IP Library Granted Patent US 12,359,586
Granted Patent B2
US 12,359,586 · App. 18/013,959 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Dislocator chemistries for turbine abradable or machinable coating systems

Inventors: William J. Joost (Worcester, MA); Kara J. Bridges (San Diego, CA); Christopher W. Strock (Boothbay Harbor, ME); Imelda P. Smyth (North Palm Beach, FL); Richard Wesley Jackson (Mystic, CT)
Assignee: RTX Corporation
F01D11/122C04B41/0072C04B41/009C04B41/4545C04B41/4582C04B41/5024C04B41/5096C04B41/522C23C4/02C23C4/10C23C4/134F05D2230/90
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Patent No.
US 12,359,586
App. No.
18/013,959
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coated article ( 20;60 ) includes a substrate ( 22 ) and a coating ( 24;62 ) on the substrate. The coating includes at least a first layer ( 30 ). The first layer has: a matrix ( 50 ); and a filler ( 52 ) at 2.0% to 40% by volume in the first layer. The first layer is selected from alkaline earth or transition metal (M) tungstates (MWO4); alkaline earth molybdates (MMoO 4 ); rare earth (RE) phosphates (REPO 4 ); and combinations thereof.

Claims (68)

1. A coated article being a blade outer air seal comprising:

a substrate having a concave inner diameter (ID) surface; and

a coating on the substrate ID surface including at least a first layer,

wherein the first layer comprises:

a matrix; and

a filler at 2.0% to 40% by volume in the first layer selected from:

alkaline earth or transition metal tungstates;

alkaline earth molybdates;

rare earth phosphates; and

combinations thereof,

wherein the filler comprises at 5.0% to 30% by volume in the first layer one or a combination of:

CaWO 4 ;

BaWO 4 ;

BaMoO 4 ; and

SrMoO 4 .

2. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the filler is at 5.0% to 30.0% by volume in the first layer.

3. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the first layer has 5.0% to 20% porosity.

4. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the filler comprises at 5.0% to 30% by volume in the first layer:

CaWO 4 .

5. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the matrix comprises at least 50% by volume one or more rare earth, zirconium, or hafnium silicates.

6. The coated article of claim 5 wherein:

the rare earth silicate comprises at least one of yttrium monosilicate, yttrium disilicate, ytterbium monosilicate, and ytterbium disilicate.

7. The coated article of claim 6 further comprising:

an environmental barrier layer between the substrate and the first layer and comprising at least 50% by volume hafnium monosilicate.

8. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the substrate is a ceramic matrix composite.

9. The coated article of claim 1 further comprising:

a bond coat comprising a SiOC-BMAS mixture.

10. The coated article of claim 1 further comprising:

an environmental barrier layer between the substrate and the first layer and comprising at least 50% by volume one or more rare earth, zirconium, or hafnium silicates.

11. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the filler has a melting point of 1450° C. to 2100° C.

12. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the filler has a melting point within 400° C. of melting points of a majority of the matrix by weight.

13. The coated article of claim 1 wherein:

the coating includes a bond coat between the substrate and the first layer.

14. An engine comprising the blade outer air seal of claim 1 and further comprising:

a stage of blades adjacent the ID surface.

15. A method for manufacturing the blade outer air seal of claim 1 , the method comprising:

co-spraying:

a matrix-forming powder;

the filler as a powder; and

a fugitive powder; and

heating to remove the fugitive.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein one or more of:

the method comprises applying a bond coat prior to the spraying;

the spraying is dry powder; and

the matrix-forming powder and the filler powder are pre-blended.

17. A coated article being a blade outer air seal comprising:

a substrate having a concave inner diameter (ID) surface; and

a coating on the substrate ID surface including at least a bond coat and a first layer,

wherein:

the bond coat comprises a SiOC-BMAS mixture; and

the first layer comprises:

a matrix; and

a filler at 2.0% to 40% by volume in the first layer selected from:

alkaline earth or transition metal tungstates;

alkaline earth molybdates;

rare earth phosphates; and

combinations thereof.

18. The coated article of claim 17 wherein:

the coating includes a bond coat between the substrate and the first layer.

19. The coated article of claim 17 wherein:

the substrate is a ceramic matrix composite.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064402/0837 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63048023 · Jul 3, 2020
Related Publication 20230296029A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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