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US 7,998,581 · App. 12/085,223 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating and rotating machine applied therewith

Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industires, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,998,581
App. No.
12/085,223
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating has a solid particle erosion resistance that is largely enhanced and a rotating member having the coating gains oxidation resistance without deteriorating a fatigue strength. Also, a rotating machine can have this coating applied thereto. The solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating has a nitrided hard layer formed on a surface of a base material and a PVD (physical vapor deposition) hard layer of at least one layer formed on the nitrided hard layer by a PVD method. Deformation of the base material by collisions by solid particles is prevented and cracking of the coating is prevented. Thereby, the solid particle erosion resistance is secured, life of the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating can be increased and oxidation resistance and fatigue strength are enhanced.

Claims (17)

1. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating comprising:

a nitrided hard layer formed on a surface of a base material; and

a physical vapor deposition (PVD) hard layer of at least one layer formed on said nitrided hard layer by a PVD method, wherein

said nitrided hard layer has a thickness of at least 30 μm and said PVD hard layer has a total thickness of at least 10 μm,

said nitrided hard layer is formed by a radical nitriding method, and

the PVD hard layer comprises at least one of an AlCrN layer and a TiAlN layer.

2. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer comprises a CrN layer formed on said nitrided hard layer and said at least one of said AlCrN layer and said TiAlN layer formed on said CrN layer.

3. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer comprises a TiN layer formed on said nitrided hard layer and said at least one of said AlCrN layer and said TiAlN layer formed on said TiN layer.

4. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer is formed on said nitrided hard layer in a multi-layer form in which CrN layers and said TiAlN layers are alternately layered.

5. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer is formed on said nitrided hard layer in a multi-layer form in which CrN layers and said AlCrN layers are alternately layered.

6. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer is formed on said nitrided hard layer in a multi-layer form in which TiN layers and said TiAlN layers are alternately layered.

7. A solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said PVD hard layer is formed on said nitrided hard layer in a multi-layer form in which TiN layers and said AlCrN layers are alternately layered.

8. A rotating machine comprising a part that comes into contact with steam, the part having a surface that has the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 1 applied thereto.

9. A rotating machine comprising a part that comes into contact with steam, the part having a surface that has the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 2 applied thereto.

10. A rotating machine comprising a part that comes into contact with steam, the part having a surface that has the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 3 applied thereto.

11. A rotating machine comprising a part that comes into contact with steam, the part having a surface that has the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 4 applied thereto.

12. A rotating machine comprising a part that comes into contact with steam, the part having a surface that has the solid particle erosion resistant surface treated coating as claimed in claim 5 applied thereto.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047088/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2008
From: YASUI, TOYOAKI; YAMADA, YOSHIKAZU; IWASAKI, SHUGO; HANANAKA, KATSUYASU; IKENO, KYOICHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021005/0498 →
Continuity (1)
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