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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Iuliana Cernatescu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Thomas J. Watson, South Windsor, CT (US);
James O. Hansen, Glastonbury, CT (US);
David Ulrich Furrer, Marlborough, CT (US);
Randy P. Salva, Baltic, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2006.01); C30B 29/52 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/28 (2013.01); C30B 29/52 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2250/74 (2013.01); F05D 2300/173 (2013.01); F05D 2300/605 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil includes an airfoil body that extends at least between leading and trailing edges, first and second sides, and radially inner and outer ends. The airfoil body includes an aluminum alloy that has a controlled crystallographic texture with respect to a predefined three-dimensional coordinate system. The airfoil can be used in the fan of a gas turbine engine.