TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This disclosure relates in general to the field of nickel-based alloys. More particularly,
it relates to such alloys that may possess improved high-temperature oxidation resistance,
corrosion resistance, castability, and mechanical properties such as creep strength
and thermomechanical fatigue resistance.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Many industries, including gas turbine, power generation, and the like require high-temperature
materials for components that are exposed to demanding environments, including corrosive
or chemically reactive environments, where the stability of mechanical, environmental,
and thermophysical properties such materials is critical at the high temperatures
encountered.
[0003] For example, alloys designed to withstand degradation and failure in the gas turbine
industry may operate at service temperatures in excess of 1100 °C. Such high temperatures
can accelerate oxidation and corrosion processes and microstructural evolution/instability
(e.g. solutionizing of precipitates, grain growth and phase coarsening, dislocation
motion, and the like), which can lead to degradation of properties and, ultimately,
to component failure.
[0004] Some nickel-based alloys can exhibit and retain desirable physical, mechanical, and
chemical properties at high temperatures. Such alloys, sometimes referred to as 'superalloys,'
are alloys composed primarily of nickel, with the addition of several other elements.
High-temperature nickel-based alloys are often used to form components of gas turbines
such as, e.g., blades, vanes, and ring segments, which are typically exposed to high
temperatures, mechanical forces, oxidation, and corrosive environments during service.
[0005] There are many high-temperature alloys with various compositions being produced and
used in industry. Different alloying elements can provide certain benefits, e.g.,
by forming and/or stabilizing precipitates (which may be continuous or discontinuous),
stabilizing grain boundaries, forming protective coatings when exposed to high temperatures
and/or certain environments, etc. The types and amounts of these additive elements
can be selected for their ability to improve overall high temperature performance
and may focus on one or more beneficial effects, e.g., resistance to creep, oxidation,
corrosion, fatigue, and other thermo-mechanical or chemical failure modes at elevated
temperatures.
[0006] The types and amounts of particular additive elements used in an alloy cannot be
optimized in isolation to produce certain properties. For example, the effects of
a single element (e.g. chromium or cobalt) may vary with its concentration in the
alloy. Such properties as precipitate formation and compositions, transition from
continuous to discontinuous precipitates, etc. may be related to composition in simple
systems. However, with multiple alloying components present the effects become far
more complex. Different elements may substitute for others in precipitate phases,
preferentially migrate to boundaries, stabilize lattices, alter chemical reactivity,
etc.
[0007] For example,
U.S. Patent No. 5,399,313 to Ross et al. describes a nickel-based superalloy that has good tolerance for low-angle grain boundaries
when formed as a single crystal, as well as a balance between oxidation and corrosion
resistance at high temperatures. Another nickel-based alloy, described in U.S. Patent
Publication No.
US 2014/0241936 of Deschandol et al., modifies a known alloy, René 125, by reducing the concentrations of certain components
to reduce the appearance of cracks when casting the alloy while maintaining certain
desirable properties of René 125. Many other examples of nickel-based alloys can be
found in the literature, with various combinations of elements and concentrations
thereof that may provide certain desirable properties or compromises between such
properties. Another nickel-based alloy, described in International Patent Publication
No.
WO 2015/183955 of Gong et al., has relatively low levels of rhenium to provide improved single-crystal processing
while maintaining other desirable high-temperature properties.
[0008] US2011/0076181A1 discloses various rhenium-free, nickel-based superalloys comprising cobalt, chromium,
tungsten, aluminum, tantalum and hafnium as essential alloying elements besides the
remainder nickel and incidental impurities. These superalloys are however free from
molybdenum.
[0009] Thus, there is often a trade-off (and possibly some effects difficult to predict)
when trying to improve alloy properties such as creep resistance, thermo-mechanical
fatigue resistance, oxidation, and corrosion resistance by varying the presence and
amounts of alloying elements present. For example, alloys with greater creep resistance
often sacrifice good hot corrosion resistance and thermo-mechanical fatigue resistance.
Similarly, alloys exhibiting greater hot corrosion resistance tend to exhibit lower
levels of creep resistance and/or thermo-mechanical fatigue resistance. Certain alloy
compositions may focus on optimizing one or more of such properties at the expense
of others.
[0010] Accordingly, it is desirable to provide high-temperature nickel-based alloys (e.g.,
superalloys) that can exhibit desirable levels of various properties, such as creep
resistance, oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance, and fatigue resistance, when
exposed to temperatures and conditions that may exist in such environments as turbine
engines.
SUMMARY OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0011] The herein described exemplary embodiments pertain to new nickel-based alloy compositions
that can provide a balance of desirable properties for use in severe environments,
including high-temperature environments such as those that may be present gas turbines.
[0012] In one embodiment of the disclosure, a nickel-based alloy is provided that comprises
the following elements, with the associated composition ranges provided as a range
of approximate weight percents (wt%) in the alloy: Cr: 7.25-7.75; Co: 8.6-9.6; Mo:
0.6-1.0; W: 8.5-9.1; Al: 6.0-6.4; Ti: 0.6-1.0; Ta: 4.0-4.8; C: 0.06-0.10; B: 0.01-0.02;
and Hf: 0.4-0.6; with the balance of the alloy consisting of Ni and unavoidable or
trace impurities.
[0013] In a further embodiment, a nickel-based alloy can be provided that has a nominal
composition of: 7.5 wt% Cr; 9.1 wt% Co; 0.8 wt% Mo; 8.8 wt% W; 6.2 wt% Al; 0.8 wt%
Ti; 4.4 wt% Ta; 0.08 wt% C; 0.015 wt% B; 0.5 wt% Hf; and the balance of the alloy
consisting of Ni and unavoidable or trace impurities.
[0014] In a still further embodiment of the disclosure, a nickel-based alloy is provided
that comprises the following elements, with the associated composition ranges provided
as a range of approximate weight percents (wt%) in the alloy: Cr: 7.25-7.75; Co: 8.6-9.4;
Mo: 0.6-1.0; W: 8.5-9.1; Al: 6.0-6.4; Ti: 0.6-1.0; Ta: 3.8-4.4; C: 0.06-0.10; B: 0.01-0.02;
Hf: 0.4-0.6; and Re: 0.4-0.6, with the balance of the alloy consisting of Ni and unavoidable
or trace impurities.
[0015] In yet another embodiment, a nickel-based alloy can be provided that has the following
nominal composition: 7.7 wt% Cr; 9.0 wt% Co; 0.8 wt% Mo; 8.8 wt% W; 6.2 wt% Al; 0.8
wt% Ti; 4.1 wt% Ta; 0.08 wt% C; 0.015 wt% B; 0.5 wt% Hf; 0.5 wt% Re; and the balance
of the alloy consisting of Ni and unavoidable or trace impurities.
[0016] Additional embodiments of the enclosure can provide components of a gas turbine system,
such as blades or vanes, where such components comprise at least one of the alloy
compositions described herein. In still further embodiments, a gas turbine system
can be provided in which at least one blade or vane comprises or is made of at least
one of the alloy compositions described herein.
[0017] These and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become
apparent upon reading the following detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure,
when taken in conjunction with the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Further objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent
from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying
figure showing illustrative embodiments, results and/or features of the exemplary
embodiments of the present disclosure, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gas turbine component in accordance with an exemplary
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0019] While the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the
figure, it is done so in connection with the illustrative embodiments and is not limited
by the particular embodiments illustrated in the figure. It is intended that changes
and modifications can be made to the described embodiments without departing from
the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0020] Embodiments of the present can provide nickel-based alloys having certain compositions,
where such alloys may possess desirable properties such as, e.g., high creep resistance
and improved oxidation resistance. Such alloys may also exhibit other desirable properties
such as, e.g., good castability, and good corrosion resistance when used in high-temperature
environments. For example, embodiments of the disclosure can provide alloys (and components
made therefrom) that exhibit desirable properties when solidified as single crystals,
directionally solidified, and when cast in a conventional equiaxed solidification
process.
[0021] In one embodiment of the disclosure, a nickel-based alloy is provided that comprises
the following elements, with the associated composition ranges provided as a range
of approximate weight percents (wt%) in the alloy: Cr: 7.25-7.75; Co: 8.6-9.6; Mo:
0.6-1.0; W: 8.5-9.1; Al: 6.0-6.4; Ti: 0.6-1.0; Ta: 4.0-4.8; C: 0.06-0.10; B: 0.01-0.02;
and Hf: 0.4-0.6; with the balance of the alloy comprising Ni and unavoidable impurities.
[0022] In a further embodiment, a nickel-based alloy can be provided that has the following
nominal composition: 7.5 wt% Cr; 9.1 wt% Co; 0.8 wt% Mo; 8.8 wt% W; 6.2 wt% Al; 0.8
wt% Ti; 4.4 wt% Ta; 0.08 wt% C; 0.015 wt% B; 0.5 wt% Hf; and the balance of the alloy
consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities. These embodiments of the disclosure are
summarized in Table 1 below.
[0023] The total wt% of Cr+Mo+W in these embodiments is 17 wt%, which is higher than the
sum of these component weight percentages in many other nickel-based alloys. Such
compositions can provide increased solid solution strengthening when the alloy is
exposed to higher temperatures.
Table 1: Nominal composition and composition ranges for a nickel-based alloy in accordance
with certain embodiments of the disclosure.
Element |
Nominal wt% |
Range of wt% |
Cr |
7.5 |
7.25-7.75 |
Co |
9.1 |
8.6-9.6 |
Mo |
0.8 |
0.6-1.0 |
W |
8.8 |
8.5-9.1 |
Al |
6.2 |
6.0-6.4 |
Ti |
0.8 |
0.6-1.0 |
Ta |
4.4 |
4.0-4.8 |
C |
0.08 |
0.06-0.10 |
B |
0.015 |
0.01-0.02 |
Hf |
0.5 |
0.4-0.6 |
Ni |
Balance |
- |
[0024] The aluminum composition of 6.20 wt% (e.g., between 6.0 and 6.4 wt%) is greater than
that in many other nickel-based alloys. This higher level of Al can provide a superior
oxidation resistance with lower levels of chromium and titanium present. Such reduction
of chromium levels can also allow introduction of higher concentrations of capable
refractory metals such as tungsten and molybdenum for further high-temperature strengthening
with fewer adverse effects. Further, the total amount of Al+Cr in the alloy compositions
disclosed herein, e.g., between 13.25-14.15 wt%, or 13.7 wt%, can provide good resistance
to oxidation and hot corrosion, e.g., in a temperature range of 600 to 1100° C, which
are typical service temperatures for large gas turbine blades and vanes. Such improved
properties at elevated temperatures may extend service life of turbine components
formed of the alloys disclosed herein to 100,000 hours or more.
[0025] The disclosed aluminium levels can also enhance gamma prime (γ') precipitation, thereby
also improving creep stability and strength at high temperatures. Gamma prime is the
principal high-temperature strengthening phase that occurs in the nickel-rich gamma
(γ) phase of such alloys. The enhanced high-temperature strengthening can be achieved
with relatively low levels of titanium and tantalum, which also promote gamma prime
precipitate formation to improve strength.
[0026] For example, the total weight percent of the gamma prime formers in a nickel-based
alloy in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, Al+Ta+Ti, is between
10.6 and 12.2 wt%. Such total composition percentage of these elements can provide
suitable amounts of gamma prime phases for creep resistance while balancing the effects
of these elements on other material properties of the alloy as described herein.
[0027] Further, the higher levels of Al in embodiments of the present disclosure allow a
reduction in the amount of Ti while maintaining desirable high-temperature strengthening
properties. Reduced levels of Ti can also promote a more adherent oxide scale formation
in harsh environments, thereby improving environmental protection of the alloy.
[0028] Certain alloying elements such as tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten can
form carbides, which segregate to grain boundaries to retard grain boundary sliding.
This inhibition of grain boundary displacement (e.g., grain-boundary sliding) at high
temperatures can improve creep strength. However, excessive amounts of carbide particles
at grain boundaries can promote nucleation of microcracks at the grain boundaries,
e.g., at the matrix- carbide interface, and result in increased material failure by
intergranular fracture.
[0029] Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide alloys having balanced
compositions of refractory elements such as, e.g., Ta, W, Mo, and Cr, to maximize
certain high-temperature properties such as creep strength while reducing or avoiding
adverse effects such as, e.g., formation of harmful topologically close-packed (TCP)
phases and excessive carbides. TCP phases typically form as plates within the matrix,
e.g., when sufficiently high levels of such refractory elements are present, and can
adversely affect mechanical properties such as ductility and creep resistance. For
example, TCP phases can retain elements that strengthen gamma and gamma prime phases
in a non-useful form, thereby reducing creep strength, and they can also serve as
crack initiators because of their brittle nature.
[0030] In further embodiments of the disclosure, a nickel-based alloy is provided that also
includes rhenium. Rhenium can improve creep strength, e.g., based on its low diffusion
rates in nickel-based superalloys, which can help to stabilize precipitate phases
and structures at elevated temperatures. However, rhenium can also promote formation
of topologically close-packed (TCP) phases in nickel-based alloys when present in
sufficiently high concentrations, and such intermetallic TCP phases can degrade certain
alloy properties.
[0031] Accordingly, in another embodiment of the disclosure, a nickel-based alloy is provided
that includes the following elements, with the associated composition ranges provided
as a range of approximate weight percents (wt%) in the alloy: Cr: 7.25-7.75; Co: 8.6-9.4;
Mo: 0.6-1.0; W: 8.5-9.1; Al: 6.0-6.4; Ti: 0.6-1.0; Ta: 3.8-4.4; C: 0.06-0.10; B: 0.01-0.02;
Hf: 0.4-0.6; and Re: 0.4-0.6, with the balance of the alloy consisting of Ni and unavoidable
impurities.
[0032] In yet another embodiment, a nickel-based alloy can be provided that has the following
nominal composition: 7.7 wt% Cr; 9.0 wt% Co; 0.8 wt% Mo; 8.8 wt% W; 6.2 wt% Al; 0.8
wt% Ti; 4.1 wt% Ta; 0.08 wt% C; 0.015 wt% B; 0.5 wt% Hf; 0.5 wt% Re; and the balance
of the alloy consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities.
[0033] These embodiments of the disclosure, in which the nickel-based alloy also contains
rhenium, are summarized in Table 2 below.
[0034] As can be seen by comparing the alloy compositions of the alloys in Table 2 with
those shown in Table 1, the amount of tantalum present can be reduced slightly when
introducing rhenium. This trade-off can improve creep resistance due to the slow diffusion
of rhenium, while avoiding harmful formation of excessive amounts of carbides as described
herein above.
[0035] In nickel-based alloys such as those described herein, certain atoms can substitute
for nickel atoms in a unit cell to improve solid solution strengthening. Such strengthening
can be more effective with larger elements such as, e.g., molybdenum as compared to,
e.g., cobalt. For example, the atomic radius difference between Ni and Mo is +12%,
whereas that between Ni and Co is +3%. However, the large mismatch between Ni and
Mo can lead to formation of incoherent precipitates under certain conditions, e.g.
at higher concentrations of Mo. In contrast, Co tends to exhibit greater solubility
in the nickel lattice and thus may be more stable at elevated temperatures, in part
because the lower lattice mismatch between Ni and Co results in a lower driving force
for precipitate coarsening processes at elevated temperatures.
Table 2: Nominal composition and composition ranges for a nickel-based alloy in accordance
with further embodiments of the disclosure.
Element |
Nominal wt% |
Range of wt% |
Cr |
7.5 |
7.25-7.75 |
Co |
9.0 |
8.6-9.4 |
Mo |
0.8 |
0.6-1.0 |
W |
8.8 |
8.5-9.1 |
Al |
6.2 |
6.0-6.4 |
Ti |
0.8 |
0.6-1.0 |
Ta |
4.1 |
3.8-4.4 |
C |
0.08 |
0.06-0.10 |
B |
0.015 |
0.010-0.020 |
Hf |
0.5 |
0.4-0.6 |
Re |
0.5 |
0.4-0.6 |
Ni |
Balance |
- |
[0036] One of the advantages of the alloy compositions described herein is a limitation
of the overall γ/γ' lattice mismatch. A large lattice mismatch between these phases
can increase the rate of precipitate coarsening at high temperatures (e.g., driven
by a reduction in the mechanical strain energy that can be achieved by formation of
larger, discontinuous precipitates). Accordingly, limiting the overall lattice mismatch
can improve long-term stability of the alloy in service, thereby facilitating longer
component lifetimes and a reduced likelihood of mechanical failure.
[0037] Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure can provide nickel-based alloys
that have effective solid-solution strengthening in the gamma phase while also maintaining
desirable levels of the gamma-prime phase. For example, desirable material properties
of the alloy such as, e.g., creep resistance, tensile strength, ductility, damage
tolerance, and low-cycle fatigue resistance, can be optimized by the presence of high-temperature
solid-solution strengthening elements in the alloy composition. Elements that contribute
to solid-solution strengthening in nickel-based alloys include, e.g., cobalt, chromium,
molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, and rhenium.
[0038] In the embodiments of the present disclosure illustrated in Table 1 (nickel alloys
that do not contain rhenium), the total wt % of W+Ta+Mo+Cr+Co is 30.6 wt%. In the
further embodiments of the present disclosure illustrated in Table 2 (nickel alloys
that contain rhenium), the total wt % of W+Ta+Mo+Cr+Co+Re is 30.2 wt%. Such total
percentages of these elements in the disclosed alloys can provide desirable solid-solution
strengthening at elevated temperatures while balancing the effects of such elements
on other properties of the alloy.
[0039] In further embodiments, a rotor blade or guide vane used in gas turbines can be provided,
where such blade or vane can be formed of an alloy having one of the exemplary compositions
described herein. For example, third- and fourth-row blades in large gas turbines
tend to be exposed to higher temperatures in service as the firing (max inlet temperature
increases. Such blades can perform more reliably and safely when formed of nickel-based
alloys such as those described herein, e.g., alloys having compositions as shown in
Tables 1 and 2.
[0040] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a typical rotor blade 130 of a gas turbine, which
extends along a longitudinal axis 121. The gas turbine may be, e.g., a gas turbine
of an aircraft or of a power plant for generating electricity, a steam turbine, or
a compressor. The blade 130 includes a securing region 400, an adjoining blade platform
403, an airfoil 406, and a blade tip 415. A blade root 183 can be provided in the
fastening region 400, which may be used to secure the rotor blade 130 to a shaft or
a disk (not shown).
[0041] The blade 130 has a leading edge 409 and a trailing edge 412 for a medium (e.g.,
hot combustion gases) to flow past. The blade 130 can be either hollow or solid in
form. If the blade 130 is hollow, it can include cooling holes 418 to facilitate flow
of internal cooling gases.
[0042] The blade 130 can be formed of a nickel-based alloy such as those described herein,
e.g., using conventional directional solidification or equiaxed casting techniques.
Such blade 130 can provide the benefits associated with the alloy compositions described
herein, e.g., improved creep resistance and corrosion resistance while in service.
[0043] In some embodiments, a guide vane for a gas turbine can be provided, where the vane
is made from an alloy having one of the compositions described herein. The vane can
be similar in appearance to the blade 130 shown in FIG. 1, with a further blade platform
403 provided at the blade tip 415. Other specific configurations of turbine vanes
and/or blades can be provided in still further embodiments of the disclosure.
1. A nickel-based alloy comprising:
7.25-7.75 wt% Cr;
0.6-1.0 wt% Mo;
8.5-9.1 wt% W;
6.0-6.4 wt% Al;
0.6-1.0 wt% Ti;
0.06-0.10 wt% C;
0.01-0.02 wt% B;
0.4-0.6 wt% Hf; and
one of:
8.6-9.6 wt% Co and 4.0-4.8 wt% Ta; or
8.6-9.4 wt% Co, 3.8-4.4 wt% Ta, and 0.4-0.6 wt% Re,
with the balance consisting of Ni and trace impurities.
2. The alloy of claim 1, comprising:
8.6-9.6 wt% Co and 4.0-4.8 wt% Ta.
3. The alloy of claim 1, comprising:
8.6-9.4 wt% Co, 3.8-4.4 wt% Ta, and 0.4-0.6 wt% Re.
4. The nickel-based alloy of claim 1, having a composition of:
7.5 wt% Cr;
0.8 wt% Mo;
8.8 wt% W;
6.2 wt% Al;
0.8 wt% Ti;
0.08 wt% C;
0.015 wt% B;
0.5 wt% Hf; and
one of:
9.1 wt% Co and 4.4 wt% Ta; or
9.0 wt% Co, 4.1 wt% Ta, and 0.5 wt% Re,
with the balance consisting of Ni and trace impurities.
5. The alloy of claim 4, comprising:
9.1 wt% Co and 4.4 wt% Ta.
6. The alloy of claim 4, comprising:
9.0 wt% Co, 4.1 wt% Ta, and 0.5 wt% Re.
7. The alloy of claim 4, wherein an amount of Al+Ta+Ti is between 10.6 and 12.2 wt %.
8. A gas turbine component comprising a nickel-based alloy comprising:
7.25-7.75 wt% Cr;
0.6-1.0 wt% Mo;
8.5-9.1 wt% W;
6.0-6.4 wt% Al;
0.6-1.0 wt% Ti;
0.06-0.10 wt% C;
0.01-0.02 wt% B;
0.4-0.6 wt% Hf; and
one of:
8.6-9.6 wt% Co and 4.0-4.8 wt% Ta; or
8.6-9.4 wt% Co, 3.8-4.4 wt% Ta, and 0.4-0.6 wt% Re,
with the balance consisting of Ni and trace impurities,
wherein the gas turbine component comprises at least one of a blade, a vane, or a
ring segment.
9. The gas turbine component of claim 8, wherein the nickel-based alloy comprises 8.6-9.6
wt% Co and 4.0-4.8 wt% Ta.
10. The gas turbine component of claim 8, wherein the nickel-based alloy comprises 8.6-9.4
wt% Co, 3.8-4.4 wt% Ta, and 0.4-0.6 wt% Re.
11. The gas turbine component of claim 8, wherein the nickel-based alloy has a composition
of:
7.5 wt% Cr;
0.8 wt% Mo;
8.8 wt% W;
6.2 wt% Al;
0.8 wt% Ti;
0.08 wt% C;
0.015 wt% B;
0.5 wt% Hf; and
one of:
9.1 wt% Co and 4.4 wt% Ta; or
9.0 wt% Co, 4.1 wt% Ta, and 0.5 wt% Re,
with the balance consisting of Ni and trace impurities.
12. The gas turbine component of claim 11, wherein the nickel-based alloy comprises 9.1
wt% Co and 4.4 wt% Ta.
13. The gas turbine component of claim 10, wherein the nickel-based alloy comprises 9.0
wt% Co, 4.1 wt% Ta, and 0.5 wt% Re.
1. Nickelbasislegierung, umfassend:
7,25-7,75 Gew.-% Cr;
0,6-1,0 Gew.-% Mo;
8,5-9,1 Gew.-% W;
6,0-6,4 Gew. - % Al;
0,6-1,0 Gew.-% Ti;
0,06-0,10 Gew.-% C;
0,01-0,02 Gew.-% B;
0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Hf; und
entweder
8,6-9,6 Gew.-% Co und 4,0-4,8 Gew.-% Ta; oder
8,6-9,4 Gew.-% Co, 3,8-4,4 Gew.-% Ta und 0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Re,
wobei der Rest aus Ni und Spurenverunreinigungen besteht.
2. Legierung nach Anspruch 1, umfassend:
8,6-9,6 Gew.-% Co und 4,0-4,8 Gew.-% Ta.
3. Legierung nach Anspruch 1, umfassend:
8,6-9,4 Gew.-% Co, 3,8-4,4 Gew.-% Ta und 0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Re.
4. Nickelbasislegierung nach Anspruch 1, die die folgende Zusammensetzung aufweist:
7,5 Gew.-% Cr;
0,8 Gew.-% Mo;
8,8 Gew.-% W;
6,2 Gew.-% Al;
0,8 Gew.-% Ti;
0,08 Gew.-% C;
0,015 Gew.-% B;
0,5 Gew.-% Hf; und
entweder
9,1 Gew.-% Co und 4,4 Gew.-% Ta; oder
9,0 Gew.-% Co, 4,1 Gew.-% Ta und 0,5 Gew.-% Re,
wobei der Rest aus Ni und Spurenverunreinigungen besteht.
5. Legierung nach Anspruch 4, umfassend:
9,1 Gew.-% Co und 4,4 Gew.-% Ta.
6. Legierung nach Anspruch 4, umfassend:
9,0 Gew.-% Co, 4,1 Gew.-% Ta und 0,5 Gew.-% Re.
7. Legierung nach Anspruch 4, wobei eine Menge von Al+Ta+Ti zwischen 10,6 und 12,2 Gew.-%
beträgt.
8. Gasturbinenkomponente, umfassend eine Nickelbasislegierung, die Folgendes umfasst:
7,25-7,75 Gew.-% Cr;
0,6-1,0 Gew.-% Mo;
8,5-9,1 Gew.-% W;
6,0-6,4 Gew.-% Al;
0,6-1,0 Gew.-% Ti;
0,06-0,10 Gew.-% C;
0,01-0,02 Gew.-% B;
0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Hf; und
entweder
8,6-9,6 Gew.-% Co und 4,0-4,8 Gew.-% Ta; oder
8,6-9,4 Gew.-% Co, 3,8-4,4 Gew.-% Ta und 0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Re,
wobei der Rest aus Ni und Spurenverunreinigungen besteht, wobei die Gasturbinenkomponente
eine Schaufel oder ein Ringsegment umfasst.
9. Gasturbinenkomponente nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Nickelbasislegierung 8,6-9,6 Gew.-%
Co und 4,0-4,8 Gew.-% Ta umfasst.
10. Gasturbinenkomponente nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Nickelbasislegierung 8,6-9,4 Gew.-%
Co, 3,8-4,4 Gew.-% Ta und 0,4-0,6 Gew.-% Re umfasst.
11. Gasturbinenkomponente nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Nickelbasislegierung die folgende
Zusammensetzung aufweist:
7,5 Gew.-% Cr;
0,8 Gew.-% Mo;
8,8 Gew. -% W;
6,2 Gew.-% Al;
0,8 Gew.-% Ti;
0,08 Gew.-% C;
0,015 Gew.-% B;
0,5 Gew.-% Hf; und
entweder
9,1 Gew.-% Co und 4,4 Gew.-% Ta; oder
9,0 Gew.-% Co, 4,1 Gew.-% Ta und 0,5 Gew.-% Re,
wobei der Rest aus Ni und Spurenverunreinigungen besteht.
12. Gasturbinenkomponente nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Nickelbasislegierung 9,1 Gew.-%
Co und 4,4 Gew.-% Ta umfasst.
13. Gasturbinenkomponente nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Nickelbasislegierung 9,0 Gew.-%
Co, 4,1 Gew.-% Ta und 0,5 Gew.-% Re umfasst.
1. Alliage à base de nickel comprenant :
7,25 à 7,75 % en poids de Cr ;
0,6 à 1,0 % en poids de Mo ;
8,5 à 9,1 % en poids de W ;
6,0 à 6,4 % en poids de Al ;
0,6 à 1,0 % en poids de Ti ;
0,06 à 0,10 % en poids de C ;
0,01 à 0,02 % en poids de B ;
0,4 à 0,6 % en poids de Hf ; et
l'un de :
8,6 à 9,6 % en poids de Co et 4,0 à 4,8 % en poids de Ta ; ou
8,6 à 9,4 % en poids de Co, 3,8 à 4,4 % en poids de Ta, et 0,4 à 0,6 % en poids de
Re, le complément étant constitué de Ni et d'impuretés traces.
2. Alliage selon la revendication 1, comprenant : 8,6 à 9,6 % en poids de Co et 4,0 à
4,8 % en poids de Ta.
3. Alliage selon la revendication 1, comprenant :
8,6 à 9,4 % en poids de Co, 3,8 à 4,4 % en poids de Ta, et 0,4 à 0,6 % en poids de
Re.
4. Alliage à base de nickel selon la revendication 1, ayant une composition de :
7,5 % en poids de Cr ;
0,8 % en poids de Mo ;
8,8 % en poids de W ;
6,2 % en poids de Al ;
0,8 % en poids de Ti ;
0,08 % en poids de C ;
0,015 % en poids de B ;
0,5 % en poids de Hf ; et
l'un de :
9,1 % en poids de Co et 4,4 % en poids de Ta ; ou
9,0 % en poids de Co, 4,1 % en poids de Ta, et 0,5 % en poids de Re,
le complément étant constitué de Ni et d'impuretés traces.
5. Alliage selon la revendication 4, comprenant : 9,1 % en poids de Co et 4,4 % en poids
de Ta.
6. Alliage selon la revendication 4, comprenant :
9,0 % en poids de Co, 4,1 % en poids de Ta, et 0,5 % en poids de Re.
7. Alliage selon la revendication 4, dans lequel une quantité de Al+Ta+Ti est comprise
entre 10,6 et 12,2 % en poids.
8. Composant de turbine à gaz comprenant un alliage à base de nickel comprenant :
7,25 à 7,75 % en poids de Cr ;
0,6 à 1,0 % en poids de Mo ;
8,5 à 9,1 % en poids de W ;
6,0 à 6,4 % en poids de Al ;
0,6 à 1,0 % en poids de Ti ;
0,06 à 0,10 % en poids de C ;
0,01 à 0,02 % en poids de B ;
0,4 à 0,6 % en poids de Hf ; et
l'un de :
8,6 à 9,6 % en poids de Co et 4,0 à 4,8 % en poids de Ta ; ou
8,6 à 9,4 % en poids de Co, 3,8 à 4,4 % en poids de Ta, et 0,4 à 0,6 % en poids de
Re,
le complément étant constitué de Ni et d'impuretés traces,
le composant de turbine à gaz comprenant au moins l'un parmi une pale, une aube ou
un segment de bague.
9. Composant de turbine à gaz selon la revendication 8, dans lequel l'alliage à base
de nickel comprend 8,6 à 9,6 % en poids de Co et 4,0 à 4,8 % en poids de Ta.
10. Composant de turbine à gaz selon la revendication 8, dans lequel l'alliage à base
de nickel comprend 8,6 à 9,4 % en poids de Co, 3,8 à 4,4 % en poids de Ta, et 0,4
à 0,6 % en poids de Re.
11. Composant de turbine à gaz selon la revendication 8, dans lequel l'alliage à base
de nickel a une composition de :
7,5 % en poids de Cr ;
0,8 % en poids de Mo ;
8,8 % en poids de W ;
6,2 % en poids de Al ;
0,8 % en poids de Ti ;
0,08 % en poids de C ;
0,015 % en poids de B ;
0,5 % en poids de Hf ; et
l'un de :
9,1 % en poids de Co et 4,4 % en poids de Ta ; ou
9,0 % en poids de Co, 4,1 % en poids de Ta, et 0,5 % en poids de Re,
le complément étant constitué de Ni et d'impuretés traces.
12. Composant de turbine à gaz selon la revendication 11, dans lequel l'alliage à base
de nickel comprend 9,1 % en poids de Co et 4,4 % en poids de Ta.
13. Composant de turbine à gaz selon la revendication 10, dans lequel l'alliage à base
de nickel comprend 9,0 % en poids de Co, 4,1 % en poids de Ta, et 0,5 % en poids de
Re.