Patents by Inventor Ralf RETTIG

Ralf RETTIG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10487376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-based alloy having a microstructure with a matrix of ?-phase and precipitates of ??-phase. The ??-phase comprises a percentage by volume of from 50 vol % to 80 vol % in the temperature range of from 1000° C. to 1100° C. The nickel-based alloy comprises 8 to 13 at % aluminum, 3 to 14 at % cobalt, 4 to 12 at % chromium, 0.6 to 8 at % molybdenum, 0 to 6 at % rhenium, 0.5 to 4 at % tantalum, 0.5 to 4 at % titanium, 0.3 to 3.5 at % tungsten, 0 to 4 at % germanium, 0 to 0.6 at % hafnium, 0 to 4 at % ruthenium, balance nickel and unavoidable impurities. The concentrations of molybdenum and tungsten are selected such that the percentage X of molybdenum and tungsten in the ?-phase, X=0.84 CMo+CW, is greater than 5.5 at % at a temperature of from 1000° C. to 1100° C., CMo and CW being the concentrations of molybdenum and tungsten in at %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Thomas Goehler, Ernst Affeldt, Ralf Rettig, Robert F. Singer, Steffen Neumeier, Mathias Goeken, Ernst Fleischmann, Uwe Glatzel, Rainer Voelkl
  • Patent number: 9850765
    Abstract: A nickel-base superalloy is disclosed. The superally includes aluminum, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium and tungsten, in addition to nickel, as alloy constituents, wherein rhenium can additionally be contained and the rhenium content is less than or equal to 2 wt. % and wherein the titanium content is greater than or equal to 1.5 wt. %. Further disclosed is a component made of the nickel-base superalloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Robert F. Singer, Ernst Affeldt, Michael Weiss, Thomas Goehler, Ralf Rettig
  • Publication number: 20170241005
    Abstract: Disclosed is process for producing a component of a nickel-based superalloy in which a semifinished part of the component is subjected to a solution heat treatment at a temperature from 1300° C. to 1350° C. and a precipitation heat treatment at a temperature range from 900° C. to 1150° C. The solution heat treatment and/or the precipitation heat treatment are carried out together with further processing of the semifinished part. Also disclosed is a process for treating a component of a nickel-based superalloy after use for some hundreds of hours at a use temperature of more than 500° C. by carrying out a reconditioning heat treatment in the temperature range from 1100° C. to 1280° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas GOEHLER, Mlodszy Inzynier Roman SOWA, Ralf RETTIG, Nils RITTER, Robert F. SINGER
  • Publication number: 20170058383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substantially rhenium-free nickel base alloy showing a high creep resistance and relatively low density which comprises in % by weight: aluminum from 3.0 to 7.7, cobalt from 0 to 16.8, chromium from 3 to 11.8, molybendum from 3.1 to 11.3, tantalum from 0 to 3.9. In addition to nickel and unavoidable impurities this alloy may further comprise one or more of titanium, tungsten, carbon, phosphorus, copper, zirconium, silicon, hafnium, yttrium, niobium, and germanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas GOEHLER, Ralf RETTIG, Robert F. SINGER, Steffen NEUMEIER, Nils RITTER
  • Patent number: 9580774
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nickel base alloy which is substantially free of rhenium and has a solidus temperature of more than 1320° C. Precipitates of a ??-phase are present in a ?-matrix with a fraction of 40 to 50 vol % at 1050° C. to 1100° C., and a ?/?? mismatch at 1050° C. to 1100° C. is from ?0.15% to ?0.25%. The alloy comprises 11 to 13 at % aluminum, 4 to 14 at % cobalt, 6 to 12 at % chromium, 0.1 to 2 at % molybdenum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % tantalum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % titanium, 0.1 to 3 at % tungsten. The tungsten content of the ?-matrix is greater than that in the precipitated ??-phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Ralf Rettig, Robert F. Singer, Harald Helmer, Steffen Neumeier
  • Publication number: 20170051382
    Abstract: A nickel-based alloy for high-temperature applications, in particular for use in turbomachines, which has a chemical composition as set forth in the claims, wherein the ratio of the fractions of Ta to Al in percent by weight is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 2, and wherein the ratio of the fractions of Co to W in percent by weight is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas GOEHLER, Ralf RETTIG, Robert F. SINGER, Nils RITTER
  • Publication number: 20150284824
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-based alloy having a microstructure with a matrix of ?-phase and precipitates of ??-phase. The ??-phase comprises a percentage by volume of from 50 vol % to 80 vol % in the temperature range of from 1000° C. to 1100° C. The nickel-based alloy comprises 8 to 13 at % aluminum, 3 to 14 at % cobalt, 4 to 12 at % chromium, 0.6 to 8 at % molybdenum, 0 to 6 at % rhenium, 0.5 to 4 at % tantalum, 0.5 to 4 at % titanium, 0.3 to 3.5 at % tungsten, 0 to 4 at % germanium, 0 to 0.6 at % hafnium, 0 to 4 at % ruthenium, balance nickel and unavoidable impurities. The concentrations of molybdenum and tungsten are selected such that the percentage X of molybdenum and tungsten in the ?-phase, X=0.84CMo+CW, is greater than 5.5 at % at a temperature of from 1000° C. to 1100° C., CMo and CW being the concentrations of molybdenum and tungsten in at %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas GOEHLER, Ernst AFFELDT, Ralf RETTIG, Robert F. SINGER, Steffen NEUMEIER, Mathias GOEKEN, Ernst FLEISCHMANN, Uwe GLATZEL, Rainer VOELKL
  • Publication number: 20140356183
    Abstract: A nickel-base superalloy is disclosed. The superally includes aluminium, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium and tungsten, in addition to nickel, as alloy constituents, wherein rhenium can additionally be contained and the rhenium content is less than or equal to 2 wt. % and wherein the titanium content is greater than or equal to 1.5 wt. %. Further disclosed is a component made of the nickel-base superalloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Robert F. Singer, Ernst Affeldt, Michael Weiss, Thomas Goehler, Ralf Rettig
  • Publication number: 20140119941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nickel base alloy which is substantially free of rhenium and has a solidus temperature of more than 1320° C. Precipitates of a ??-phase are present in a ?-matrix with a fraction of 40 to 50 vol % at 1050° C. to 1100° C., and a ?/?? mismatch at 1050° C. to 1100° C. is from ?0.15% to ?0.25%. The alloy comprises 11 to 13 at % aluminum, 4 to 14 at % cobalt, 6 to 12 at % chromium, 0.1 to 2 at % molybdenum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % tantalum, 0.1 to 3.5 at % titanium, 0.1 to 3 at % tungsten. The tungsten content of the ?-matrix is greater than that in the precipitated ??-phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Ralf RETTIG, Robert F. SINGER, Harald HELMER, Steffen NEUMEIER