EP1593445A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'un élément coulé creux avec un revêtement intérieur - Google Patents

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EP1593445A1
EP1593445A1 EP04010492A EP04010492A EP1593445A1 EP 1593445 A1 EP1593445 A1 EP 1593445A1 EP 04010492 A EP04010492 A EP 04010492A EP 04010492 A EP04010492 A EP 04010492A EP 1593445 A1 EP1593445 A1 EP 1593445A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/14Form or construction
    • F01D5/18Hollow blades, i.e. blades with cooling or heating channels or cavities; Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means on blades
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22CFOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C1/00Compositions of refractory mould or core materials; Grain structures thereof; Chemical or physical features in the formation or manufacture of moulds
    • B22C1/16Compositions of refractory mould or core materials; Grain structures thereof; Chemical or physical features in the formation or manufacture of moulds characterised by the use of binding agents; Mixtures of binding agents
    • B22C1/165Compositions of refractory mould or core materials; Grain structures thereof; Chemical or physical features in the formation or manufacture of moulds characterised by the use of binding agents; Mixtures of binding agents in the manufacture of multilayered shell moulds
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22CFOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C7/00Patterns; Manufacture thereof so far as not provided for in other classes
    • B22C7/02Lost patterns
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22CFOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C9/00Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
    • B22C9/02Sand moulds or like moulds for shaped castings
    • B22C9/04Use of lost patterns
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22CFOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C9/00Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
    • B22C9/12Treating moulds or cores, e.g. drying, hardening
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22DCASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D27/00Treating the metal in the mould while it is molten or ductile ; Pressure or vacuum casting
    • B22D27/15Treating the metal in the mould while it is molten or ductile ; Pressure or vacuum casting by using vacuum
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22DCASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D29/00Removing castings from moulds, not restricted to casting processes covered by a single main group; Removing cores; Handling ingots
    • B22D29/001Removing cores
    • B22D29/002Removing cores by leaching, washing or dissolving
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12Blades
    • F01D5/28Selecting particular materials; Particular measures relating thereto; Measures against erosion or corrosion
    • F01D5/288Protective coatings for blades
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2230/00Manufacture
    • F05B2230/90Coating; Surface treatment
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05DINDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F05D2230/00Manufacture
    • F05D2230/90Coating; Surface treatment

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  • the present invention relates to a method for Production of a hollow-cast component, in particular a hollow cast turbine blade, with internal coating to the Walls of at least one cavity.
  • Thermally highly stressed components can on their outside be provided with a coating to keep them in thermal stressful environment against corrosion and / or oxidation too protect.
  • MCrAlY coatings suitable. Under an MCrAlY coating is intended in the context of the present Description a coating of a metallic Alloy to understand the chromium (Cr) and aluminum (Al), and in the Y for yttrium or an element of rare earths and M for iron (Fe), cobalt (Co) or nickel (Ni) stand.
  • Turbine blades are high in operation Exposed to temperatures and generally have cavities on, is passed through the cooling fluid. For certain Operating conditions can be in these cavities temperatures occur, providing protection of the interior walls against oxidation and / or require corrosion.
  • Another object of the present invention is therein, an improved hollow-cast turbine component for To make available.
  • the first object is achieved by a method according to claim 1 and the second task by a hollowed out Turbine component solved according to claim 7.
  • the component of a base material cast When casting finds a mold using which at least one casting core for defining the at least one Includes cavity.
  • the inner coating first the inner coating and then cast the component around it.
  • an internal coating especially with a MCrAlY inner coating provided become.
  • the material of the casting core is selected in this case is that it is from the cavity of the finished component remove without the coating material with Will get removed.
  • materials for the casting core are particularly suitable such materials, which are made by chemical processes, which the coating material and the base material of Do not attack the component, remove it from the cavity.
  • materials for the casting core are particularly suitable such materials, which are made by chemical processes, which the coating material and the base material of Do not attack the component, remove it from the cavity.
  • materials for the casting core are suitable therefore especially ceramic materials.
  • the casting temperature is Cast of the component in particular chosen so that they below the melting temperature of the coating material lies to melt the coating material during the casting process, and thus a mixture with the Prevent base material of the component.
  • the application of the coating material on the casting core For example, by means of high-energy spraying such as the high velocity flame tips (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel Spraying, short: HVOF) or Plasma spraying (short: APS) take place.
  • high-energy spraying such as the high velocity flame tips (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel Spraying, short: HVOF) or Plasma spraying (short: APS) take place.
  • a hollow-molded turbine blade according to the invention has at least one cavity and one in the cavity Inner coating, in particular a MCrAlY coating on.
  • Fig. 1 shows a hollow-cast turbine component in one schematic representation.
  • Figures 2-7 show in a highly schematic Depicting various stages of manufacture of the hollow cast turbine blade.
  • FIG 1 is schematically a hollow cast Turbine blade 1 shown in a sectional view.
  • the Turbine blade 1 comprises a blade body 2, in which in the present embodiment, four cavities 3, 5, 7, 9th are formed, the example.
  • the blade body 2 has an outer surface 12 to be used to protect against oxidation and / or corrosion a MCrAlY coating is provided.
  • the Blade body 2 inner surfaces 4, 6, 8, 10 on which the Cavities 3, 5, 7, 9 limit and the inner walls of the Form cavities.
  • the inner surfaces 4, 6, 8, 10 are also provided with a MCrAlY coating 14, 16, 18, 20 to also to protect them against oxidation and / or corrosion.
  • an MCrAlY coating 14 applied to the ceramic cast core 22 This can, for example, a high-energy Spray methods, such as high-speed flame tips (HVOF) or plasma spraying (APS).
  • HVOF high-speed flame tips
  • APS plasma spraying
  • the thickness, with the MCrAlY coating 14 applied to the casting core depends on the thickness, with which the inner walls the turbine blade to be coated.
  • the casting shell 26 becomes knocked off and the blade 1 cleaned (Fig. 6).
  • the casting core 22 is leached, i. of the ceramic casting core 22 is removed by means of an alkali from the solidified turbine blade 1 removed. Because the MCrAlY coating 14 as well as the blade material against the leaches resistant, the MCrAlY coating remains 14 during leaching of the ceramic casting core 22 on the inside of the turbine blade 1 (Fig. 7). in the Below, the turbine blade thus produced in usually mechanically processed and coated outside become.
  • the described method is not only suitable for Internal coating of turbine blades, but basically also for internal coating of other hollow cast components. It is also possible to use the method of applying others Use coatings as MCrAlY coatings. Also
  • the casting core does not necessarily need one ceramic material to be produced. It just has to Be sure that the casting core is removed can, without affecting the inside of the workpiece applied coating is removed with.
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EP04010492A EP1593445B1 (fr) 2004-05-03 2004-05-03 Procédé de fabrication d'un élément coulé creux avec un revêtement intérieur
DE502004004360T DE502004004360D1 (de) 2004-05-03 2004-05-03 Verfahren zum Herstellen eines hohlgegossenen Bauteils mit Innenbeschichtung
CNB2005100689161A CN1318160C (zh) 2004-05-03 2005-04-27 用于制造带有内涂层的空心铸件的方法及透平机构件
US11/117,195 US20050241797A1 (en) 2004-05-03 2005-04-28 Method for producing a hollow cast component having an inner coating

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