RTX Corporation
SELF-LUBRICATING, WEAR RESISTANT PISTON SEAL

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Abstract:

A piston seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal formed of a nickel-based superalloy; a component in contact with the seal and defining a seal-counterface; and a coating on the seal at the seal-counterface, wherein the coating is a nanostructured, self-lubricating coating material.

Status:
Application
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

23 Feb 2021

Issue date:

2 Sep 2021