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Diffusion coating method
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1975-09-02
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Granted: 1977-01-18
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Expires: 1995-09-02
Abstract
Abstract Complete coating or localized repair and replacement of a diffusion aluminide coating applied to the surface of an article is attained through use of a powdered Fe-Al alloy as a source of aluminum. In another aspect, more accurate control of a coating method, such as for aluminide diffusion coating, is achieved when a source powder is provided in a layer, such as a tape, preferably by combining the powder with a binder which decomposes substantially without residue upon heating.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Grisik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:55
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P6/00; B23P6/002; C; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/28; C23C10/30; C23C16/00; C23C16/06; C23C16/08; C23C16/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9335; Y10S428/938; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49746; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12028; Y10T428/12063; Y10T428/12104; Y10T428/12111; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12736; Y10T428/1275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
In a diffusion coating method in which a coating metal is transferred and diffused from a coating metal source alloy into an article surface at a coating temperature in the range of 1700°-2100° F, the improvement which comprises: providing a mixture comprising a coating powder and a binder of a type which will decompose substantially without residue upon heating below the coating temperature, the coating powder including the coating metal source alloy which consists essentially of, by weight, about 51 - 61% Al, with the balance Fe, the alloy being predominantly in the form of a two-phase structure of Fe 2 Al 5 and FeAl 3 which melts above the coating temperature; disposing the mixture in a layer of substantially uniform thickness to provide a substantially flexible film; placing the film in contact with the article surface; and then applying heat in the range of about 1700 - 2100° F to transfer and diffuse the coating metal from the film into the surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a diffusion coating method in which a coating metal is transferred and diffused from a coating metal source alloy into an article surface at a coating temperature in the range of 1700°-2100° F, the improvement which comprises: providing a mixture comprising a coating powder and a binder of a type which will decompose substantially without residue upon heating below the coating temperature, the coating powder including the coating metal source alloy which consists essentially of, by weight, about 51 - 61% Al, with the balance Fe, the alloy being predominantly in the form of a two-phase structure of Fe 2 Al 5 and FeAl 3 which melts above the coating temperature; disposing the mixture in a layer of substantially uniform thickness to provide a substantially flexible film; placing the film in contact with the article surface; and then applying heat in the range of about 1700 - 2100° F to transfer and diffuse the coating metal from the film into the surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 in which the film is placed in contact with the article surface and with a surface of a coating adjacent the article surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
In the method of claim 1 in which: the mixture includes a halide salt activator; and the application of heat is conducted in a non-oxidizing atmosphere for a time sufficient to react the coating metal with the halide salt activator to provide an aluminum halide and to transfer and diffuse aluminum from the aluminum halide into the surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 3 in which: the article surface is based on an element selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co; and the halide salt activator is selected from the group consisting of NaF, KF, NH 4 Cl, NH 4 F and their mixtures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 4 in which the heating is in the range of about 1800°-1850° F.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 in which the alloy consists essentially of, by weight, 53-58% Al with the balance Fe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
221 words
In a method of applying a localized patch aluminide diffusion coating to a portion of an article surface having an aluminide diffusion coating adjacent the portion, the steps of: cleaning the portion; providing a mixture comprising a coating powder and a binder of a type which will decompose substantially without residue upon heating below a coating temperature in the range of about 1700°-2100° F, the coating powder including a coating metal source alloy consisting essentially of, by weight, about 51-61% Al, with the balance Fe, the alloy being predominantly in the form of a two-phase structure of Fe 2 Al 5 and FeAl 3 which melts above the coating temperature; disposing the mixture in a layer of substantially uniform thickness to provide a substantially flexible film; placing the film in contact with the portion; subjecting the portion and the adjacent aluminide coating to a non-oxidizing atmosphere in the presence of a halide salt activator which will react with the alloy powder to provide an aluminum halide; and then applying heat in the range of about 1700° - 2100° F for a time sufficient to react the alloy powder with the halide salt activator to provide the aluminum halide and to transfer and diffuse aluminum from the aluminum halide into the article surface and into the aluminide coating adjacent the article surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
221 words
In a method of applying a localized patch aluminide diffusion coating to a portion of an article surface having an aluminide diffusion coating adjacent the portion, the steps of: cleaning the portion; providing a mixture comprising a coating powder and a binder of a type which will decompose substantially without residue upon heating below a coating temperature in the range of about 1700°-2100° F, the coating powder including a coating metal source alloy consisting essentially of, by weight, about 51-61% Al, with the balance Fe, the alloy being predominantly in the form of a two-phase structure of Fe 2 Al 5 and FeAl 3 which melts above the coating temperature; disposing the mixture in a layer of substantially uniform thickness to provide a substantially flexible film; placing the film in contact with the portion; subjecting the portion and the adjacent aluminide coating to a non-oxidizing atmosphere in the presence of a halide salt activator which will react with the alloy powder to provide an aluminum halide; and then applying heat in the range of about 1700° - 2100° F for a time sufficient to react the alloy powder with the halide salt activator to provide the aluminum halide and to transfer and diffuse aluminum from the aluminum halide into the article surface and into the aluminide coating adjacent the article surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7 in which the article surface is based on an element selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 8 in which the alloy powder consists essentially of, by weight, 53-58% Al with the balance Fe.
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