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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Hongyu Wang, Hockessin, DE (US);
David Joseph Mitchell, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yuk-chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Arnold Thomas Henry, Gloversville, NY (US);
Hongyu Wang, Hockessin, DE (US);
David Joseph Mitchell, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yuk-Chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Arnold Thomas Henry, Gloversville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an article for use in a high-temperature environment, and an article for use in such an environment, are presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; selecting a desired vertical crack density for a protective coating to be deposited on the substrate; providing a powder, wherein the powder has a size range selected to provide a coating having the desired vertical crack density; and applying a thermal-sprayed coating to the substrate, the coating having the desired vertical crack density, wherein the powder is used as a raw material for the coating.