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Fused silicide coatings containing discrete particles for protecting niobium alloys
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1973-05-04
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Granted: 1976-01-06
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Expires: 1993-05-04
Abstract
Abstract Fused silicide coatings for protecting niobium alloy substrates are modified by providing dispersed nucleation sites in the form of discrete particles in the coating. The discrete particles have a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of the fused silicide material. This alters the microstructure and reduces the thermal expansion coefficient of the coating so as to minimize the number of tensile cracks.
Inventors
- 👤 Salvatore J. Grisaffe
- 👤 Stanley R. Levine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:01
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C26/00; C23C26/02; C23C24/00; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12063; Y10T428/12104; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A niobium alloy having an oxidation protective coating consisting essentially of a fused silicide material with a higher thermal expansion coefficient than said niobium alloy, and fibers selected from the group consisting of tungsten and molybdenum in said silicide material to modify the physical properties of said coating by providing dispersed nucleation sites therein, said fibers having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of said fused silicide material whereby said coating has a thermal expansion coefficient between that of said fibers and said fused silicide material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A niobium alloy having an oxidation protective coating consisting essentially of a fused silicide material with a higher thermal expansion coefficient than said niobium alloy, and fibers selected from the group consisting of tungsten and molybdenum in said silicide material to modify the physical properties of said coating by providing dispersed nucleation sites therein, said fibers having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of said fused silicide material whereby said coating has a thermal expansion coefficient between that of said fibers and said fused silicide material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 1 wherein the coating material is formed from a fusable slurry and the discrete particles are mixed thoroughly therethrough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A niobium alloy having an oxidation protective coating consisting essentially of a fused silicide material with a higher thermal expansion coefficient than said niobium alloy, and discrete particles comprising oxide fibers in said silicide material to modify the physical properties of said coating by providing dispersed nucleation sites therein, said discrete particles having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of said fuse silicide material whereby said coating has a thermal expansion coefficient between that of said discrete particles and said fused silicide material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
A niobium alloy having an oxidation protective coating consisting essentially of a fused silicide material with a higher thermal expansion coefficient than said niobium alloy, and discrete particles comprising oxide fibers in said silicide material to modify the physical properties of said coating by providing dispersed nucleation sites therein, said discrete particles having a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of said fuse silicide material whereby said coating has a thermal expansion coefficient between that of said discrete particles and said fused silicide material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 3 wherein the discrete particles are non-reactive oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 4 wherein the oxides are selected from the group consisting of SiO.sub. 2, Al.sub. 2 O 3 , HfO.sub. 2, and stabilized ZrO.sub. 2.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 3 wherein the discrete particles have high emittance and are near the coating surface thereby increasing the emittance of the coatings whereby the effective temperature of the coating is lowered.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 6 wherein the high emittance particles are selected from the group consisting of Cr.sub. 2 O.sub. 3, and NiO.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of modifying a fused silicide coating for protecting a surface of a niobium alloy having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than that of the fused silicide coating material whereby said fused silicide coating material is prone to crack upon cooling from elevated temperatures, said method comprising the steps of distributing a plurality of discrete particles of active metals selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, columbium and tantalum in said coating material on the surface of said niobium alloy, and heating the coating material with said particles therein whereby said coating material is fused with the microstructure thereof altered and the thermal expansion coefficient reduced thereby minimizing the number of tensile cracks.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of modifying a fused silicide coating for protecting a surface of a niobium alloy having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than that of the fused silicide coating material whereby said fused silicide coating material is prone to crack upon cooling from elevated temperatures, said method comprising the steps of distributing a plurality of discrete particles of active metals selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, columbium and tantalum in said coating material on the surface of said niobium alloy, and heating the coating material with said particles therein whereby said coating material is fused with the microstructure thereof altered and the thermal expansion coefficient reduced thereby minimizing the number of tensile cracks.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-05 | 1979-07-07 | 1980-01-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-05 | 1983-07-07 | 1984-01-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-05 | 1987-07-07 | 1988-01-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |