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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2004
Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Jr., Scotia, NY (US);
Canan Uslu Hardwicke, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Liang Jiang, Guilderland, NY (US);
John William Short, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Don Mark Lipkin, Nishayuna, NY (US);
Jonathan Paul Blank, Mason, OH (US);
Krishnamurthy Anand, Bangalore, IN;
Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Jr., Scotia, NY (US);
Canan Uslu Hardwicke, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Liang Jiang, Guilderland, NY (US);
John William Short, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Don Mark Lipkin, Nishayuna, NY (US);
Jonathan Paul Blank, Mason, OH (US);
Krishnamurthy Anand, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An erosion resistant protective structure for a turbine engine component comprises a shape memory alloy. The shape memory alloy includes nickel-titanium based alloys, indium-titanium based alloys, nickel-aluminum based alloys, nickel-gallium based alloys, copper based alloys, gold-cadmium based alloys, iron-platinum based alloys, iron-palladium based alloys, silver-cadmium based alloys, indium-cadmium based alloys, manganese-copper based alloys, ruthenium-niobium based alloys, ruthenium-tantalum based alloys, titanium based alloys, iron-based alloys, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing alloys. Also, disclosed herein are methods for forming the shape memory alloy onto turbine component.