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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2009
Michael Cybulsky, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kang N. Lee, Zionsville, IN (US);
Raymond J. Sinatra, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Cybulsky, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kang N. Lee, Zionsville, IN (US);
Raymond J. Sinatra, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An abradable coating may include a rare earth silicate. The abradable coating may be deposited over a substrate, an environmental barrier coating, or a thermal barrier coating. The abradable coating may be deposited on a gas turbine blade track or a gas turbine blade shroud to form a seal between the gas turbine blade track or gas turbine blade shroud and a gas turbine blade. The abradable coating may also include a plurality of layers, such as alternating first and second layers including, respectively, a rare earth silicate and stabilized zirconia or stabilized hafnia.