Patent ID: 7572313
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B22F,C22C,F01D,F05D,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A turbomachinery component, comprising: 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 M wherein the at least one metal comprises at least one soft metal selected from the group consisting of silver and gold, and 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, and the at least one compound does not include Ti