IP Library Granted Patent US 11,920,478
Granted Patent B2
US 11,920,478 · App. 17/385,003 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Substrate edge configurations for ceramic coatings

Inventor: Christopher W. Strock (Kennebunk, ME)
Assignee: RTX Corporation
F01D11/122B23P15/008F05D2230/10F05D2230/90F05D2240/11F05D2240/55F05D2300/2285F05D2300/6033F05D2300/611Y10T29/4932
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Patent No.
US 11,920,478
App. No.
17/385,003
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a method for manufacturing an article, the article has a body having: a first face; and a first bevel surface extending from the first face. A plurality of first channels along the first bevel surface extending from the first face. A ceramic coating is along the inner diameter surface and the first bevel surface. Each of the first channels are machined in the body by plunging a rotating bit into the first surface and drawing the rotating bit down the bevel surface. The coating is thereafter applied.

Claims (66)

1. A method for manufacturing an article, the article comprising:

a body having:

a first face; and

a first bevel surface extending from the first face; and

a plurality of first channels along the first bevel surface extending from the first face; and

a ceramic coating along the first face and the first bevel surface,

the method comprising:

machining each of the first channels in the body by:

plunging a rotating bit into the first face; and

drawing the rotating bit down the first bevel surface; and

applying the coating.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the article is a gas turbine engine component.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the ceramic coating comprises a stabilized zirconia.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the body is metallic.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the body comprises a metallic substrate and a metallic bondcoat.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein:

the metallic substrate is a nickel-based superalloy; and

the ceramic coating comprises a stabilized zirconia.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the body has:

a plurality of first recesses in a pattern along the first face;

the first channels comprise a first group of channels and a second group of channels:

the channels of the first group being of different size than the channels of the second group; and

the channels of the first group being of different registry with the pattern than are the channels of the second group.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the pattern along the first face is a hexagonal array; and

the hexagonal array has a first row along the first bevel surface;

the channels of the first group are longer than the channels of the second group;

the channels of the first group are in-phase with the recesses of the first row; and

the channels of the second group are out-of-phase with the recesses of the first row.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

plunge end milling to form the plurality of first recesses in the pattern along the first face.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the article is a blade outer airseal wherein:

the first face is a transversely concave inner diameter surface;

the body comprises:

a first circumferential end;

a second circumferential end;

a first axial end;

a second axial end;

said first bevel surface between the first circumferential end and the inner diameter surface;

a second bevel surface between the second circumferential end and the inner diameter surface;

said plurality of first channels along the first bevel surface extending from the inner diameter surface to the first circumferential end; and

a plurality of second channels along the second bevel surface extending from the inner diameter surface to the second circumferential end; and

said ceramic coating along the inner diameter surface, the first bevel surface, and the second bevel surface.

11. The method outer airseal of claim 10 wherein:

the body has:

a plurality of first recesses along the inner diameter surface.

12. The method outer airseal of claim 10 wherein:

the ceramic has a by weight majority of at least one of YSZ and GSZ.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the first bevel surface is at first circumferential end of the body; and

the body has a second circumferential end and a second bevel surface extending from the first face to the second circumferential end.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

grinding the coating to remove artifacts of the first channels.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the machining each of the first channels further comprises:

between the plunging and the drawing, turning the bit transverse to its rotation.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the plunge end milling is with a first said rotating bit used for said machining of each of the first group of first channels; and

said machining of the second group of first channels is with a second said rotating bit smaller than the first said rotating bit.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the machining each of the first channels further comprises:

between the plunging and the drawing, turning the bit transverse to its rotation.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein:

the ceramic coating comprises a stabilized zirconia and is applied by air plasma spray.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064402/0837 →
Continuity (2)
Division 16184108 · Nov 8, 2018
Related Publication 20210355838A1 · Nov 18, 2021
Cited By (1)
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