Advanced Materials and Processes for Gas Turbines Proceedings of a Symposium

These proceedings from the United Engineering Foundation's Advanced Materials and Processes for Gas Turbines symposium provide vital information on technology that is key to continued advancements in propulsion and power-generating gas turbines. Designing high-efficiency gas turbine engines largely depends on the ability to process materials that can withstand high temperatures without failure. Further improvements in performance and component lifetimes can be achieved with continued alloy and process development. This volume offers a direct and effective dialogue between the scientists, educators, and engineers that develop and utilize high-temperature alloys. Papers are divided into sections on: - Customer's Materials Needs and Education - Materials Selection and Design - Lifing Philosophies - Turbine Blade Systems (Single-Crystal Superalloys+Coatings+TBC): Castability of Large SX and Coatings - Cast Alloys - Wrought Alloys - Powder Metallurgy - Alternative Materials Some of the topics discussed include phase stability, modeling of stability, processing, scale-up, cost, advanced processing techniques, design considerations, and educational requirements.Fuchs, G. is the author of 'Advanced Materials and Processes for Gas Turbines Proceedings of a Symposium' with ISBN 9780873395564 and ISBN 0873395565.