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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Gabriel Della-fera, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas Moors, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Gabriel Della-Fera, Greenville, SC (US);
Thomas Moors, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B32B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/122 (2013.01); Y10T 428/25 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31504 (2015.04);
Abstract
A rotatable engine component, coating and method of coating the rotatable component includes a substrate, a transitional zone applied to the substrate, and an abradable zone applied to the transitional zone. During operation of an engine in a turbine, the abradable zone is consumed upon contact with a static portion of the engine preventing damage to the rotatable component.