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| 20100159262 | DURABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED ARTICLES, AND COATING METHODS - A composition useful as a thermal barrier coating on a superalloy substrate intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating comprises zirconia stabilized in a predominately tetragonal phase. The composition includes a ceramic component consisting essentially of zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of zirconia and hafnia (HfO2) and a stabilizer component comprising, in combination, a first co-stabilizer selected from YbO1.5, HoO1.5, ErO1.5, TmO1.5, LuO1.5, and combinations thereof, and optionally YO1.5, a second co-stabilizer selected from TiO2, PdO2, VO2, GeO2, and combinations thereof, and a third co-stabilizer comprising TaO2.5. The stabilizer component is present in an amount effective to achieve the predominantly tetragonal phase in the coating. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159270 | DURABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED ARTICLES, AND COATING METHODS - A composition useful as a thermal barrier coating on a superalloy substrate intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating comprises zirconia stabilized in a predominately tetragonal phase. The composition includes a ceramic component consisting essentially of zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of zirconia and hafnia (HfO2) and a stabilizer component comprising, in combination, a first co-stabilizer selected from YbO1.5, HoO1.5, ErO1.5, TmO1.5, LuO1.5, and combinations thereof, and a second co-stabilizer selected from TiO2, PdO2, VO2, GeO2, and combinations thereof. Optionally, the stabilizer component includes Y2O3. The stabilizer component is present in an amount effective to achieve the predominantly tetragonal phase in the coating. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110062247 | FLOW REGULATING ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A flow regulating article is provided. The flow regulating article, in an exemplary embodiment, includes a patterned structure. The patterned structure includes a shape memory alloy capable of changing shape at predetermined temperatures. | 03-17-2011 |
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| 20090285363 | APPARATUS FOR INCREASING RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER IN AN X-RAY TUBE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A target assembly for generating x-rays includes a target substrate, and an emissive coating applied to a portion of the target substrate, the emissive coating comprising one or more of a carbide and a carbonitride. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110126673 | RHENIUM RECOVERY FROM SUPERALLOYS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method of recovering rhenium from rhenium-containing superalloy scrap is provided. The superalloy is usually a nickel-based superalloy. The method includes the steps of forming an oxidation feedstock of flaky morphology of the superalloy scrap, and oxidizing the oxidation feedstock to convert rhenium into a volatile rhenium oxide. The flaky morphology of the oxidation feedstock is achieved by increasing the surface area of the superalloy scrap. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110151140 | Methods Of Forming Nickel Aluminde Coatings - A method for forming a nickel aluminide based coating on a metallic substrate includes providing a first source for providing a significant portion of the aluminum content for a coating precursor and a separate nickel alloy source for providing substantially all the nickel and additional alloying elements for the coating precursor. Cathodic arc (ion plasma) deposition techniques may be utilized to provide the coating precursor on a metallic substrate. The coating precursor may be provided in discrete layers, or from a co-deposition process. Subsequent processing or heat treatment forms the nickel aluminide based coating from the coating precursor. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151274 | Nickel Aluminide Coating Systems And Coated Articles - A method for forming a nickel aluminide based coating on a metallic substrate includes providing a first source for providing a significant portion of the aluminum content for a coating precursor and a separate nickel alloy source for providing substantially all the nickel and additional alloying elements for the coating precursor. Cathodic arc (ion plasma) deposition techniques may be utilized to provide the coating precursor on a metallic substrate. The coating precursor may be provided in discrete layers, or from a co-deposition process. Subsequent processing or heat treatment forms the nickel aluminide based coating from the coating precursor. | 06-23-2011 |
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| 20090176110 | EROSION AND CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING SYSTEM AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A coating system and process capable of providing erosion and corrosion-resistance to a component, particularly a steel compressor blade of an industrial gas turbine. The coating system includes a metallic sacrificial undercoat on a surface of the component substrate, and a ceramic topcoat deposited by thermal spray on the undercoat. The undercoat contains a metal or metal alloy that is more active in the galvanic series than iron, and electrically contacts the surface of the substrate. The ceramic topcoat consists essentially of a ceramic material chosen from the group consisting of mixtures of alumina and titania, mixtures of chromia and silica, mixtures of chromia and titania, mixtures of chromia, silica, and titania, and mixtures of zirconia, titania, and yttria. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090297720 | EROSION AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS, METHODS AND ARTICLES - Disclosed herein is an erosion and corrosion resistant coating comprising a metallic binder, a plurality of hard particles, and a plurality of sacrificial particles. Also disclosed is a method of improving erosion and corrosion resistance of a metal component comprising disposing on a surface of the metal component the foregoing erosion and corrosion resistant coating comprising, and a metal component comprising a metal component surface and the foregoing erosion and corrosion resistant coating comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is disposed on the metal component surface. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100226783 | Erosion and Corrosion Resistant Turbine Compressor Airfoil and Method of Making the Same - A sacrificial and erosion-resistant turbine compressor airfoil includes a turbine compressor airfoil having a modified airfoil surface. The airfoil surface has an airfoil coating that includes a sacrificial coating comprising a layer of Al, Cr, Zn, an Ni—Al alloy, an Al—Si alloy, an Al-based alloy, a Cr-based alloy or a Zn-based alloy, an Al polymer composite, or a combination thereof, or a layer of a conductive undercoat and an overcoat of an inorganic matrix binder having a plurality of ceramic particles and conductive particles embedded therein disposed on the undercoat. The airfoil coating also includes an sacrificial coating, wherein one of the sacrificial coating or the erosion-resistant coating is disposed on the airfoil surface and the other of the corrosion-resistant coating or the erosion-resistant coating is disposed on the respective one, and wherein the sacrificial coating is more anodic than the airfoil surface or the erosion-resistant coating. | 09-09-2010 |