Superalloy aircraft part comprising a cooling channel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022356555-A1
Application number	US-202017774187-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 5, 2020
Priority date	Nov 5, 2019
Publication date	Nov 10, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A part includes a substrate made of a nickel-based superalloy, the substrate having a first average mass fraction of one or more first elements chosen from hafnium, silicon and chromium, the substrate having an open cavity in the part and a cooling channel, the substrate further including a surface layer partially forming the cavity, the surface layer having a second average mass fraction of the first element or first elements which is greater than the first average mass fraction.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A part comprising a substrate made of a nickel—based superalloy, which has a first average mass fraction of one or more first elements chosen from hafnium, silicon and chromium and which comprises at least one open cavity in the part,
wherein the substrate comprises a surface layer at least partially forming the open cavity, the surface layer having a second average mass fraction of the one or more first elements which is greater than the first average mass fraction and wherein when the first element is hafnium then the second mass fraction is between 0.4% and 4.5%, when the first element is silicon then the second mass fraction is between 4% and 10% and when the first element is chromium then the second mass fraction is between 0.2% and 5%.

16 . The part according to claim 15 , further comprising a coating, covering the surface layer, the coating having a mass fraction of the one or more first elements greater than 50%.

17 . The part according to claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the surface layer is at least greater than 50 nm.

18 . The part according to claim 15 , wherein the substrate includes rhenium and/or ruthenium, the rhenium and/or ruthenium average mass fraction of the substrate being greater than or equal to 3%.

19 . The part according to claim 15 , wherein the part is an aircraft part.

20 . An aircraft turbine comprising the part according to claim 19 .

21 . An aircraft comprising the part according to claim 19 .

22 . A method for manufacturing the aircraft part according to the part of claim 19 , the method comprising:
providing a part comprising substrate made of a nickel-based superalloy, the substrate comprising at least one open cavity in the part, depositing on at least one part of the open cavity of at least one layer of one or more first elements chosen from hafnium, silicon and chromium, heat treating the substrate and the layer such that the one or more first element of the layer diffuses into the substrate.

23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the heat treatment is carried out in a vacuum chamber or in a chamber comprising one or more inert gasses.

24 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the heat treatment step is carried out for a period of one to eight hours, in a chamber in which the temperature is set between 700° C. and 1300° C.

25 . A method for cooling the aircraft part according to claim 19 , the method comprising a step of injecting a cooling fluid in the open cavity.

26 . The part according to claim 15 , wherein the open cavity is a cooling channel.

27 . The part according to claim 15 , further comprising a coating, covering the surface layer, the coating having a mass fraction of the one or more first elements greater than 90%.

28 . The part according to claim 15 , wherein the substrate includes rhenium and/or ruthenium, the rhenium and/or ruthenium average mass fraction of the substrate being greater than or equal to 4%.

29 . The method according to claim 23 , wherein the one or more inert gasses are chosen from argon and helium.

30 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the heat treatment step is carried out for a period of one to eight hours, in a chamber in which the temperature is set between 900° C. and 1250° C.

Assignees

• Safran

Inventors

• Saboundji Amar
• Rame Jérémy

Classifications

• C23C10/02 Primary

  Pretreatment of the material to be coated (C23C10/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C23C10/60

  After-treatment · CPC title

• C22C19/057

  with the maximum Cr content being less 10% · CPC title

• C23C10/40

  of ferrous surfaces · CPC title

• C23C10/52

  more than one element being diffused in one step · CPC title