of 20 mm or more.

5. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the titanium alloy is 6Al-4V—Ti or 15Mo-5Zr-3Al—Ti.

6. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the erosion shield is provided in a tip portion of the steam turbine rotor blade.

7. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the steam turbine rotor blade is a long blade to be used for a last stage of a steam turbine.

8. The steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element includes iron.

9. A method for forming an erosion shield on a surface of a blade base material, the method comprising:

forming a weld overlay layer by melting a welding raw material powder containing a raw material powder of parent phase particles composed of pure titanium or a titanium alloy and a raw material powder of inorganic compound particles by a heat source on the blade base material, and

forming a hard phase that is dispersed in the parent phase, wherein the hard phase is composed of titanium silicide.

10. A method for manufacturing a steam turbine rotor blade comprising:

the method for forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 ;

forming a welding shield groove portion in a portion of the blade base material where the erosion shield is formed;

annealing the weld overlay layer; and

machining the weld overlay layer.

11. The method for manufacturing the steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 10 , wherein the erosion shield is provided in a tip portion of the steam turbine rotor blade.

12. The method for manufacturing the steam turbine rotor blade according to claim 10 , wherein the steam turbine rotor blade is a long blade to be used for a last stage of a steam turbine.

13. The method for manufacturing forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein the heat source is a laser, a plasma transfer arc, or an electron beam.

14. The method for forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein the weld overlay layer has a melted and solidified structure.

15. The method for forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein the inorganic compound particles contain at least one of chromium carbide, chromium silicide, chromium boride, and iron boride.

16. The method for forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein the erosion shield has a thickness of 20 mm or more.

17. The method for manufacturing forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein a content of the inorganic compound particles in the welding raw material powder is from 5 to 15 vol %.

18. The method for manufacturing forming the erosion shield according to claim 9 , wherein the titanium alloy is 6Al-4V—Ti or 15Mo-5Zr-3Al—Ti.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2017
From: OIKAWA, SHINJI; ARAI, MASAHIKO; DOI, HIROYUKI; YODA, HIDEO
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044089/0055 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-084960 · Apr 17, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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