Improved performance rhenium containing single crystal alloy turbine blades utilizing ppm levels of the highly reactive elements lanthanum and yttrium

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 138-143

  Ford, D A ^a   Fullagar, K P L ^a   Bhangu, H K ^a   Thomas, M C ^b   Burkhoider, P S ^b   Korinko, P S ^b   Harris, K ^c   Wahl, J B ^c  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c SPS Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COATINGS; OXIDATION; RHENIUM ALLOYS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUPERALLOYS; TURBOFAN ENGINES;

SINGLE CRYSTAL ALLOYS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 0032652468     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2816301     Document Type: Article

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