Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080213099 | Ni-Fe BASED FORGING SUPERALLOY EXCELLENT IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRENGTH AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE DUCTILITY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND STEAM TURBINE ROTOR - An Ni—Fe based superalloy forging material including 30 to 40 wt % of Fe, 14 to 16 wt % of Cr, 1.2 to 1.7 wt % of Ti, 1.1 to 1.5 wt % of Al, 1.9 to 2.7 wt % of Nb, 0.05 wt % or less of C and the remainder of Ni and inevitable impurities is solution-treated and aged, and thereby γ′ phase (Ni | 09-04-2008 |
20080250790 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE STEAM TURBINE POWER PLANT - A high-temperature steam turbine plant is of the top turbine type and structured as follows. It comprises a boiler building including a vertical boiler on the top of which a VHT turbine is installed; and a turbine building installed on the ground as a base. The VHT turbine and a generator connected with it are installed on the top of the boiler. The material for the portion of the steam pipe between the boiler building and the turbine building which is exposed to highest steam pressure is austenite steel which contains 50 weight % or more of ferrite steel or Fe. The inlet temperature of the VHT turbine is 675° C. or more and its outlet temperature is 550° C. or more and 650° C. or less. | 10-16-2008 |
20090104040 | Nickel Based Alloy for Forging - A nickel (Ni) based alloy for forging includes: 0.001 to 0.1 wt. % of carbon (C); 12 to 23 wt. % of chromium (Cr); 3.5 to 5.0 wt. % of aluminum (Al); 5 to 12 combined wt. % of tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo) in which the Mo content is 5 wt. % or less; a negligible small amount of titanium (Ti), tantalate (Ta) and niobium (Nb); and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. | 04-23-2009 |
20090123290 | NI-BASED ALLOY MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ALLOY MEMBER, TURBINE ENGINE PART, WELDING MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE WELDING MATERIAL - A Ni-based alloy member has resistance against grain boundary fracture, fatigue strength, and oxidation resistance at temperatures near 1000° C. or higher. The Ni-based alloy member includes a non-repaired region made of a Ni-based alloy base and a region repaired by welding, which is formed on the non-repaired region and which is made of a buildup-welded layer, the buildup-welded layer being made of a Ni-based alloy containing, by weight, 15% or less of Co, 18-22% of Cr, 0.8-2.0% of Al, 5.0% or less of Ta, 0.5% or less of Mo, 0.5% or less of Ti, 13-18% of W, 0.05-0.13% of C, 0.06% or less of Zr, 0.015% or less of B, 0.4-1.2% of Mn, and 0.1-0.3% of Si, the balance of the alloy being preferably essentially made of Ni. | 05-14-2009 |
20100059146 | NI-BASE ALLOY, HIGH-TEMPERATURE MEMBER FOR STEAM TURBINE AND WELDED ROTOR FOR TURBINE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides, in a γ′ phase precipitation strengthening type Ni-base alloy, an alloy excellent in heat treatment capability and weldability and suitable for joint with a ferritic steel. Further, the present invention provides a welded turbine rotor having the strength, ductility, and toughness simultaneously over the whole welded structure when a precipitation strengthening type Ni-base alloy having a heatproof temperature of 675° C. or higher is joined to a ferritic steel. | 03-11-2010 |
20100193083 | HYDROGEN-RESISTANT HIGH STRENGTH MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hydrogen-resistant high strength material made of a Ni-based alloy or an Fe—Ni-based alloy includes an aged portion and a hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer that is to be exposed to hydrogen. The hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer has a hydrogen embrittlement index of not less than 0.9, wherein the hydrogen embrittlement index is defined as a ratio of an elongation after hydrogen charging in relation to an elongation before hydrogen charging. The aged portion has a tensile strength exceeding 1000 MPa. | 08-05-2010 |
20100243111 | NI-BASE ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are a high-strength Ni-base alloy, a method of producing the Ni-base alloy, and a method of recovering a member made of a degraded Ni-base alloy. It contains not more than 0.1 wt % C, not more than 50 wt % Fe, not more than 30 wt % Cr, Ti, and at least one of Nb and Al. It has been strengthened by precipitates of a γ′ phase (Ni | 09-30-2010 |
20100247324 | WELDING MATERIAL AND WELDING ROTOR - The invention provides a Ni—Fe-based alloy which is preferable for a welding of a joint between different materials such as a steel material and a Ni-based alloy, and a rotor for a steam turbine which is manufactured by using the same. The invention employs a Ni—Fe-based alloy comprising Cr: 14 to 18%, Al: 1.0 to 2.5%, Mo+W: 2.5 to 5.0%, C: 0.01 to 0.10%, B: 0.001 to 0.03%, and Fe: 15 to 20%, in mass, in which the remaining portion is constructed by an unavoidable impurity and Ni, as a welding metal. As a result, it is possible to provide a rotor for a steam turbine which can hold down a reduction of a ductility and a toughness generated in the case of welding the different materials, and is excellent in a strength and the ductility. | 09-30-2010 |
20100266418 | Gas Turbine Blade and Manufacturing Method Thereof - In a gas turbine blade where a part of the γ′ phase precipitation strengthened type Ni-based alloy base material is composed of a weld metal, the weld metal is a Ni-based alloy containing Ta from 4.8 to 5.3 wt. %, Cr from 18 to 23 wt. %, Co from 12 to 17 wt. %, W from 14 to 18 wt. %, C from 0.03 to 0.1 wt. %, Mo from 1 to 2 wt. %, and Al of 1 wt. % or less, in which the oxygen content is 0 to 30 ppm, the Ti content from 0 to 0.1 wt. %, and the Re content from 0 to 0.5 wt. %. A blade base metal is manufactured by the step of stripping, the step of solution heat treatment where the γ′ phase is dissolved again, the step of welding in an inert gas chamber by a TIG method using a welding wire where the weld metal can be obtained, the step of HIP treatment at 1100° C. to 1150° C., and the step of an aging treatment at 835° C. to 855° C. | 10-21-2010 |
20110058977 | NI BASED CASTING ALLOY AND TURBINE CASING - A Ni based cast alloy consisting essentially of C: 0.01 to 0.2% by weight, Si: 0.5 to 4.0% by weight, Cr: 14 to 22% by weight, Mo+W: 4.0 to 10% by weight, B: 0.001 to 0.02% by weight, Co: up to 10% by weight, Al: up to 0.5% by weight, Ti: up to 0.5% by weight, Nb: up to 5.0% by weight, Fe: up to 10% by weight, the balance being Ni and incidental impurities, wherein a γ′ phase precipitates in a matrix phase thereof. | 03-10-2011 |
20110058978 | NICKEL BASE WROUGHT ALLOY - A nickel base alloy includes: by mass, 0.001 to 0.1% of carbon; 12 to 23% of chromium; 15 to 25% of cobalt; 3.5 to 5.0% of aluminum; 4 to 12% of molybdenum; 0.1 to 7.0% of tungsten; and a total amount of Ti, Ta and Nb being not more than 0.5%. A parameter Ps represented by a formula ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110062214 | FRICTION STIR TOOL - It is an object to provide a friction stir tool excellent in productivity, high temperature strength, and wear resistance at high temperatures. | 03-17-2011 |
20110076153 | STEAM TURBINE ROTOR AND STEAM TURBINE USING THE SAME - To provide a steam turbine rotor and a steam turbine which are highly reliable. | 03-31-2011 |
20110192501 | NI BASED ALLOY FOR FORGING AND COMPONENTS FOR STEAM TURBINE PLANT USING SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide an Ni based alloy for forging having high forging-related characteristics with a wide temperature range for high-temperature forging and high upper forging temperature limit. | 08-11-2011 |
20110296685 | Gas Turbine Blade and Manufacturing Method Thereof - In a gas turbine blade where a part of the γ′ phase precipitation strengthened type Ni-based alloy base material is composed of a weld metal, the weld metal is a Ni-based alloy containing Ta from 4.8 to 5.3 wt. %, Cr from 18 to 23 wt. %, Co from 12 to 17 wt. %, W from 14 to 18 wt. %, C from 0.03 to 0.1 wt. %, Mo from 1 to 2 wt. %, and Al of 1 wt. % or less, in which the oxygen content is 0 to 30 ppm, the Ti content from 0 to 0.1 wt. %, and the Re content from 0 to 0.5 wt. %. A blade base metal is manufactured by the step of stripping, the step of solution heat treatment where the γ′ phase is dissolved again, the step of welding in an inert gas chamber by a TIG method using a welding wire where the weld metal can be obtained, the step of HIP treatment at 1100° C. to 1150° C., and the step of an aging treatment at 835° C. to 855° C. | 12-08-2011 |
20120126162 | STEAM TURBINE VALVE - A steam turbine valve has a valve seat, a valve rod or a valve body in which a 3 to 5 mm thick stellite sheet is welded to ferrite cast steel by friction-stir welding, and it is preferable that a stellite layer made of the stellite sheet welded by friction-stir welding is equiaxial crystal and cast structure is not included, that an inclusion of iron into the stellite layer up to 2 mm thick from the surface of the stellite layer in the direction of ferrite cast steel is 3% or less by weight, and that a dilution layer formed between the stellite layer and the ferrite cast steel is 1 to 2 mm thick. | 05-24-2012 |
20120141293 | NI-BASED HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY, GAS TURBINE COMPONENT AND GAS TURBINE - A Ni-based heat resistant alloy has a composition of, by mass percent, carbon: 0.001 to 0.1%, chromium: 16 to 22%, aluminum: 0.5 to 1.5%, molybdenum: 0.1 to 2.0%, tungsten: 0.1 to 6.0%, niobium: 3.5 to 5.5%, titanium: 0.8 to 3.0%, iron: 16 to 20%, and the balance being nickel and inevitable impurities. A parameter Ps indicating a segregation tendency is in a range of Ps≧−3.5. The parameter Ps is represented by Formula (1). | 06-07-2012 |
20120183410 | TITANIUM ALLOY TURBINE BLADE - It is an objective of the present invention to provide an effective use of the friction stir processing (FSP) technology for Ti-alloy turbine blades with a long radial length, and provide a Ti-alloy turbine blade having both high erosion resistance and high long term reliability. There is provided a turbine blade made of an α-β titanium alloy having an average Vickers hardness of 320 Hv or less, the turbine blade having a leading edge, in which: the turbine blade includes, at the leading edge thereof, a first hardened surface region having a thickness of from 0.5 to 3.0 mm and having an average Vickers hardness of 340 Hv or more; and the first hardened surface region is formed by friction stir processing a surface region of the leading edge of the turbine blade. | 07-19-2012 |
20120301309 | DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LARGE WELDED STRUCTURES SUCH AS THE TURBINE ROTOR - Dissimilar metal welds including a buttering portion with a small variation in strength distribution in a plate thickness direction are formed by welding two parent materials having at least one of different compositions and different refining conditions through a buttering for alleviating mismatch between one of the different compositions and the different refining conditions of the two members and through a welded metal for joining one of the parent materials and the buttering. The buttering is formed of welding metals laminated in a plate thickness direction, and a dilution ratio of the buttering with the parent materials is 50% or less. The manufacturing method includes performing butt welding on a dummy material formed by increasing a groove depth by providing a member on a bottom side of a welding groove and on parent materials by using the buttering; and processing a groove within a welding metal formed of the buttering. | 11-29-2012 |
20120321904 | HIGH CORROSION RESISTANT EQUIPMENT FOR A PLANT - Provided is high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant having the lining structure which exhibits high reliability against breaking of a joining portion over a long use period. The high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant includes a lining plate and a support portion which are made of a high corrosion resistance material and a structural material portion made of a steel material or the like. The lining plate and the support portion include a joining portion to which friction stirring is applied. The support portion is assembled into or fastened to the structural material portion by means of the geometrical structure with a gap interposed between the support portion and the structural material portion. Due to such a constitution, high corrosion resistant equipment for a plant having the lining which exhibits high reliability can be acquired. | 12-20-2012 |
20120325380 | HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME - A heat resistant alloy member that maintains the creep strength and improves the fatigue characteristics is provided. The heat resistant alloy member according to the present invention includes a recrystallized structure layer including finer grains on the surface of the member than those inside of the member. The recrystallized structure layer is formed by forming a stirred layer by giving processing strain to the surface of the member using a friction stir processing, and applying recrystallization heat treatment to the stirred layer for recrystallization. | 12-27-2012 |
20130052474 | NI-BASE ALLOY LARGE MEMBER, NI-BASE ALLOY WELDED STRUCTURE MADE OF SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A Ni-base alloy large-size member comprises a base material having strip-shaped carbide segregation, and a homogeneous modified layer formed on a welding groove surface by treatment using Friction stir processing and solution treatment. In addition, a Ni-base alloy welded structure is manufactured by welding the Ni-base alloy large-size member with other member constituting the Ni-base alloy welded structure, such as a member formed of ferrite steel or another Ni-base alloy large-size member under the condition that weld penetration depth is shallower than the thickness of the modified layer. | 02-28-2013 |
20130206287 | CO-BASED ALLOY - A Co-based alloy containing not less than 0.001 mass % and less than 0.100 mass % of C, not less than 9.0 mass % and less than 20.0 mass % of Cr, not less than 2.0 mass % and less than 5.0 mass % of Al, not less than 13.0 mass % and less than 20.0 mass % of W, and not less than 39.0 mass % and less than 55.0 mass % of Ni, with the remainder being made up by Co and unavoidable impurities, wherein the contents of Mo, Nb, Ti and Ta which are included in the unavoidable impurities are as follows: Mo<0.010 mass %, Nb<0.010 mass %, Ti<0.010 mass %, and Ta<0.010 mass %. | 08-15-2013 |
20130240607 | FRICTION STIR TOOL - A friction stir tool excellent in productivity, high temperature strength, and wear resistance at high temperatures. The friction stir tool is formed of a Co-based alloy comprising crystal grains containing a γ′ precipitate phase dispersed and precipitated therein, and a crystal grain boundary region and a precipitate phase between adjacent crystal grains, in which the precipitate phase is at least one phase selected from a μ phase, a Laves phase and a carbide phase. | 09-19-2013 |
20130255442 | Ni-BASED ALLOY FOR WELDING MATERIAL AND WELDING WIRE, ROD AND POWER - A Ni-based alloy for a welding material including, by mass, 0.001 to 0.1% of C, 18 to 25% of Co, 16 to 20% of Cr, 2.5 to 3.5% of Al, 9.0 to 15.0% of Mo+W, 0.001 to 0.03% of B and the balance being Ni and inevitable impurities. | 10-03-2013 |
20140064981 | Ni Base Forged Alloy and Gas Turbine Utilizing the Same - An Ni base forged alloy is easy to make hot forging and miniaturization of crystal grains while excellent high-temperature strength and segregation property are compatible. The Ni base forged alloy has solid solution temperature of a precipitation strengthening phase lower than or equal to 970° C., difference in the solid solution temperature between a δ-phase and the precipitation strength phase larger than or equal to 50° C., Al of 0.5 to 1.0%, Cr of 17 to 21%, Fe of 17 to 19%, Nb of 4.5 to 5.5%, Ti of 0.8 to 1.3%, W of 3.0 to 6.0%, B of 0.001 to 0.03%, C of 0.001 to 0.1% and Mo of 1.0% or less in mass percentage [%] and remainder made of Ni and inevitable impurities. | 03-06-2014 |
20140169973 | Ni-Based Heat Resistant Alloy, Gas Turbine Component and Gas Turbine - A Ni-based heat resistant alloy has a composition of, by mass percent, carbon: 0.001 to 0.1%, chromium: 16 to 22%, aluminum: 0.5 to 1.5%, molybdenum: 0.1 to 2.0%, tungsten: 0.1 to 6.0%, niobium: 3.5 to 5.5%, titanium: 0.8 to 3.0%, iron: 16 to 20%, and the balance being nickel and inevitable impurities. A parameter Ps indicating a segregation tendency is in a range of Ps≧−3.5. The parameter Ps is represented by Formula (1). | 06-19-2014 |
20150017015 | Nickel Based Alloy for Forging - A nickel (Ni) based alloy for forging includes: 0.001 to 0.1 wt. % of carbon (C); 12 to 23 wt. % of chromium (Cr); 3.5 to 5.0 wt. % of aluminum (Al); 5 to 12 combined wt. % of tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo) in which the Mo content is 5 wt. % or less; a negligible small amount of titanium (Ti), tantalate (Ta) and niobium (Nb); and the balance of Ni and inevitable impurities. | 01-15-2015 |