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EP 2 520 678 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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14.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/50 |
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07.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/45 |
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Date of filing: 02.05.2012 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
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04.05.2011 US 201113100441
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Schenectady, NY 12345 (US) |
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- Feng, Ganjiang
Greenville, SC South Carolina 29615 (US)
- Schaeffer, Jon Conrad
Greenville, SC South Carolina 29615 (US)
- Balsone, Stephen Joseph
Greenville, SC South Carolina 29615 (US)
- Sundaram, Hariharan
560066 Bangalore, Karnataka (IN)
- Amancherla, Sundar
560066 Bangalore, Karnataka (IN)
- Mukira, Gitahi Charles
Greenville, SC South Carolina 29615 (US)
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Representative: Pöpper, Evamaria et al |
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General Electric Technology GmbH
GE Corporate Intellectual Property
Brown Boveri Strasse 7 5400 Baden 5400 Baden (CH) |
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(57) The invention is a class of nickel-base alloys for gas turbine applications, comprising,
by weight, about 13.7 to about 14.3 percent chromium, about 5.0 to about 10.0 percent
cobalt, about 3.5 to about 5.2 percent tungsten, about 2.8 to about 5.2 percent titanium,
about 2.8 to about 4.6 percent aluminum, about 0.0 to about 3.5 percent tantalum,
about 1.0 to about 1.7 percent molybdenum, about 0.08 to about 0.13 percent carbon,
about 0.005 to about 0.02 percent boron, about 0.0 to about 1.5 percent niobium, about
0.0 to about 2.5 percent hafnium, about 0.0 to about 0.04 percent zirconium, and the
balance substantially nickel. The nickel-base alloys may be provided in the form of
useful articles of manufacture, and which possess a unique combination of mechanical
properties, microstructural stability, resistance to localized pitting and hot corrosion
in high temperature corrosive environments, and high yields during the initial forming
process as well as post-forming manufacturing and repair processes.

