Noble Metal Containing Patents (Class 420/444)
  • Patent number: 11542575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a nickel-based alloy. In particular embodiments, the nickel-based alloy is configured for use in applications involving supercritical fluids. The disclosed nickel-based alloy embodiments are highly resistant to corrosion and exhibit high stability and thus are suited for use in vessels, boilers, piping, and other receptacles that contain or are used with supercritical fluids. Method embodiments of making the nickel-based alloy also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Etikrom A.S.
    Inventors: Benjamin Adam, Julie Tucker
  • Patent number: 11268170
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy comprises, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 3.5 to 12.5% cobalt, 0.30 to 1.50% molybdenum, 3.5 to 5.5% chromium, 3.5 to 5.5% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.0% aluminum, 0.35 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 10.5% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. A single-crystal blade comprises such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy Rame, Virginie Jaquet, Joël Delautre, Jean-Yves Guedou, Pierre Caron, Odile Lavigne, Didier Locq, Mikael Perrut
  • Patent number: 11105216
    Abstract: The component of the turbomachine comprises a body of the component, a bond layer covering a base surface of the body, and a top layer covering the bond layer and made of abradable ceramic material. The base surface of the component has patterned protrusions and, through two covering steps used for forming the bond layer and the top layer, also the top surface of the component has patterned protrusions. The pattern protrusions of the base surface may be obtained in different ways, for example casting, milling, grinding, electric discharge machining or additive manufacturing. The patterned protrusions belong to an abradable seal of the turbomachine, and may be shaped and sized to maintain specified clearances and to reduce flow of a working fluid within turbomachinery equipment and/or it's components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NUOVO PIGNONE SRL
    Inventors: Iacopo Giovannetti, Massimo Giannozzi, Giovanni Salvestrini, Girolamo Tripoli, Marco Boncinelli
  • Patent number: 10071813
    Abstract: A helicopter engine air intake including an anti-icing grid that provides a large bypass flow in event of icing. The air intake includes air intake lips and an anti-icing grid mounted on outer ends of the air intake lips, being interposed in the air flow penetrating into the air intake, at least one air intake lip being formed by a thin metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Paul-Etienne Jactat, Nicolas Bulot, Pascal Lebrusq, Thierry Vergez
  • Patent number: 9499886
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 4.0 to 9.5 wt %, Cr: 5.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 3.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 2.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.08 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 4.5 to 8.0 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein P1?700 is satisfied in which P1 represents a parameter 1, which is obtained by a formula: P1=137×[W (wt %)]+24×[Cr (wt %)]+46×[Mo (wt %)]?18×[Re (wt %)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 9011764
    Abstract: A nickel-chromium-cobalt-molybdenum alloy includes (in weight %) Cr 21-23%, Fe 0.05-1.5%, C 0.05-0.08%, Mn?0.5%, Si?0.25%, Co 11-13%, Cu?0.15%, Mo 8.0-10.0%, Ti 0.3-0.5%, Al 0.8-1.3%, P<0.012%, S<0.008%, B>0.002-<0.006%, Nb>0-1%, N?0.015%, Mg?0.025%, Ca?0.01%, V 0.005-0.6%, optionally W in contents between 0.02-max. 2%, Ni rest as well as smelting-related impurities, in the form of tubes, sheets, wire, bars, strips or forgings, wherein the alloy satisfies the following formula: X3=5?50, wherein X ? ? 3 = 100 * X ? ? 1 X ? ? 2 and X1=C+5N and X2=0.5Ti+Nb+0.5 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: VDM Metals GmbH
    Inventors: Jutta Kloewer, Juergen Tewes, Ralf-Udo Husemann
  • Patent number: 8968643
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures. This object is achieved by an Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition comprising 5.0-7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0-10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1-4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0-10.0 wt % of W, 3.1-8.0 wt % of Re, 0-0.50 wt % of Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % of Cr, 0-9.9 wt % of Co and 4.1-14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Furthermore, in this Ni-based single crystal super alloy, when lattice constant of matrix is taken to be a1 and lattice constant of precipitation phase is taken to be a2, a2?0.999a1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 8926897
    Abstract: A nickel-base superalloy having excellent oxidation resistance is provided. It is useful as high-temperature members such as turbine blades and turbine vanes for jet engines or gas turbines. The nickel-base superalloy has a composition containing Co: 0.1 to 15% by weight, Cr: 0.1 to 10% by weight, Mo: 0.1 to 4.5% by weight, W: 0.1 to 15% by weight, Al: 2 to 8% by weight, Ta+Nb+Ti: 0 to 16% by weight, Hf: 0 to 5% by weight, Re: 0.1 to 16% by weight, Ru: 0.1 to 16% by weight, Si: 0.2 to 5% by weight and a balance made of Ni and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Hiroshi Harada, Kyoko Kawagishi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Atsushi Sato
  • Patent number: 8877122
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 0.0 wt % or more to 15.0 wt % or less, Cr: 4.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 4.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 3.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.00 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 8.1 to 9.9 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities. As a result, the Ni-based single crystal superalloy which includes more than 8 wt % of Re in the composition ratio and has excellent specific creep strength and the turbine blade incorporating the Ni-based single crystal superalloy may be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Akihiro Sato, Kazuhito Miyata, Kazuyoshi Chikugo
  • Patent number: 8852500
    Abstract: A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Cr: 3.0-5.0 wt %, Co: 5.0-10.0 wt %, Mo: 0.5-3.0 wt %, W: 8.0-10.0 wt %, Ta: 5.0-8.0 wt %, Nb: 3.0 wt % or less, Al: 4.5-6.0 wt %, Ti: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Re: more than 3.0-4.0 wt %, Ru: 0.2-4.0 wt %, Hf: 0.01-0.2 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, a method for producing the same, and turbine blade or turbine vane components are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has high creep strength and textural stability under high temperature environment, and is excellent in applicability to turbine blade or turbine vane components of large-sized gas turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Toshiharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8771440
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy according to the invention has, for example, a composition including: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1 to 4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of W, 3.1 to 8.0 wt % of Re, 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 2.5 to 8.5 wt % of Cr, 0.0 to 9.9 wt % of Co, 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of Nb, and 1.0 to 14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of weight ratio; and the remainder including Ni and incidental impurities. In addition, the contents of Cr, Hf and Al are preferably set so as to satisfy the equation OP?108. According to the Ni-based single crystal superalloy of the invention, high creep strength can be maintained and the oxidation resistance can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Hiroshi Harada, Kyoko Kawagishi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Yutaka Koizumi, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Shoju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20140130945
    Abstract: A bulk-glass forming Ni—Cr—Nb—P—B alloy is provided. The alloy includes Ni(100?a?b?c?d)CraTabPcBd, where the atomic percent a is between 3 and 11, the atomic percent b is between 1.75 and 4, the atomic percent c is between 14 and 17.5, and the atomic percent d is between 2.5 and 5. The alloy is capable of forming a metallic glass having a lateral dimension of at least 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Glassimetal Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson, Glenn Garrett
  • Patent number: 8696979
    Abstract: A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Al: 4.5-7.0 wt %, Ta+Nb+Ti: 0.1-4.0 wt %, with Ta being less than 4.0 wt %, Mo: 1.0-8.0 wt %, W: 0.0-10.0 wt %, Re: 2.0-8.0 wt %, Hf: 0.0-1.0 wt %, Cr: 2.0-10.0 wt %, Co: 0.0-15.0 wt %, Ru: 0.0-5.0 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, and a method for producing the same are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has excellent creep property at high temperature and is suitable for use as a member at high temperature under high stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Tadaharu Yokokawa, Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada, Toshiharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8696980
    Abstract: A nickel-base superalloy with improved degradation behavior consists essentially of the following chemical composition (details in % by weight): 7.7-8.3 Cr, 5.0-5.25 Co, 2.0-2.1 Mo, 7.8-8.3 W, 5.8-6.1 Ta, 4.9-5.1 Al, 1.3-1.4 Ti, 0.1-0.6 Pt, 0.1-0.5 Nb, 0.11-0.15 Si, 0.11-0.15 Hf, 200-750 ppm C, 50-400 ppm B, and the remainder Ni and production-related impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Claus Paul Gerdes, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20140076467
    Abstract: Nickel based alloys capable of forming bulk metallic glass are provided. The alloys include Ni—Cr—Si—B compositions, with additions of P and Mo, and are capable of forming a metallic glass rod having a diameter of at least 1 mm. In one example of the present disclosure, the Ni—Cr—Mo—Si—B—P composition includes about 4.5 to 5 atomic percent of Cr, about 0.5 to 1 atomic percent of Mo, about 5.75 atomic percent of Si, about 11.75 atomic percent of B, about 5 atomic percent of P, and the balance is Ni, and wherein the critical metallic glass rod diameter is between 2.5 and 3 mm and the notch toughness between 55 and 65 MPa m1/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Glassimetal Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Na, Michael Floyd, Glenn Garrett, Marios D. Demetriou, William L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8641963
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved low-cost metallic coating to be deposited on gas turbine engine components. The metallic coating consists of 1.0 to 18 wt % cobalt, 3.0 to 18 wt % chromium, 5.0 to 15 wt % aluminum, 0.01 to wt % yttrium, 0.01 to 0.6 wt % hafnium, 0.0 to 0.3 wt % silicon, 0.0 to 1.0 wt % zirconium, 0.0 to 10 wt % tantalum, 0.0 to 9.0 wt % tungsten, 0.0 to 10 wt % molybdenum, 0.0 to 43.0 wt % platinum, and the balance nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Tryon, David A. Litton, Russell A. Beers
  • Publication number: 20130315659
    Abstract: A braze alloy composition is disclosed, containing nickel, about 5% to about 40% of at least one refractory metal selected from niobium, tantalum, or molybdenum; about 2% to about 32% chromium; and about 0.5% to about 10% of at least one active metal element. An electrochemical cell that includes two components joined to each other by such a braze composition is also described. A method for joining components such as those within an electrochemical cell is also described. The method includes the step of introducing a braze alloy composition between a first component and a second component to be joined, to form a brazing structure. In many instances, one component is formed of a ceramic, while the other is formed of a metal or metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sundeep Kumar, Raghavendra Rao Adharapurapu, Mohamed Rahmane
  • Patent number: 8491837
    Abstract: A Ni-based brazing composition at least containing, in mass %, 1.0% or more and 1.3% or less of B, 4.0% or more and 6.0% or less of Si, and the balance consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein the brazing composition forms wherein the brazing composition forms dispersed phase containing B or Si in a metal texture after the brazing, and a maximum length of the dispersed phase is 30 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Oiwa, Sadao Nishikiori, Tsukasa Wakabayashi, Junji Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20130095346
    Abstract: A Ni-based superalloy component includes a bond coat layer having a chemical composition not allowing interdiffusion to occur on a Ni-base superalloy substrate, and by allowing the bond coat layer to have Pt and/or Ir content equal to or higher than 0.2% but not exceeding 15% by mass, generation of an SRZ, which occurs at an interface between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer in a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere, can be suppressed, and at the same time adhesion at the interface between a ceramic thermal barrier coat layer and the bond coat layer is improved. Thus, a long-life Ni-based superalloy component with suppressed elemental interdiffusion between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer even at temperatures exceeding 1100° C. is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Rudder Wu, Kyoko Kawagishi, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Hiroshi Harada
  • Patent number: 8366838
    Abstract: A single crystal alloy for high AN2 applications has a composition consisting essentially of from 4.0 to 10 wt % chromium, from 1.0 to 2.5 wt % molybdenum, up to 5.0 wt % tungsten, from 3.0 to 8.0 wt % tantalum, from 5.5 to 6.25 wt % aluminum, from 6.0 to 17 wt % cobalt, up to 0.2 wt % hafnium, from 4.0 to 6.0 wt % rhenium, from 1.0 to 3.0 wt % ruthenium, and the balance nickel. Further, these single crystal alloys have a total tungsten and molybdenum content in the range of from 1.0 to 7.5 wt %, preferably from 2.0 to 7.0 wt %, a total refractory element content in the range of from 9.0 to 24.5 wt %, preferably from 13 to 22 wt %, a ratio of rhenium to a total refractory element content in the range of from 0.16 to 0.67, preferably from 0.20 to 0.45, a density in the range of from 0.300 to 0.325 lb/in3, and a specific creep strength in the range from 106×103 to 124×103 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatarama K. Seetharaman, Alan D. Cetel
  • Patent number: 8334056
    Abstract: An alloy including: about 10 at % to about 30 at % of a Pt-group metal; less than about 23 at % Al; about 0.5 at % to about 2 at % of at least one reactive element selected from Hf, Y, La, Ce and Zr, and combinations thereof; a superalloy substrate constituent selected from the group consisting of Cr, Co, Mo, Ta, Re and combinations thereof; and Ni; wherein the Pt-group metal, Al, the reactive element and the superalloy substrate constituent are present in the alloy in a concentration to the extent that the alloy has a solely ??-Ni3Al phase constitution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Gleeson, Daniel J. Sordelet, Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20120237391
    Abstract: The present invention provides Ni-base single crystal superalloy with good high-temperature property, particularly long creep life and excellent resistance to creep deformation, by adjusting content of Al and Ti that form a gamma prime (??), a major hardening phase of the Ni-base single crystal superalloy. The Ni-base single crystal superalloy comprise Co: 11.5˜13.5%, Cr: 3.0˜5.0%, Mo: 0.7˜2.0%, W: 8.5˜10.5%, Al: 3.5˜5.5%, Ti: 2.5˜4.5%, Ta: 6.0˜8.0%, Re: 2.0˜4.0%, Ru: 0.1˜2.0% in Weight %, and the rest is Ni and other inevitable impurities. And composition ratio of Al/Ti is 0.7˜2.2. In addition, the superalloy has a mixed structure of the ? matrix and ?? particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Hyun Uk Hong, Chang Yong Jo, In Soo Kim, Baig Gyu Choi
  • Patent number: 8241560
    Abstract: A single crystal nickel base superalloy consists essentially of, in weight %, about 6.4% to about 6.8% Cr, about 9.3% to about 10.0% Co, above 6.7% to about 8.5% Ta, about 5.45% to about 5.75% Al, about 6.2% to about 6.6% W, about 0.5% to about 0.7% Mo, about 0.8% to about 1.2% Ti, about 2.8% to about 3.2% Re, up to about 0.12% Hf, about 0.01% to about 0.08% by weight C, up to about 0.10% B, and balance Ni and incidental impurities. The superalloy provides improved alloy cleanliness and castability while providing improved high temperature mechanical properties such as stress rupture life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Howmet Corporation
    Inventors: John Corrigan, Michael G. Launsbach, John R. Mihalisin
  • Publication number: 20120034098
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 0.0 wt % or more to 15.0 wt % or less, Cr: 4.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 4.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 3.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.00 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 8.1 to 9.9 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities. As a result, the Ni-based single crystal superalloy which includes more than 8 wt % of Re in the composition ratio and has excellent specific creep strength and the turbine blade incorporating the Ni-based single crystal superalloy may be made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Akihiro Sato, Kazuhito Miyata, Kazuyoshi Chikugo
  • Publication number: 20110256018
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy with good resistance to creep deformation and creep life at a high temperature is formed by adjusting the quantity of relatively inexpensive alloy elements while minimizing the quantity of expensive alloy elements. The Ni-based single crystal superalloy with good creep properties comprises Co: 11.5˜13.5%, Cr: 3.0˜5.0%, Mo: 0.7˜2.0%, W: 8.5˜10.5%, Al: 4.5˜6.5%, Ti: 0.5˜2.0%, Ta: 6.0˜8.0%, Re: 2.0˜4.0%, Ru: 0.1˜2.0% in Weight %, with the rest of the superalloy comprising Ni and other inevitable impurities. In addition, the superalloy has a mixed structure of the ? matrix and ?? particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Baig Gyu Choi, Chang Yong Jo, In Soo Kim, Young Keun Ahn, Young Soo Yoo, Hi Won Jeong, Seong Moon Seo, Hyun Uk Hong
  • Publication number: 20110194972
    Abstract: A nickel-base superalloy with improved degradation behavior consists essentially of the following chemical composition (details in % by weight): 7.7-8.3 Cr, 5.0-5.25 Co, 2.0-2.1 Mo, 7.8-8.3 W, 5.8-6.1 Ta, 4.9-5.1 Al, 1.3-1.4 Ti, 0.1-0.6 Pt, 0.1-0.5 Nb, 0.11-0.15 Si, 0.11-0.15 Hf, 200-750 ppm C, 50-400 ppm B, and the remainder Ni and production-related impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Mohamed Nazmy, Claus Paul Gerdes, Andreas Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20110171057
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures. This object is achieved by an Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition comprising 5.0-7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0-10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1-4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0-10.0 wt % of W, 3.1-8.0 wt % of Re, 0-0.50 wt % of Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % of Cr, 0-9.9 wt % of Co and 4.1-14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Furthermore, in this Ni-based single crystal super alloy, when lattice constant of matrix is taken to be a1 and lattice constant of precipitation phase is taken to be a2, a2?0.999a1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiharu KOBAYASHI, Yutaka KOIZUMI, Tadaharu YOKOKAWA, Hiroshi HARADA, Yasuhiro AOKI, Mikiya ARAI, Shoju MASAKI
  • Patent number: 7910512
    Abstract: To provide a production process of an electrode catalyst for fuel cell whose initial voltage is high and whose endurance characteristics, especially, whose voltage drop being caused by high-potential application is less. A production process according to the present invention of an electrode catalyst for fuel cell is characterized in that: it includes: a dispersing step of dispersing a conductive support in a solution; a loading step of dropping a platinum-salt solution, a base-metal-salt solution and an iridium-salt solution to the resulting dispersion liquid, thereby loading respective metallic salts on the conductive support as hydroxides under an alkaline condition; and an alloying step of heating the conductive support with metallic hydroxides loaded in a reducing atmosphere to reduce them, thereby alloying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Cataler Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takahashi, Sozaburo Ohashi, Tetsuo Kawamura, Yousuke Horiuchi, Toshiharu Tabata, Tomoaki Terada, Takahiro Nagata, Susumu Enomoto
  • Patent number: 7871247
    Abstract: A high modulus component, such as an aircraft engine turbine blade, is formed from a base metal that has a high modulus crystallographic orientation that is aligned with the primary, i.e. radial, direction of the turbine blade. The base metal is Ni, Fe, Ti, Co, Al, Nb, or Mo based alloy. Alignment of a high modulus direction of the base metal with the primary direction provides enhanced high cycle fatigue life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dilip M. Shah, Alan D. Cetel, Alan W. Stoner, William P. Allen
  • Publication number: 20100297472
    Abstract: A metallic coating for protecting a substrate from high temperature oxidation and hot corrosion environments comprising about 2.5 to about 13.5 wt. % cobalt, about 12 to about 27 wt. % chromium, about 5 to about 7 wt. % aluminum, about 0.0 to about 1.0 wt. % yttrium, about 0.0 to about 1.0 wt. % hafnium, about 1.0 to about 3.0 wt. % silicon, about 0.0 to about 4.5 wt. % tantalum, about 0.0 to about 6.5 wt. % tungsten, about 0.0 to about 2.0 wt. % rhenium, about 0.0 to about 1.0 wt. % molybdenum and the balance nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Minor, Paul M. Pellet, Michael L. Miller, Brian S. Tryon
  • Publication number: 20100226779
    Abstract: A Ni-base superalloy having a chemical composition comprising Cr: 3.0-5.0 wt %, Co: 5.0-10.0 wt %, Mo: 0.5-3.0 wt %, W: 8.0-10.0 wt %, Ta: 5.0-8.0 wt %, Nb: 3.0 wt % or less, Al: 4.5-6.0 wt %, Ti: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Re: more than 3.0-4.0 wt %, Ru: 0.2-4.0 wt %, Hf: 0.01-0.2 wt %, and the balance being Ni and unavoidable impurities, a method for producing the same, and turbine blade or turbine vane components are disclosed. The Ni-base superalloy has high creep strength and textural stability under high temperature environment, and is excellent in applicability to turbine blade or turbine vane components of large-sized gas turbines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yutaka Koizumi, Hiroshi Harada, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Toshiharu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100143182
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy according to the invention has, for example, a composition including: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1 to 4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of W, 3.1 to 8.0 wt % of Re, 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 2.5 to 8.5 wt % of Cr, 0.0 to 9.9 wt % of Co, 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of Nb, and 1.0 to 14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of weight ratio; and the remainder including Ni and incidental impurities. In addition, the contents of Cr, Hf and Al are preferably set so as to satisfy the equation OP?108. According to the Ni-based single crystal superalloy of the invention, high creep strength can be maintained and the oxidation resistance can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Hiroshi Harada, Kyoko Kawagishi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Yutaka Koizumi, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Shoju Masaki
  • Patent number: 7704332
    Abstract: A single crystal alloy for high AN2 applications has a composition consisting essentially of from 4.0 to 10 wt % chromium, from 1.0 to 2.5 wt % molybdenum, up to 5.0 wt % tungsten, from 3.0 to 8.0 wt % tantalum, from 5.5 to 6.25 wt % aluminum, from 6.0 to 17 wt % cobalt, up to 0.2 wt % hafnium, from 4.0 to 6.0 wt % rhenium, from 1.0 to 3.0 wt % ruthenium, and the balance nickel. Further, these single crystal alloys have a total tungsten and molybdenum content in the range of from 1.0 to 7.5 wt %, preferably from 2.0 to 7.0 wt %, a total refractory element content in the range of from 9.0 to 24.5 wt %, preferably from 13 to 22 wt %, a ratio of rhenium to a total refractory element content in the range of from 0.16 to 0.67, preferably from 0.20 to 0.45, a density in the range of from 0.300 to 0.325 lb/in3, and a specific creep strength in the range from 106×103 to 124×103 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatarama K. Seetharaman, Alan D. Cetel
  • Publication number: 20100092302
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal superalloy which has the following composition: Co: 0.0 wt % or more to 15.0 wt % or less, Cr: 4.1 to 8.0 wt %, Mo: 2.1 to 6.5 wt %, W: 0.0 to 3.9 wt %, Ta: 4.0 to 10.0 wt %, Al: 4.5 to 6.5 wt %, Ti: 0.0 to 1.0 wt %, Hf: 0.00 to 0.5 wt %, Nb: 0.0 to 3.0 wt %, Re: 3.0 to 8.0 wt % and Ru: 0.5 to 6.5 wt % with the remainder including Ni and unavoidable impurities, wherein P1?700 is satisfied in which P1 represents a parameter 1, which is obtained by a formula: P1=137×[W (wt %)]+24×[Cr (wt %)]+46×[Mo (wt %)]?18×[Re (wt %)]. The Ni-based single crystal superalloy has excellent specific creep strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Kazuyoshi Chikugo, Yasuhiro Aoki, Nobuhito Sekine, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20100086411
    Abstract: A single crystal alloy for high AN2 applications has a composition consisting essentially of from 4.0 to 10 wt % chromium, from 1.0 to 2.5 wt % molybdenum, up to 5.0 wt % tungsten, from 3.0 to 8.0 wt % tantalum, from 5.5 to 6.25 wt % aluminum, from 6.0 to 17 wt % cobalt, up to 0.2 wt % hafnium, from 4.0 to 6.0 wt % rhenium, from 1.0 to 3.0 wt % ruthenium, and the balance nickel. Further, these single crystal alloys have a total tungsten and molybdenum content in the range of from 1.0 to 7.5 wt %, preferably from 2.0 to 7.0 wt %, a total refractory element content in the range of from 9.0 to 24.5 wt %, preferably from 13 to 22 wt %, a ratio of rhenium to a total refractory element content in the range of from 0.16 to 0.67, preferably from 0.20 to 0.45, a density in the range of from 0.300 to 0.325 lb/in3, and a specific creep strength in the range from 106×103 to 124×103 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Venkatarama K. Seetharaman, Alan D. Cetel
  • Patent number: 7662740
    Abstract: A fuel cell catalyst comprising platinum, chromium, and copper, nickel or a combination thereof. In one or more embodiments, the concentration of platinum is less than 50 atomic percent, and/or the concentration of chromium is less than 30 atomic percent, and/or the concentration of copper, nickel, or a combination thereof is at least 35 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Symyx Technologies, Inc., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Konstantinos Chondroudis, Alexander Gorer, Martin Devenney, Ting He, Hiroyuki Oyanagi, Daniel M. Giaquinta, Kenta Urata, Hiroichi Fukuda, Qun Fan, Peter Strasser, Keith James Cendak, Jennifer N. Cendak, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20090317287
    Abstract: Single crystal nickel-based superalloy compositions, single crystal nickel-based superalloy components, and methods of fabricating such components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a single crystal nickel-based superalloy composition consists essentially of, in weight percent from about 3.8 to about 4.2 percent chromium, from about 10.0 to about 10.5 percent cobalt, from about 1.8 to about 2.2 percent molybdenum, from about 4.8 to about 5.2 percent tungsten, from about 5.8 to about 6.2 percent rhenium, from about 5.5 to about 5.8 percent aluminum, from about 5.8 to about 6.2 percent tantalum, from about 3.8 to about 4.2 percent ruthenium, from about 0.13 to about 0.17 percent hafnium, and a balance of nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Yiping Hu
  • Publication number: 20090175756
    Abstract: A noble alloy comprising at least 25 wt. % palladium; from 15 to 30 wt. % chromium; at least 5 wt. % molybdenum and/or tungsten; and a principal balance of nickel is provided. Dental products and methods of manufacturing dental products using such a nickel-chromium base noble alloy are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Arun Prasad, Paul J. Cascone
  • Patent number: 7473326
    Abstract: A Ni-base directionally solidified superalloy and a Ni-base single-crystal superalloy, which have superior creep strength at a high temperature, consists essentially of from 5.0 percent by weight to 7.0 percent by weight of Al, from 4.0 percent by weight to 16.0 percent by weight of Ta+Nb+Ti, from 1.0 percent by weight to 4.5 percent by weight of Mo, from 4.0 percent by weight to 8.0 percent by weight of W, from 3.0 percent by weight to 8.0 percent by weight of Re, 2.0 percent by weight or less of Hf, 10.0 percent by weight or less of Cr, 15.0 percent by weight or less of Co, from 1.0 percent by weight to 4.0 percent by weight of Ru, 0.2 percent by weight or less of C, 0.03 percent by weight or less of B, and Ni and inescapable impurities as a balance. The superalloys can be used for a turbine blade, a turbine vane and the like of a jet engine, an industrial gas turbine and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kobayashi, Yutaka Koizumi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Shouju Masaki
  • Publication number: 20080101981
    Abstract: The invention concerns a Ni based alloy suitable for single crystalline, directionally solidified or polycrystalline components to be used at high temperatures. The alloy is a ??/? alloy and consists of different alloying elements within defined ranges. Among other defined ranges of elements, the alloy contains Pd in a significant amount sufficient to provide the alloy with an improved resistance against hydrogen embrittlement. The invention also concerns a component designed for use as a component in a high temperature environment. Furthermore, the invention concerns a gas turbine arrangement. Moreover, the invention concerns the use of Pd for providing an alloy with improved resistance against hydrogen embrittlement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Douglas James Arrell, Magnus Hasselqvist
  • Patent number: 7338259
    Abstract: A high modulus component, such as an aircraft engine turbine blade, is formed from a base metal that has a high modulus crystallographic orientation that is aligned with the primary, i.e. radial, direction of the turbine blade. The base metal is Ni, Fe, Ti, Co, Al, Nb, or Mo based alloy. Alignment of a high modulus direction of the base metal with the primary direction provides enhanced high cycle fatigue life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dilip M. Shah, Alan D. Cetel, Alan W. Stoner, William P. Allen
  • Patent number: 7316850
    Abstract: There is provided a method for depositing a modified MCrAlY coating on a turbine blade tip. The method utilizes laser deposition techniques to provide a metallurgical bond between a turbine blade substrate, such as a superalloy substrate, and the modified MCrAlY composition. Further the modified MCrAlY coating has sufficient thickness such that a post-welding grinding operation to size the turbine blade to a desired dimension will not remove the modified MCrAlY coating entirely. The modified MCrAlY coating thus remains on the finished turbine blade tip after grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Yiping Hu, William F. Hehmann
  • Patent number: 7306682
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a single-crystal nickel-based superalloy having high creep rupture strength at high temperatures and excel at corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures. Single-crystal nickel-based superalloys with high temperature strength, hot corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance comprising by weight, 3.0 to 7.0% Cr, 9.5 to 15.0% Co, 4.5 to 8.0% W, 3.3 to 6.0% Re, 4.0 to 8.0% Ta, 0.8 to 2.0% Ti, 4.5 to 6.5% Al, 0.01 to 0.2% Hf, less than 0.5% Mo, 0.01% or less C, 0.005% or less B, 0.01% or less Zr, 0.005% or less O, 0.005% or less N, and balance substantially Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Masahiko Morinaga, Yoshinori Murata
    Inventors: Akira Yoshinari, Ryokichi Hashizume, Masahiko Morinaga, Yoshinori Murata
  • Publication number: 20070272332
    Abstract: A nickel base repair alloy comprises a blend of about 40 to 60 wt % of a first nickel based braze alloy containing boron, about 15 to 35 wt % of a first nickel based filler material, and the remainder consisting of a blend of a second nickel based filler material and a low melting eutectic braze nickel based alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Beth Kwiatkowki Abriles, Norman Pietruska, John H. Hyde
  • Patent number: 7273662
    Abstract: An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a ?-Ni+??-Ni3Al phase constitution, and a coating including the alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Gleeson, Daniel Sordelet, Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 7169241
    Abstract: A Ni-based alloy hardened with the ?? phase, which is able to exhibit not only superior strength at high temperatures, but also excellent hot corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance at high temperatures in spite of containing no Re or reducing the amount of Re. The Ni-based superalloy contains, by weight, C: 0.01 to 0.5%, B: 0.01 to 0.04%, Hf: 0.1 to 2.5%, Co: 0.8 to 15%, Ta: more than 0% but less than 8.5%, Cr: 1.5 to 16%, Mo: more than 0% but less than 1.0%, W: 5 to 14%, Ti: 0.1 to 4.75%, Al: 2.5 to 7%, Nb: more than 0% but less than 4%, V: 0 to less than 1.0%, Zr: 0 to less than 0.1%, Re: 0 to less than 9%, at least one of platinum group elements: 0 to less than 0.5% in total, at least one of rare earth elements: 0 to less than 0.1% in total, and the rest being Ni except for unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Tamaki, Akira Yoshinari, Akira Okayama, Tsuyoshi Takano, Hiroyuki Doi
  • Patent number: 7115175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved single crystal nickel base superalloy and a process for making same. The single crystal nickel base superalloy has a composition comprising 3 to 12 wt % chromium, up to 3 wt % molybdenum, 3 to 10 wt % tungsten, up to 5 wt % rhenium, 6 to 12 wt % tantalum, 4 to 7 wt % aluminum, up to 15 wt % cobalt, up to 0.05 wt % carbon, up to 0.02 wt % boron, up to 0.1 wt % zirconium, up to 0.8 wt % hafnium, up to 2.0 wt % niobium, up to 1.0 wt % vanadium, up to 0.7 wt % titanium, up to 10 wt % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, and mixtures thereof, and the balance essentially nickel. The single crystal nickel base superalloy has a microstructure which is pore-free and eutectic ?–?? free and which has a gamma prime morphology with a bimodal ?? distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. DeLuca, Charles M. Biondo
  • Patent number: 6966956
    Abstract: A Ni-based single crystal super alloy capable of improving strength by preventing precipitation of a TCP phase at high temperatures may be obtained by a Ni-based single crystal super alloy having a composition consisting of 5.0-7.0 wt % Al, 4.0-8.0 wt % Ta, 2.9-4.5 wt % Mo, 4.0-8.0 wt % W, 3.0-6.0 wt % Re, 0.01-0.50 wt % Hf, 2.0-5.0 wt % Cr, 0.1-15.0 wt % Co and 1.0-4.0 wt % Ru in terms of its weight ratio, with the remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, the composition of Co in the Ni-based single crystal super alloy is limited to 0.1-9.5 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Koizumi, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Tadaharu Yokokawa, Hiroshi Harada, Yasuhiro Aoki, Mikiya Arai, Shoju Masaki, Ryoji Kakiuchi, Kazuyoshi Chikugo
  • Patent number: 6905559
    Abstract: A composition of matter is about 1 to about 3 percent rhenium, from about 6 to about 9 percent aluminum, from 0 to about 0.5 percent titanium, from about 4 to about 6 percent tantalum, from about 12.5 to about 15 percent chromium, from about 3 to about 10 percent cobalt, from about 2 to about 5 percent tungsten, from 0 to about 0.2 percent hafnium, from 0 to about 1 percent silicon, from 0 to about 0.25 percent molybdenum, from 0 to about 0.25 percent niobium, balance nickel and minor elements. The composition is preferably made into a substantially single crystal article, such as a component of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Swayne O'Hara, William Scott Walston, Charles Gitahi Mukira, Melvin Robert Jackson
  • Publication number: 20040213693
    Abstract: A single crystal nickel base superalloy consists essentially of, in weight %, about 6.4% to about 6.8% Cr, about 9.3% to about 10.0% Co, above 6.7% to about 8.5% Ta, about 5.45% to about 5.75% Al, about 6.2% to about 6.6% W, about 0.5% to about 0.7% Mo, about 0.8% to about 1.2% Ti, about 2.8% to about 3.2% Re, up to about 0.12% Hf, about 0.01% to about 0.08% by weight C, up to about 0.10% B, and balance Ni and incidental impurities. The superalloy provides improved alloy cleanliness and castability while providing improved high temperature mechanical properties such as stress rupture life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: John Corrigan, Michael G. Launsbach, John R. Mihalisin