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DE60005983D1 - Barriereschicht für einer mcraly-basisschicht-superlegierungskombination - Google Patents

Barriereschicht für einer mcraly-basisschicht-superlegierungskombination

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DE60005983D1
DE60005983D1 DE60005983T DE60005983T DE60005983D1 DE 60005983 D1 DE60005983 D1 DE 60005983D1 DE 60005983 T DE60005983 T DE 60005983T DE 60005983 T DE60005983 T DE 60005983T DE 60005983 D1 DE60005983 D1 DE 60005983D1
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super alloy
alloy combination
barrier layer
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M Sabol
G Goedjen
J Vance
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Siemens Energy Inc
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    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
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DE60005983T 1999-09-29 2000-08-24 Barriereschicht für einer mcraly-basisschicht-superlegierungskombination Expired - Lifetime DE60005983T2 (de)

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US408322 1999-09-29
US09/408,322 US6207297B1 (en) 1999-09-29 1999-09-29 Barrier layer for a MCrAlY basecoat superalloy combination
PCT/US2000/023202 WO2001023643A2 (en) 1999-09-29 2000-08-24 BARRIER LAYER FOR AN MCrAlY BASECOAT SUPERALLOY COMBINATION

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