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Granted Patent B2
US 8,708,659 · App. 12/890,096 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Turbine engine component having protective coating

Inventors: Brian S. Tryon (Glastonbury, CT); Darryl Stolz (Newington, CT); Paul L. Reynolds (Tolland, CT); John J. Schirra (Ellington, CT)
Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
F01D5/022F01D5/28F01D5/288F01D5/3007F01D25/005F05C2201/90
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Patent No.
US 8,708,659
App. No.
12/890,096
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbine engine apparatus includes a structural component made of a superalloy material. A protective coating is disposed on the structural component and has a composition that consists essentially of up to 30 wt % cobalt, 5-40 wt % chromium, 7.5-35 wt % aluminum, up to 6 wt % tantalum, up to 1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 2 wt % yttrium, 0.05-2 wt % hafnium, 0.05-7 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

Claims (27)

1. A turbine engine apparatus comprising:

a rotor disk made of a superalloy material; and

a protective coating disposed on the rotor disk, the protective coating having a composition in accordance with the composition of the superalloy material of the rotor disk such that fatigue of the rotor disk is not debited, the composition of the protective coating consisting essentially of up to 30 wt % cobalt, 5-40 wt % chromium, 4.0-35 wt % aluminum, up to 6 wt % tantalum, up to 1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 2 wt % yttrium, up to 2 wt % hafnium, 0.05-7 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.2 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

2. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition includes rhenium.

3. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition includes tantalum and rhenium in a Ta/Re ratio of 0.1-10.

4. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 3 , wherein the Ta/Re ratio is 1-3.

5. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 4 , wherein the Ta/Re ratio is 2.

6. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition includes tantalum, molybdenum, rhenium and tungsten in a Ta/Mo/Re/W ratio of 6:1:3:6.

7. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition includes tungsten and rhenium in a W/Re ratio of 2.

8. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition includes molybdenum and rhenium in a Mo/Re ratio of 0.33.

9. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of 0.0-30.0 wt % cobalt, 5-40 wt % chromium, 8.0-35.0 wt % aluminum, up to 5 wt % tantalum, up to 1 wt % molybdenum, up to 2 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 2 wt % yttrium, 0.1-2.0 wt % hafnium, 0.1-7 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

10. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of 10.0-14.0 wt % cobalt, 5.5-14.0 wt % chromium, 7.5-11.0 wt % aluminum, up to 6 wt % tantalum, up to 1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, 0.05-1.0 wt % yttrium, 0.05-1.0 wt % hafnium, 0.05-1.0 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

11. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of up to 24 wt % cobalt, 14.0-34.5 wt % chromium, 4.0-12.5 wt % aluminum, up to 1 wt % yttrium, up to 1 wt % hafnium, 0.1-2.5 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

12. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of up to 24 wt % cobalt, 14.0-34.5 wt % chromium, 4.0-12.5 wt % aluminum, up to 5 wt % tantalum, up to 1 wt % molybdenum, up to 2 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 1 wt % yttrium, up to 1 wt % hafnium, 0.1-2.5 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

13. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of about 22 wt % cobalt, about 16 wt % chromium, about 12.3 wt % aluminum, about 0.6 wt % yttrium, about 0.3 wt % hafnium, about 0.5 wt % silicon, about 0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

14. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of about 17 wt % cobalt, about 32 wt % chromium, about 7.7 wt % aluminum, about 0.5 wt % yttrium, about 0.3 wt % hafnium, about 0.4 wt % silicon, about 0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

15. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of about 3.0 wt % cobalt, about 24.3 wt % chromium, about 6.0 wt % aluminum, about 3.0 wt % tantalum, about 0.5 wt % molybdenum, about 1.5 wt % rhenium, about 3.0 wt % tungsten, about 0.1 wt % yttrium, about 0.8 wt % hafnium, about 1.5 wt % silicon, about 0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

16. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of 11.0-14.0 wt % cobalt, 11.0-14.0 wt % chromium, 7.5-9.5 wt % aluminum, 0.2-0.6 wt % yttrium, 0.1-0.5 wt % hafnium, 0.1-0.3 wt % silicon, 0.1-0.2 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

17. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of 10.0-13.0 wt % cobalt, 5.5-7.0 wt % chromium, 9.0-11.0 wt % aluminum, 3.0-6.0 wt % tantalum, 1.1-1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, 3.0-5.0 wt % tungsten, 0.3-0.7 wt % yttrium, 0.2-0.6 wt % hafnium, 0.1-0.3 wt % silicon, 0.1-0.2 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

18. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of about 12.5 wt % cobalt, about 12.5 wt % chromium, about 8.3 wt % aluminum, about 0.4 wt % yttrium, about 0.3 wt % hafnium, about 0.1 wt % silicon, about 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

19. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of about 11.5 wt % cobalt, about 6.3 wt % chromium, about 10.0 wt % aluminum, about 4.5 wt % tantalum, about 1.4 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, about 3.7 wt % tungsten, about 0.5 wt % yttrium, about 0.4 wt % hafnium, about 0.2 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.1 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

20. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the amount of aluminum is greater than the amount of chromium, wherein the amounts of silicon, hafnium, and yttrium are each greater than the amount of zirconium, and the composition includes at least 2.5 times more yttrium than silicon.

21. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk is a compressor disk.

22. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of up to 30 wt % cobalt, 32-40 wt % chromium, 4.0-35 wt % aluminum, up to 6 wt % tantalum, up to 1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 2 wt % yttrium, up to 2 wt % hafnium, 0.05-7 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.2 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

23. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the composition consists essentially of up to 30 wt % cobalt, 24.3-40 wt % chromium, 4.0-35 wt % aluminum, up to 6 wt % tantalum, up to 1.7 wt % molybdenum, up to 3 wt % rhenium, up to 5 wt % tungsten, up to 2 wt % yttrium, up to 2 wt % hafnium, 0.05-7 wt % silicon, 0.01-0.2 wt % zirconium, and a balance of nickel.

24. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk includes circumferentially-spaced slots around its periphery.

25. The turbine engine apparatus as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotor disk includes circumferentially-spaced blades around its periphery.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AND REMOVE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11886281 AND ADD PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 14846874. TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054062 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055659/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2010
From: TRYON, BRIAN S.; STOLZ, DARRYL; REYNOLDS, PAUL L.; SCHIRRA, JOHN J.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025040/0866 →
Continuity (1)
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