Abstract:
A component includes a substrate configured to receive tensile stress in a first direction. The substrate includes a recess defined therein on a surface. The recess includes a first portion having a first width defined in a second direction. The recess also includes a second portion having a second width defined substantially parallel to the second direction, and a third portion between the first and second portions along the first direction. The third portion having a third width defined substantially parallel to the second direction such that each of the first width and the second width is different than the third width. The component further includes an insert coupled to the substrate. A perimeter of the insert is sized substantially identically to a perimeter of the recess such that the insert is received within the recess in a clearance fit.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide turbine buckets, turbomachinery, and related methods for identifying bucket deformation. A turbine bucket according to embodiments of the present disclosure can include an airfoil extending radially from a base, relative to a rotor axis of a turbomachine; and a magnetized material coupled to the airfoil proximal to a radially outer end thereof. To identify bucket deformation, a magnetic sensor can measure a magnetic field strength of the magnetized material, and a computing device in communication with the magnetic sensor can identify the turbine bucket as being one of deformed and non-deformed based on the magnetic field strength of the magnetized material.
Abstract:
An article and a method for forming the article are disclosed. The article comprising a composition, wherein the composition comprises, by weight percent, about 20.0% to about 22.0% chromium (Cr), about 18.0% to about 20.0% cobalt (Co), about 1.0% to about 2.0% tungsten (W), about 3.0% to about 6.0% niobium (Nb), about 0.5% to about 1.5% titanium (Ti), about 2.0% to about 3.0% aluminum (Al), about 0.5% to about 1.5% molybdenum (Mo), about 0.03% to about 0.18% carbon (C), up to about 0.15% tantalum (Ta), up to about 0.20% hafnium (Hf), up to about 0.20% iron (Fe),balance nickel (Ni) and incidental impurities. The amount of Al is present according to the following formula: Al≦−(0.5*Ti)+3.75 The composition is weldable, has a microstructure comprising between about 35 vol % and 45 vol % gamma prime (γ′) and is substantially devoid of Eta and reduced content of TCP phases at elevated working temperatures. A method of making an article and a method of operating a gas turbine are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A nickel alloy for direct metal laser melting is disclosed. The alloy comprising includes a powder that contains about 1.6 to about 2.8 weight percent aluminum, about 2.2 to about 2.4 weight percent titanium, about 1.25 to about 2.05 weight percent niobium, about 22.2 to about 22.8 weight percent chromium, about 8.5 to about 19.5 weight percent cobalt, about 1.8 to about 2.2 weight percent tungsten, about 0.07 to about 0.1 weight percent carbon, about 0.002 to about 0.015 weight percent boron, and about 40 to about 70 weight percent nickel. Related processes and articles are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods of providing a fiber reinforced braze include providing a substrate, disposing at least a first fiber reinforcement layer on the substrate, wherein the at least first fiber reinforcement layer comprises a fiber material, disposing at least a first braze layer on the at least first fiber reinforcement layer, wherein a melt temperature of the braze layer is lower than a melt temperature of the fiber material, and heating the at least first fiber reinforcement layer and the at least first braze layer to bond the fiber reinforced braze to the substrate.
Abstract:
A metal chemistry includes an amount of chromium weight of between about 9.0% and about 16% by weight, an amount of cobalt of between about 7.0% and about 14% by weight, an amount of molybdenum of between about 10% and about 20% by weight, an amount of iron of between about 1.0% and about 5.0% by weight, an amount of aluminum of between about 0.05% and about 0.75% by weight, an amount of titanium of between about 0.5% and about 2.0% by weight, an amount of manganese not to exceed about 0.8% by weight, an amount of carbon of between about 0.02% and about 0.10% by weight, an amount of a titanium+aluminum alloy of between about 0.55% and about 2.75% by weight, and an amount of nickel.
Abstract:
Methods for modifying a plurality of cooling holes of a component include disposing a recess-shaped modification in a recess of the component comprising a plurality of cooling hole outlets, wherein the recess-shaped modification is formed to substantially fill the recess and comprising a plurality of modified cooling holes passing there through. The method further includes aligning the plurality of modified cooling holes of the recess-shaped modification with the plurality of cooling hole outlets of the component, and, bonding the recess-shaped modification disposed in the recess to the component, wherein the plurality of modified cooling holes of the recess-shaped modification is fluidly connected with the plurality of cooling holes of the component.
Abstract:
Methods of forming a desired geometry at a location on a superalloy part are disclosed. The method may include directing particles of a powder mixture including a low melt temperature superalloy powder and a high melt temperature superalloy powder to the location on the superalloy part at a velocity sufficient to cause the superalloy powders to deform and to form a mechanical bond but not a metallurgical bond to the superalloy part. The directing of particles continues until the desired geometry is formed. Heat is applied to the powder mixture on the repair location. The heat causes the low melt temperature superalloy powder to melt, creating the metallurgical bonding at the location. Another method uses the same directing to form a preform for repairing the location on the part. The low melt temperature superalloy powder melts at less than 1287° C., and the high melt temperature superalloy powder melts at greater than 1287° C.
Abstract:
A method includes positioning a braze material along a defect of a component of a turbine system, positioning a cover over the braze material, and focusing a heat source on the cover to melt the braze material along the defect.
Abstract:
A method of repairing a superalloy component includes subjecting the superalloy component, including a repair area, to a phase agglomeration cycle, which includes stepped heating and controlled cooling of the component. The method further includes applying weld material to the repair area to create a weld surface; and covering the weld surface with brazing material. The component is then subjected to a braze cycle to produce a brazed component. The brazed component is cleaned, and the cleaned component is subjected to a restorative heat treatment to restore the microcrystalline structure and mechanical properties of the component.