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single crystal turbine blades

Did you know there were turbine blades made from one giant crystal? These amazing blades are here to make wind power that is necessary for the functioning of generators. Today, we are going to enter the world of single crystal turbine blades and see why they have been incredible in changing how we produce electricity.

Single crystal turbine blades are made from a superalloy — which as it turns out was exactly what the material scientist Amanda had been investigating. This particular metal comes with some very interesting properties, which are unique to that specific type of material. For instance, it is able to withstand extremely high temperatures without them melting—essential for the combustion that occurs in electricity generation. This is because these blades are also fabricated from a single crystal but not only strong, they can tolerate more load and last long without breaking.

How Single Crystal Technology Transformed Turbine Blades

The Big Breakthrough of General Electric In the 1960s, scientists at GE made a surprising discovery. These guys managed to manufacture turbine blades out of a single crystal. It was done by melting the metal followed and then cooling it very slowly. During cooling, because the temperatures were lowered slowly a single crystal formed instead of many. This crucial discovery had the implication that turbine blades could be made much more robust – and hence less likely to fail prematurely.

In the turbine, the blades also has to be able to withstand this heat and more importantly handle the pressure created by it doing its things. Single crystal turbine blades can make you out of this because they're designed from a superalloy that may take temperatures high enough on the right not to liquefy. The very fact that they are produced from single crystal itself makes them more powerful and trustworthy as well.

Why choose O.B.T single crystal turbine blades?

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