Nickel-based alloy for producing components which have solidified in single crystal form

Abstract

A nickel-based alloy for producing, by casting, components which have solidified in single crystal form, contains rhenium and tungsten, as well as aluminium, chromium and cobalt. The rhenium content is at least 2.3% by weight, and the weight ratio of the tungsten content to the rhenium content is at least 1.1 to at most 1.6.

1 . A nickel-based alloy for producing components which have solidified in single crystal form, comprising: 
 at least 2.3% by weight rhenium;    3.0 to 3.7% by weight tungsten;    2.0 to 2.6% by weight of tantalum;    aluminium, chromium, and cobalt,    wherein a weight ratio of tungsten to rhenium is 1.1 to 1.6.    
   
   
       2 . A nickel-based alloy for producing components which have solidified in single crystal form, comprising: 
 2.3 to 2.6% by weight rhenium;    2.0 to 2.6% by weight of tantalum;    tungsten;    aluminum, chromium, and cobalt,    wherein a weight ratio of tungsten to rhenium is 1.1 to 1.6.    
   
   
       3 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 , further comprising nickel.  
   
   
       4 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 , comprising: 
 6.2 to 6.8% by weight of aluminum;    7.2 to 7.8% by weight of cobalt;    5.8 to 6.4% by weight of chromium;    0.05 to 0.15% by weight of hafnium;    1.7 to 2.3% by weight of molybdenum; and    0.9 to 1.1% by weight of titanium.    
   
   
       5 . A gas turbine comprising a component comprising a nickel-based alloy according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       6 . A gas turbine according to  claim 5 , wherein the component is a blade in a high-speed turbine stage.  
   
   
       7 . A process for making a turbine blade comprising casting a nickel-based alloy comprising: 
 at least 2.3% by weight rhenium;    3.0 to 3.7% by weight tungsten;    2.0 to 2.6% by weight of tantalum;    aluminium, chromium, and cobalt,    wherein a weight ratio of tungsten to rhenium is 1.1 to 1.6.    
   
   
       8 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 1 , comprising 6.2 to 6.8% by weight of aluminum.  
   
   
       9 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 1 , comprising 7.2 to 7.8% by weight of cobalt.  
   
   
       10 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 1  comprising 5.8 to 6.4% by weight of chromium.  
   
   
       11 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 1 , comprising: 
 6.2 to 6.8% by weight of aluminum;    7.2 to 7.8% by weight of cobalt;    5.8 to 6.4% by weight of chromium;    0.05 to 0.15% by weight of hafnium;    1.7 to 2.3% by weight of molybdenum; and    0.9 to 1.1% by weight of titanium.    
   
   
       12 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 , comprising 6.2 to 6.8% by weight of aluminum.  
   
   
       13 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 , comprising 7.2 to 7.8% by weight of cobalt.  
   
   
       14 . A nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 , comprising 5.8 to 6.4% by weight of chromium.  
   
   
       15 . A gas turbine comprising a component comprising a nickel-based alloy according to  claim 2 .  
   
   
       16 . A gas turbine according to  claim 15 , wherein the component is a blade in a high-speed turbine stage.  
   
   
       17 . A process for making a turbine blade comprising casting a nickel-based alloy comprising: 
 2.3 to 2.6% by weight rhenium;    2.0 to 2.6% by weight of tantalum;    tungsten;    aluminium, chromium, and cobalt,    wherein a weight ratio of tungsten to rhenium is 1.1 to 1.6.