摘要:
In a method of making a load-bearing article by spray casting a molten metal onto a metal substrate, the substrate surface receiving the spray cast deposit is treated by vacuum cleaning, boronizing and/or knurling to enhance the structural integrity of the diffusion bond joint subsequently formed between the spray cast deposit and the substrate in sustaining a load across the joint without premature joint failure.
摘要:
A method of hot isostatically pressing a cast material by heating the material to an elevated temperature, exposing the material to a pressure below the pressure which will cause void closure in the material, subsequent to the material reaching the elevated temperature, applying a predetermined high pressure to the material, and subjecting the material to elevated temperature and pressure to densify the material without inducing significant recrystallization in the material.
摘要:
A method of forming a fine grained equiaxed ingot by melting metal and placing it in a mold (12) having a restriction (22) at the entrance disposed to solidify the metal in the entrance to the mold prior to complete solidification of the metal in the mold such that a shrinkage void (18) is formed below the entrance to the mold. The ingot is then hot isostatically pressed (HIPped) to fully densify the ingot and eliminate the shrinkage void.
摘要:
A method of making a ceramic casting core involves using additive manufacturing to form a 3D ceramic casting core that includes an outer core body surface layer that exhibits reduced chemical reactivity with the molten metal or alloy being cast, wherein the ceramic body and the outer core body layer each comprises a layer-on-layer structure in a build direction of the ceramic casting core resulting from the additive manufacturing process, such as 3D printing.
摘要:
A method is provided for making a mold for casting advanced turbine airfoils (e.g. gas turbine blade and vane castings) which can include complex internal and external air cooling features to improve efficiency of airfoil cooling during operation in the gas turbine hot gas stream. The method steps involve incorporating at least one fugitive insert in a ceramic material in a manner to form a core and at least a portion of an integral, cooperating mold wall wherein the core defines an internal cooling feature to be imparted to the cast airfoil and the at least portion of the mold wall has an inner surface that defines an external cooling feature to be imparted to the cast airfoil, selectively removing the fugitive insert, and incorporating the core and the at least portion of the integral, cooperating mold wall in a mold for receiving molten metal or alloy cast in the mold.
摘要:
The present invention provides a protective coating for a gas turbine blade or other component wherein the duplex coating includes an aluminum-bearing coating, such as a diffusion aluminide, formed on a first, relatively higher temperature region of the blade/component and a later-applied chromium-bearing diffusion coating formed on an adjacent relatively lower temperature region of the blade/component subject to hot corrosion in service. The chromium-bearing coating is applied after the aluminum-bearing coating by masking that coating and depositing a metallic chromium coating on the adjacent region followed by diffusing the chromium into the blade/component alloy to form a chromium-enriched diffusion coating thereon.
摘要:
A multi-wall ceramic core for casting an airfoil with one or more internal cooling passages is made by preforming at least one fugitive core insert, then forming at least one core insert in-situ adjacent and fused to the at least one preformed core insert by introducing fluid fugitive pattern material into a composite core insert mold whereby the fugitive core inserts are integrally connected as a single composite core insert that includes features to form internal passage surfaces in the core when the composite core insert is removed. The composite core insert is placed in a core molding die cavity, and a fluid ceramic material is introduced into the die cavity to form the ceramic core body incorporating the fugitive composite core insert therein.
摘要:
Method of making a sputtering target includes the steps of melting a metallic target material, controlling the temperature of the melted target material in a manner that the melted target material has almost no superheat, introducing the melted target material into a mold having interior walls forming a mold cavity in the shape of the desired target, and solidifying the melted target material in the mold by extracting heat therefrom at a rate to solidify it to form a sputtering target having a cellular nondendritic microstructure uniformly throughout the target. A sputtering target is provided comprising a metallic target material having a substantially equiaxed, cellular nondendritic microstructure uniformly throughout the target.