US4374183A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Silicon-slurry/aluminide coating

Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Filing: 1981-08-14

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Granted: 1983-02-15

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Expires: 2001-08-14

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Abstract

Abstract A low cost coating protects metallic base system substrates from high temperatures, high gas velocity ovidation, thermal fatigue and hot corrosion. The coating is particularly useful for protecting vanes and blades in aircraft and land based gas turbine engines. A lacquer slurry comprising cellulose nitrate containing high purity silicon powder is sprayed onto the superalloy substrates. The silicon layer is then aluminized to complete the coating. The Si-Al coating is less costly to produce than advanced aluminides and protects the substrate from oxidation and thermal fatigue for a much longer period of time than the conventional aluminide coatings. While more expensive Pt-Al coatings and physical vapor desposited MCrAlY coatings may last longer or provide equal protection on certain substrates, the Si-Al coating exceeded the performance of both types of coatings on certain superalloys in high gas velocity oxidation and thermal fatigue. Also, the Si-Al coating increased the resistance of certain superalloys to hot corrosion.

Inventors

👤 Daniel L. Deadmore
👤 Stanley G. Young

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:39

CPC Classifications

C; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/28; C23C10/34; C23C10/52; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12674; Y10T428/12736; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12944

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5

Claim 1

Independent Claim 48 words

A coated article of manufacture comprising: a substrate of a nickel-base superalloy, a layer of silicon having a purity of about 99.9% and a specific weight of 6 mg of silicon per square centimeter of surface area covering said substrate, and an aluminide coating covering said silicon layer.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 48 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 74 words

An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 1 wherein the substrate is a superalloy comprising, in weight percent, 6% to 8% chromium, 7% to 10% cobalt, 5% to 6% aluminum, 2% to 6% molybdenum, 4% to 9% tantalum, 0.1% to 6% tungsten, about 1% titanium, 0 to 0.5% hafnium, 0 to 0.5% niobium, 0 to 0.4% rhenium,, 0 to 0.1% carbon, 0 to 0.1% zirconium, 0 to 0.015% boron, and the remainder nickel.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 55 words

An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 2 wherein the substrate is a superalloy consisting essentialy of, in weight percent, about 6% chromium, about 7% cobalt, about 5% aluminum, about 2% molybdenum, about 1% titanium, about 6% tungsten, about 9% tantalum, about 0.5% hafnium, about 0.5% niobium, about 0.4% rhenium, and the remainder nickel.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 55 words

An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 2 wherein the substrate is a superalloy consisting essentially of, in weight percent, about 8% chromium, about 10% cobalt, about 6% aluminum, about 6% molybdenum, about 1% titanium, about 0.1% tungsten, about 4% tantalum, about 0.1% carbon, about 0.1% zirconium, about 0.015% boron, and the remainder nickel.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-02-14	1986-08-16	1987-02-15	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-02-14	1990-08-16	1991-02-15	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-02-14	1994-08-16	1995-02-15	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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