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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Thirumalai G. Palanisamy, Morristown, NJ (US);
Surojit Gupta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michel Barsoum, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Chien-wei LI, Livingston, NJ (US);
Thirumalai G. Palanisamy, Morristown, NJ (US);
Surojit Gupta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michel Barsoum, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Chien-Wei Li, Livingston, NJ (US);
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A turbomachinery component includes a substrate having a surface, the surface consisting essentially of at least one composite of at least one metal and at least one compound having the chemical formula MAX, wherein M is at least one early transition metal selected from groups IIIB, IVB, VB, and VIB, A is at least one element selected from groups IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, and VIIA, X is one or both of carbon and nitrogen, and n is an integer between 1 and 3. The component is made by compressing a powdered material to form a substrate that consists essentially of the composite and sintering the substrate, or by coating a substrate with the composite.