Abstract:
A method for improving the corrosion and fatigue crack resistance of an article that has a surface. The method involves: providing a dry powder having one or more anti-corrosion materials; pressurising the dry powder to 1 to 5 MPa in an inert gas; pre-heating the surface of the article to a temperature of 50 to 900° C. and cold-spraying the surface of the article with the dry powder at a particle velocity of 300 to 1200 m/s so that a corrosion and crack-resistant coating is formed on the surface of the article and the surface is modified to an average depth of 10 to 100 μm.
Abstract:
A method of providing a threaded fastener with a multi-layered coating comprises the step of using a vapour deposition process to apply a multi-layered coating to a threaded portion of the threaded fastener, each layer of the multi-layered coating being formed from a coating material selected from the group comprising titanium, chromium, nickel, platinum, tantalum, and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A gas passage for a gas turbine engine, which allows for quicker and easier determination of the condition of a liner within the gas passage without the need for dismantling the entire gas passage, or irreparably damaging large sections of the liner. The gas passage comprises a casing with one or more plugs which are at least partly coated in a material matching the material composition of the lining, which can be removed from the gas passage in order to analyse the condition of the lining material.