Turbine Blades

We repair and coat gas turbine blades and buckets for all major engine types.

TURBINE BLADES - WORK SCOPE 

• Receive and identify set of buckets.

• Record part numbers and serial numbers.

• Check cooling holes for blockage.

• Visually inspect the set of buckets.

• Remove metallurgical sample for evaluation.

• Clean buckets by aluminum oxide blasting.

• Mask cooling holes and root.

• Chemically strip coating.

• Gritblast clean and heat tint to insure coating removal.

• Perform non-destructive testing (FPI) evaluation.

• Visual / dimensional inspection and defect map.

• Pre-weld solution heat treat per material specifications.

• Weld repair buckets.

• Blend repair buckets.

• Clean buckets by aluminum oxide blasting.

• Perform non-destructive testing (FPI) evaluation.

• Check cooling holes for blockage.

• Post weld solution and age heat treatment.

• Verify that cooling holes are open.

• Shotpeen root and apply AL sealing strip.

• Moment weigh and chart all buckets.

• Package for shipment.

• Prepare repair report and forward to customer.

Additional options:

• Apply GT 33 IN-plus coating.

• Weld restoration of squealer tip.

• Restore angel wings and tip seals.

• Hardface welding and machining.

• Diffused Aluminide coating.

• Cutter Tooth Modification.