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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Garosshen, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); C23F 13/14 (2006.01); C23F 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2013.01); C23F 13/08 (2013.01); C23F 13/14 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component is described which may comprise a structure formed from a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and an aluminum alloy. The component may further comprise a sacrificial layer in electrical contact with at least a portion of a surface of the structure. The sacrificial layer may protect the surface from localized corrosion and may comprise an alloy that is more anodic than the material forming the structure. The alloy may be selected from the group consisting of an aluminum alloy and a zinc alloy.