Nickel-based superalloys and articles

Abstract

To provide nickel-based superalloy compositions suitable for use in harsh high-temperature gas turbine environments, and articles made thereof.SOLUTION: A composition contains about 16 to about 20 wt.% of chromium, more than 6 to about 10 wt.% of aluminum, about 2 to about 10 wt.% of iron, less than about 0.04 wt.% of yttrium, less than about 12 wt.% of cobalt, less than about 1.0 wt.% of manganese, less than about 1.0 wt.% of molybdenum, less than about 1.0 wt.% of silicon, less than about 0.25 wt.% of carbon, about 0.03 wt.% of boron, less than about 1.0 wt.% of tungsten, less than about 1.0 wt.% of tantalum, about 0.5 wt.% of titanium, about 0.5 wt.% of hafnium, about 0.5 wt.% of rhenium, about 0.4 wt.% of lanthanide elements, and the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. This nickel-based superalloy composition may be used in a blade 10, a nozzle, a shroud, a splash plate, a squealer tip 20 of the blade 10, and the like.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates generally to compositions suitable for use in hostile high temperature gas turbine environments, and articles made therefrom. [Background technology]

[0002] Nickel-based superalloys are widely used throughout turbomachinery in turbine blade, nozzle, and shroud applications. Turbomachinery design to improve engine performance requires alloys with increasingly high-temperature capabilities, primarily in the form of improved creep strength (creep resistance). Alloys with increased amounts of solid-solution strengthening elements, such as Ta, W, Re, and Mo, which also provide improved creep resistance, generally exhibit reduced phase stability, increased density, and reduced environmental resistance. In recent years, thermal mechanical fatigue (TMF) resistance has become a limiting design criterion for turbine components. Temperature gradients produce cyclic thermally induced strains that promote damage due to a complex combination of creep, fatigue, and oxidation. Directionally solidified superalloys have not traditionally been developed for cyclic damage resistance. However, improved cyclic damage resistance is desirable to improve engine efficiency.

[0003] Superalloys are sometimes classified into four generations based on similarities in alloy composition and high-temperature mechanical properties. The so-called first-generation superalloys contain no rhenium. Second-generation superalloys typically contain about 3 weight percent rhenium. Third-generation superalloys are designed to enhance temperature capability and creep resistance by increasing the content of refractory metals and decreasing chromium levels. Exemplary alloys have rhenium levels of about 5.5 weight percent and chromium levels ranging from 2 to 4 weight percent. Fourth- and fifth-generation alloys contain increased levels of rhenium and other refractory metals, such as ruthenium.

[0004] Second-generation alloys have relatively stable microstructures but are not exceptionally strong. Third- and fourth-generation alloys have improved strength due to the addition of high levels of refractory metals. For example, these alloys contain high levels of tungsten, rhenium, and ruthenium. These refractory metals have densities much higher than those of nickel-based alloys, so their addition increases the overall density of the alloy. For example, fourth-generation alloys can be approximately 6% heavier than second-generation alloys. Third- and fourth-generation alloys are limited to specialized applications due to their increased weight and cost. Third- and fourth-generation alloys are also limited by microstructural instability, which can affect long-term mechanical properties.

[0005] Each successive generation of alloys was developed in an effort to improve upon the creep strength and temperature capabilities of its predecessor. For example, third-generation superalloys offered a 50°F (approximately 28°C) improvement in creep performance compared to second-generation superalloys. Fourth- and fifth-generation superalloys offered further improvements in creep strength, achieved through the addition of ruthenium and high levels of solid-solution strengthening elements such as rhenium, tungsten, tantalum, and molybdenum.

[0006] As the creep performance of directionally solidified superalloys has improved over generations, their continuous cycle fatigue resistance and hold-time cyclic damage resistance have also improved. These improvements in fracture and fatigue strength have been accompanied by increases in alloy density and cost, as discussed above. In addition, the continued increase in the amount of refractory elements in directionally solidified superalloys has come at the expense of microstructural and environmental disadvantages. For example, third-generation superalloys have a low stability to topological close-packed phases (TCPs) and a tendency to form secondary reaction zones (SRZs). In subsequent generations of superalloys, the low levels of chromium required to maintain sufficient microstructural stability have reduced their environmental resistance.

[0007] Cyclic damage resistance, quantified by hold time or sustained-peak low cycle fatigue (SPLCF) testing, is a critical property requirement for single crystal turbine blade alloys. Third and fourth generation superalloys suffer from high density, high cost due to the presence of rhenium and ruthenium, microstructural instability under coating conditions (SRZ formation), and poor SPLCF life.

[0008] It would therefore be desirable to provide superalloy compositions with reduced rhenium and ruthenium contents that provide longer SPLCF life, reduced SRZ formation, and improved microstructural stability while maintaining adequate creep and oxidation resistance. Summary of the Invention

[0009] Various exemplary embodiments describe fatigue-resistant nickel-base superalloys for turbine blade applications that provide balanced creep and oxidation resistance, along with lower density, lower rhenium and ruthenium content, lower cost, improved SPLCF resistance, and reduced SRZ formation compared to known alloys.

[0010] According to one embodiment, the composition comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, greater than 6 to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, less than about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, less than about 12 weight percent cobalt, less than about 1.0 weight percent manganese, less than about 1.0 weight percent molybdenum, less than about 1.0 weight percent silicon, less than about 0.25 weight percent carbon, about 0.03 weight percent boron, less than about 1.0 weight percent tungsten, less than about 1.0 weight percent tantalum, about 0.5 weight percent titanium, about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, about 0.4 weight percent lanthanide elements, and the balance nickel and incidental impurities. This nickel-base superalloy composition may be used in superalloy articles such as blades, nozzles, shrouds, splash plates, squealer tips of blades, and combustors of gas turbine engines.

[0011] According to another embodiment, an article is comprised of a composition comprising about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, greater than 6 to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, less than about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, less than about 12 weight percent cobalt, less than about 1.0 weight percent manganese, less than about 1.0 weight percent molybdenum, less than about 1.0 weight percent silicon, less than about 0.25 weight percent carbon, about 0.03 weight percent boron, less than about 1.0 weight percent tungsten, less than about 1.0 weight percent tantalum, about 0.5 weight percent titanium, about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, about 0.4 weight percent lanthanide elements, and the balance nickel and incidental impurities. Articles formed from the nickel-base superalloy compositions described herein may be used in superalloy articles such as blades, nozzles, shrouds, splash plates, squealer tips for blades, and combustors for gas turbine engines.

[0012] The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of this specification, however the invention may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of an article, such as a gas turbine blade, according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The present invention describes a Ni-base superalloy chemistry for turbine component and turbine blade applications. The superalloy has improved oxidation resistance, lower density, lower rhenium and ruthenium content, lower cost, improved SPLCF resistance, and reduced SRZ formation compared to known alloys. The improved oxidation resistance was achieved by balancing the alloy's strength, oxidation resistance, and creep resistance by controlling the amount of aluminum and iron, and by controlling the volume fraction of gamma prime phase by controlling the concentrations of Al, Ta, and Hf. The present invention is described in various exemplary embodiments.

[0015] Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a gas turbine component designated as a gas turbine blade 10. The gas turbine blade 10 includes an airfoil 12, a laterally extending platform 16, and a dovetail-style attachment 14 for mounting the gas turbine blade 10 to a turbine disk or wheel (not shown). In some components, multiple cooling channels penetrate the interior of the airfoil 12, terminating in openings 18 in the surface of the airfoil 12. The upper (or radially outer) portion of the blade is referred to as the squealer tip 20. The squealer tip 20 is one of the areas subject to high temperatures and friction, resulting in potential durability issues in the form of cracks due to thermally induced stresses and material loss due to oxidation. When such damage occurs, the squealer tip 20 must be repaired, requiring a buildup of new material. For example, a superalloy material can be welded onto the existing portion of the squealer tip 20 to restore it to the desired shape.

[0016] In one embodiment, component article 10 is substantially single crystalline. That is, component article 10 is at least about 80 volume percent, and more preferably at least about 95 volume percent, single grains having a single crystal orientation. Small volume fractions of other crystal orientations may be present, as well as regions separated by low-angle grain boundaries. Single crystal structures are typically produced by directional solidification of alloy compositions from seed crystals or other structures that induce growth of a single crystal and a single grain orientation.

[0017] The use of the exemplary alloy compositions discussed herein is not limited to gas turbine blades 10, but may be used in other articles such as gas turbine nozzles, vanes, shrouds, or other components for gas turbines.

[0018] It is believed that the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide unique superalloys for improved oxidation resistance, SPLCF resistance, and fracture resistance. Table I below provides exemplary concentration ranges, in weight percent, for elements included in the alloys of the present invention. Any amounts presented as ranges should be construed to include the endpoints and subranges for each element.

[0019] [Table 1]

[0020] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include aluminum to provide improved SPLCF resistance and oxidation resistance. Exemplary embodiments may include greater than 6 to about 10 wt% aluminum. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 6.5 to about 9.5 wt% aluminum, 6.1 to about 10 wt% aluminum, about 6.2 to about 10 wt% aluminum, about 6.3 to about 10 wt% aluminum, about 6.3 to about 10 wt% aluminum, about 6.4 to about 10 wt% aluminum, or about 6.5 to about 10 wt% aluminum. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 7.0 to about 9.0 wt% aluminum. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 7.5 to about 8.5 wt% aluminum.

[0021] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include compositions in which the aluminum weight percent content is twice the iron weight percent content plus 17 weight percent or less. As an example, if the aluminum weight percent is 10, the iron weight percent is 3 weight percent or more (10 weight percent being the maximum). The following formula shows the Al-Fe weight percent relationship in the alloys of the present invention:

[0022] 2×(Al weight%) < (Fe weight%)+17 (Formula 1)

[0023] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include chromium to improve high-temperature corrosion resistance. Chromium's role is to promote Cr2O3 formation on the outer surface of the alloy. The more aluminum present, the more protective oxide, Cr2O3, is formed. Exemplary embodiments may include about 16 to about 20 wt. % chromium. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 17 to about 19 wt. % chromium. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 17.5 to about 18.5 wt. % chromium.

[0024] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include iron to improve yield strength and weldability. As the Al content increases, the gamma-prime volume fraction in nickel-based precipitation-strengthened superalloys increases, resulting in a decrease in ductility in the unstable temperature range, which can lead to strain cracking in the weld metal. Therefore, adding an appropriate Fe content improves elongation and yield strength, thereby improving weldability. However, because increasing the Fe content decreases oxidation resistance, a combination of Al and Fe is necessary to achieve optimal oxidation resistance and weldability. Exemplary embodiments may include about 2 to about 10 wt. % iron. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 4 to about 8 wt. % iron. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 5 to about 7 wt. % iron.

[0025] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include yttrium to impart oxidation resistance and stabilize gamma prime. The addition of small amounts of Y significantly improved the oxidation resistance of superalloys and the surface morphology of oxide films. Yttrium was found to completely segregate at grain boundaries, changing the grain boundary precipitate morphology and removing O impurities from the grain boundaries. Yttrium could promote Al oxide formation and reduce the proportion of NiO. Yttrium increased the coherence between the oxide scale and the alloy substrate, reducing oxide scale spallation. Exemplary embodiments may include about 0 to about 0.04 wt. % yttrium. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 0 to about 0.02 wt. % yttrium.

[0026] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include cobalt to raise the gamma prime solvus temperature. Exemplary embodiments may include about 0 to about 12 wt. % cobalt. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 2 to about 10 wt. % cobalt. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 4 to about 8 wt. % cobalt. Other exemplary embodiments may include about 5 to about 7 wt. % cobalt.

[0027] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include manganese to impart solid solution strengthening. Exemplary embodiments include 0 to about 1 wt. % manganese. manganese Other exemplary embodiments may include manganese in an amount of about 0 to about 0.5 wt.%.

[0028] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include molybdenum to provide solid solution strengthening. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 1 wt. % manganese. Other exemplary embodiments may include molybdenum in an amount of about 0 to about 0.5 wt. %.

[0029] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include silicon. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 1.0 wt. % silicon.

[0030] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include carbon. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.25 wt. % carbon. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.12 wt. % carbon.

[0031] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include boron to provide tolerance to low-angle grain boundaries. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.03 wt. % boron. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.015 wt. % boron.

[0032] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include tungsten as a strengthening agent. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 1 wt. % tungsten. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.5 wt. % tungsten. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.25 wt. % tungsten.

[0033] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include a small percentage of tantalum to enhance gamma prime intensity. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 1.0 wt. % tantalum.

[0034] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include a small percentage of titanium. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.5% titanium by weight.

[0035] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may optionally include hafnium. Hafnium may improve the life of the thermal barrier coating. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.5 wt. % hafnium. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.25 wt. % hafnium.

[0036] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include small amounts of rhenium, which is a strong solution strengthener that partitions into the gamma phase and is also a slow-diffusing element that inhibits coarsening of gamma prime. Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.5 wt. % rhenium. Other exemplary embodiments may include rhenium at levels of 0 to about 0.25 wt. %.

[0037] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include one or more of the lanthanide elements (elements 57-71 of the periodic table). Exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.04 wt. % of a lanthanide element. Other exemplary embodiments may include 0 to about 0.02 wt. % of a lanthanide element.

[0038] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include nickel. Exemplary embodiments may include nickel and the remainder of the composition including other trace or unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition elements equals 100%.

[0039] According to exemplary embodiments, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, greater than 6 weight percent to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0040] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 7 weight percent to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0041] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 8 weight percent to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0042] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 9 weight percent to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0043] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 6.1 weight percent to about 10 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0044] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 6.5 weight percent to about 9.5 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0045] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 7 weight percent to about 9 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0046] According to another exemplary embodiment, the composition or article comprises about 16 to about 20 weight percent chromium, about 7.5 weight percent to about 8.5 weight percent aluminum, about 2 to about 10 weight percent iron, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent yttrium, about 0 to about 12 weight percent cobalt, 0 to about 1 weight percent manganese, 0 to about 1 weight percent molybdenum, 0 to about 1 weight percent silicon, 0 to about 0.25 weight percent carbon, 0 to about 0.03 weight percent boron, 0 to about 1 weight percent tungsten, 0 to about 1 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent tantalum, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent hafnium, 0 to about 0.5 weight percent rhenium, 0 to about 0.04 weight percent of a lanthanide element, with the balance consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities, such that the total weight percent of the composition equals 100.

[0047] The compositions described herein may be used in combination with 2,000 o F or above gamma prime solvus temperature, or approximately 2,000 o F ~ approx. 2,100 o F. Additionally, the compositions described herein have a gamma prime volume fraction of about 76% to about 90%, or about 82% to about 88%. The benefit of the enhanced gamma prime solvus temperature and gamma prime volume fraction is an alloy with good mechanical properties and oxidation resistance at high temperatures.

[0048] Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include articles such as blades, nozzles, shrouds, squealer tips, splash plates, and combustors of gas turbines comprising the above-described compositions. Additionally, the above-described compositions or alloys exhibit excellent weldability, which greatly facilitates the refurbishment and repair of existing parts, components, or articles.

[0049] The main technical advantages of the alloys described herein are their excellent oxidation resistance due to the high Al and appropriate Y additions, and their excellent weldability due to the optimal relationship between Al and Fe. From the present tests, no cracks were observed in the weld metal even though Al was in the range of >6.0-10.0.

[0050] While the exemplary embodiments describe the alloy composition and some properties, they should not be construed as limiting the invention in any way. Approximate language, as used herein throughout this specification and claims, can be applied to modify any quantitative expression that can reasonably vary without resulting in a change in the basic function involved. Thus, values ​​modified by terms such as "approximately," "about," and "substantially" are not limited to the exact value specified. In at least some instances, approximating language can correspond to the precision of the instrument for measuring the value. Here, and throughout this specification and claims, range limits are combinable and / or interchangeable, and unless otherwise indicated by context or language, such ranges are specified and include all subranges subsumed therein. The terms "approximately" and "about," as applied to specific values ​​in a range, apply to both values ​​and may indicate + / - 10% of the stated value, unless dependent on the precision of the instrument for measuring the value.

[0051] This written description uses exemplary embodiments to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other exemplary embodiments that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other exemplary embodiments are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements that do not differ substantially from the literal language of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 10 Gas turbine blades and components 12 Airfoil 14 Attachment 16 Platform 18 Opening 20 Squealer tip

Claims

1. A superalloy composition comprising: 16 to 20% by weight of chromium, >6-10 wt. % aluminum, 2 to 10% by weight of iron, 0 to 0.04 wt. % yttrium, 2 to 10% by weight of cobalt, 0 to 1.0 wt. % manganese; 0 to 1.0 wt. % molybdenum, 0 to 1.0 wt. % silicon; 0 to 0.25 wt. % carbon; 0 to 0.03 wt. % boron, 0 to 1.0 wt. % tungsten, 0 to 1.0 wt. % tantalum; 0 to 0.5 wt. % titanium, 0 to 0.5 wt. % hafnium, 0 to 0.5 wt. % rhenium, 0 to 0.04% by weight of a lanthanide element, and The balance of the superalloy composition consists of nickel and incidental impurities.

2. 10. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein twice the weight percent content of said aluminum is not greater than the weight percent content of said iron plus 17 weight percent.

3. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount of 6.5 to 10 weight percent.

4. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount of 7.0 to 9.0 wt.%.

5. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount of 7.5 to 8.5 wt.%.

6. 10. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the superalloy composition has a gamma prime solvus temperature of 2,000°F or greater.

7. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the superalloy composition has a gamma prime solvus temperature of 2,000°F to 2,100°F.

8. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the superalloy composition has a gamma prime volume fraction of 76% to 90%.

9. The superalloy composition of claim 1, wherein the superalloy composition has a gamma prime volume fraction of 82% to 88%.

10. An article (10) comprising the superalloy composition of any one of claims 1-9.

11. The article (10) of claim 10, wherein the article (10) is a blade (10) of a gas turbine or a squealer tip (20) of the blade (10).

12. The article (10) of claim 10, wherein the article (10) is a gas turbine component selected from a nozzle, a shroud, a splash plate, and a combustor component.

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