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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985304 | Nickel-base alloys and articles made therefrom A nickel-base alloy having favorable toughness and thermal fatigue resistance comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 9 to 20 chromium; 25 to 35 iron; 1 to 3 molybdenum; 3.0 to 5.5 niobium; 0.2 to 2.0 aluminum; 0.3 to 3.0 titanium; less than 0.... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7931759 | Metal alloy compositions and articles comprising the same Improved compositions are described for the protection of gas turbine parts at elevated temperatures. The compositions are of the MCrAlY type, wherein M is Nickel, or Nickel in combination with cobalt and/or iron. The compositions further comprise a lanthanide, a gr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7803237 | Nickel-base alloy and articles made therefrom A wear and oxidation resistant nickel-base alloy, exhibiting resistance to thermal cracking in high-stress elevated temperature environments, comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 53 to 67 nickel; 20 to 26 chromium; and 12 to 18 tungsten. The... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7740719 | Cutter composed of Ni-Cr alloy A cutter is composed of a Ni—Cr alloy containing from 32 to 44 mass percent of Cr, from 2.3 to 6.0 mass percent of Al, the balance being Ni, impurities, and additional trace elements and having a Rockwell C hardness of 52 or more. This Ni—Cr alloy provides a cut... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731809 | Activated diffusion brazing alloys and repair process The present invention provides a low-melt nickel-based alloy powder applied in an activated diffusion brazing repair on gas turbine components. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the low-melt alloy powder comprises between about 6.7% and about 9.2% by we... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699944 | Intermetallic braze alloys and methods of repairing engine components Intermetallic braze alloys and methods of repairing an engine component are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, an intermetallic braze material includes between about 10% to about 15% chromium, by weight, between about 1% to about 3% aluminum, by wei... | 04/20/2010 |
| RE40501 | Nickel-base superalloys and articles formed therefrom An article, such as a turbine engine component, formed from a nickel-base superalloy, the nickel-base superalloy containing a γ″ tetragonal phase and comprising aluminum, titanium, tantalum, niobium, chromium, molybdenum, and the balance nickel, wherein the artic... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416618 | High strength corrosion resistant alloy for oil patch applications A Ni—Fe—Cr alloy having high strength, ductility and corrosion resistance especially for use in deep-drilled, corrosive oil and gas well environments, as well as for marine environments. The alloy comprises in weight %: 35-55% Ni, 12-25% Cr, 0.5-5% Mo, up to 3% ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7361302 | Oxidation and fatigue resistant metallic coating The present invention relates to a metallic coating to be deposited on gas turbine engine components. The metallic coating comprises up to 18 wt % cobalt, 3.0 to 18 wt % chromium, 5.0 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.1 to 1.0 wt % yttrium, up to 0.6 wt % hafnium, up to 0.3 wt... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341427 | Gas turbine nozzle segment and process therefor A gas turbine engine nozzle segment and process for producing such a nozzle segment to exhibit improved durability and aerodynamic performance. The process produces a nozzle segment having at least one vane between and interconnecting a pair of platforms. The nozzle... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332123 | Method for manufacturing composite articles and the articles obtained therefrom A method of molding an article comprises inserting a mandrel into the cavity of the mold; placing a niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite powder into a cavity of a mold; consolidating the niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite around... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306682 | Single-crystal Ni-based superalloy with high temperature strength, oxidation resistance and hot corrosion resistance An object of this invention is to provide a single-crystal nickel-based superalloy having high creep rupture strength at high temperatures and excel at corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures. Single-crystal nickel-based superalloys... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278829 | Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273662 | High-temperature coatings with Pt metal modified γ-Ni+γ′-NiAl alloy compositions An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261783 | Low density, high creep resistant single crystal superalloy for turbine airfoils A nickel-base superalloy article for use in turbines has increased creep resistance and lower density. The superalloy article includes, as measured in % by weight, 6.0-12.0% Mo, 5.5-6.5% Al, 3.0-7.0% Ta, 0-15% Co, 2.0-6.0% Cr, 1.0-4.0% Re, 0-1.5% W, 0-1.5% Ru, 0-2.0... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261955 | MCrAlX alloy and turbine component having protective layer made from MCrAlX alloy Protective layers of the MCrAlX type according to the prior art are often provided with a platinum layer to prevent diffusion of elements out of the base material into the MCrAlX. The MCrAlX alloy according to the invention includes halogens (F, Cl, Br, I), which pr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251888 | Hollow fan blade for aircraft engines and method for its manufacture A hollow fan blade for the fan of an aircraft engine includes a blade base section (2) and a blade tip section (5) which are assembled at opposing faying surfaces (6, 6′) by a joining process. Starting from the respective faying surface, cavit... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250088 | Directionally solidified columnar grained article and apparatus for manufacture thereof A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a directionally solidified columnar grained article with a reduced amount of secondary misorientation of the columnar grains. The method employs a casting assembly comprising a mold with a cavity, a selector section at a l... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231714 | Corrosion-resistant exterior alloy for composite tubes An austenitic Ni—Cr—Fe alloy is provided as an exterior tube material for improved cracking and corrosion resistance of composite tubes used to construct the lower furnace section of kraft recovery boilers. The alloy consists of essentially, on a weight-% basis,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220326 | Nickel-base alloy A family of castable and weldable nickel-base alloys that exhibit a desirable balance of strength and resistance to corrosion and oxidation suitable for gas turbine engine applications. A first alloy consists essentially of, by weight, 1 8% to 20% cobalt, 22.2% to 2... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210388 | Bimetal saw band A bimetal saw band which is suitable for cutting materials of high hardness and wear resistance at high cutting speeds and with a reduced consumption of coolant is disclosed. The saw band includes a support band with from 0.20 to 0.45% of carbon, from 0.2 to 0.6% of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208116 | Nickel base superalloy A nickel base superalloy comprising 14.0 to 20.0 wt % cobalt, 13.5 to 17.0 wt % chromium, 2.5 to 4.0 wt % aluminium, 3.4 to 5.0 wt % titanium, 0 to 3.0 wt % tantalum, 3.8 to 5.5 wt % molybdenum, 0.035 to 0.07 wt % carbon, 0.01 to 0.04 wt % boron, 0.055 to 0.075 wt %... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7169241 | Ni-based superalloy having high oxidation resistance and gas turbine part A Ni-based alloy hardened with the γ′ phase, which is able to exhibit not only superior strength at high temperatures, but also excellent hot corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures in spite of containing no Re or reducing the amount of... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165325 | Welding material, gas turbine blade or nozzle and a method of repairing a gas turbine blade or nozzle A welding material composition, which is a nickel based super alloy having γ′ phase and chromium carbides precipitated. The composition comprising 18 to 25% by weight of Co, 15 to 20% by weight of Cr, 1.5 to 5.5% by weight of Al, 5 to 14% by weight of W, 0.05 to ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160400 | Low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy A low thermal expansion Ni-base superalloy contains, by weight % (hereinafter the same as long as not particularly defined) C: 0.15% or less; Si: 1% or less; Mn: 1% or less; Cr: 5 to 20%; at least one of Mo, W and Re of Mo+½(W+Re) of 17 (exclusive) to 25%; Al: 0.2 ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141128 | Intermetallic material and use of this material The invention discloses an intermetallic material consisting of the following composition by weight percent: 10% Al, 22% Cr, 36% Co, 0.2% Y, 0.2% Hf, 2% Ta, 3% Fe, remainder Ni and inevitable impurities. The invention also describes its use as a layer protecting aga... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7033448 | Method for preparing a nickel-base superalloy article using a two-step salt quench An article made of a nickel-base superalloy strengthened by the presence of a gamma-prime phase is prepared by solution heat treating the nickel-base superalloy at a solutionizing temperature above a gamma-prime solvus temperature of the nickel-base superalloy, ther... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014723 | Nickel-base alloy Castable and weldable nickel-base alloys that exhibit a desirable balance of strength and resistance to corrosion and oxidation suitable for gas turbine engine applications. The alloy contains, by weight, about 10% to about 25% cobalt, about 20% to about 28% chromiu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011721 | Superalloy for single crystal turbine vanes A nickel-base superalloy that is useful for making single crystal castings exhibiting outstanding stress-rupture properties, creep-rupture properties, and an increased tolerance for grain defects contains, in percentages by weight, from about 4.7% to about 4.9% chro... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005015 | High-temperature-resistant component and process for producing the high-temperature-resistant component A high-temperature component made of a nickel super-alloy has the following composition in wt %: 11–13% of Cr, 3–5% of W, 0.5–2.5% of Mo, 3–5% of Al, 3–5% of Ti, 3–7% of Ta, 1–5% of Re and a remainder formed of nickel. A corresponding component which i... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974508 | Nickel base superalloy turbine disk A low solvus, high refractory alloy having unusually versatile processing mechanical property capabilities for advanced disks and rotors in gas turbine engines. The nickel base superalloy has a composition consisting essentially of, in weight percent, 3.0–4.0 Al, ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969431 | High temperature powder metallurgy superalloy with enhanced fatigue and creep resistance A nickel based superalloy composition comprising 16.0 to 20.0 weight % Co, 9.5 to 11.5 weight % Cr, 1.8 to 3.0 weight % Mo, 4.3 to 6.0 weight % W, 3.0 to 4.2 weight % Al, 3.0 to 4.4 weight % Ti, 1.0 to 2.0 weight % Ta, 0.5 to 1.5 weight % Nb, 0.01 to 0.05 weight % C... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966956 | Ni-based single crystal super alloy A Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures may be obtained by a Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition consisting of 5.0-7.0 wt % Al, 4.0-8.0 wt % Ta, 2.9-4.5 ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6946039 | Physical vapor deposition targets, and methods of fabricating metallic materials The invention includes a physical vapor deposition target composed of a face centered cubic unit cell metal or alloy and having a uniform grain size less than 30 microns, preferably less than 1 micron; and a uniform axial or planar texture. Also described is a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936116 | Nickel-based alloy for producing components solidified in single crystal form A nickel-based alloy for producing, by casting, components which have solidified in single crystal form, contains rhenium and tungsten, as well as aluminium, chromium and cobalt. The rhenium content is at least 2.3% by weight, and the weight ratio of the tungsten co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933459 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine engine blade A method for fabricating a turbine engine blade. The method includes providing a resistance welding system, and welding a metering plate to the turbine engine blade using the resistance welding system. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926778 | Austenitic stainless steel excellent in high temperature strength and corrosion resistance, heat resistant pressurized parts, and the manufacturing method thereof An austenitic stainless steel suited for ultra supercritical boilers, which consists of C: 0.03-0.12%, Si: 0.1-1%, Mn: 0.1-2%, Cr: not less than 20% but less than 28%, Ni: more than 35% but not more than 50%, W: 4-10%, Ti: 0.01-0.3%, Nb: 0.01-1%, sol. Al: 0.0005-0.0... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924045 | Bond or overlay MCrAIY-coating It is disclosed a bond or overlay MCrAlY-coating for the use within a high temperature environment for the protection of the base alloy of turbine blades and vanes. The MCrAlY-coating having a γ or γ/γ′-structure comprises a dispersion of β-NiAl and/or γ/β-M... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924046 | Rhenium-containing protective layer for protecting a component against corrosion and oxidation at high temperatures A protective layer has the composition 0.5 to 2% of rhenium, 15 to 21% of chromium, 9 to 11.5% of aluminum, 0.05 to 0.7% of yttrium and/or at least one equivalent metal from the group consisting of scandium and the rare earths, 0 to 1% of ruthenium, remainder cobalt... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921442 | Nickel-based heat-resistant alloy The present invention relates to a Ni base alloy having sufficient strength at high temperatures and high corrosion resistance at high temperatures in a high-temperature composite corrosive environment in which chlorination or sulfidation occurs simultaneously with ... | 07/26/2005 |
