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Title: Superalloy material with improved weldability

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174738

A fusion weldable superalloy containing 0.005-0.5 wt. % scandium. In one embodiment, the superalloy may have a composition similar to IN-939 alloy, but having added scandium and having only 0.005-0.040 wt. % zirconium. A gas turbine component may be formed by an investment casting of such a scandium-containing superalloy, and may include a fusion weld repaired area. A scandium-containing nickel-based superalloy coated with an MCrAlY bond coat will have improved cyclic oxidation resistance due to the sulfur-gettering effect of the scandium.

Research Organization:
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL, (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-95MC32267
Assignee:
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
Patent Number(s):
6,696,176
Application Number:
10/092,326
OSTI ID:
1174738
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English