Gas Turbine Welding Wire
Cobalt Alloys

Polymet’s gas turbine hardfacing & welding wire product line offers hardfacing cobalt alloys once thought impossible to produce. Below is a full list of Gas Turbine Hardfacing & Welding Wire Cobalt Alloys offered by Polymet:

PMET # Trade Name Specification
PMET 905 L-605 (Alloy 25) AMS 5796, MSRR 9500/23
PMET 906 Alloy 6 AMS 5788, MSRR 9500/19, AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-A
PMET 909 Mar M 509 B50TF89, PWA 1185, CROM RT 5027 B35
PMET 912 Alloy 12 MSRR 9500/228, AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-B
PMET 913 Alloy 12H MSRR 9500/15
PMET 914 FSX 414 B50A823
PMET 918 Mar M 918 B50A824, AMS 5814
PMET 921 Alloy 21 AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-E
PMET 931 Alloy 31 AMS 5789, MSRR 9500/25
PMET 972 Merl 72 PWA 795, MSRR 9500/248
PMET 980 T-800® B50TF193, DMR 34.071
PMET 988 Alloy 188 AMS 5801
PMET 994 CM 64 B50TF55, PWA 694, MSRR 9500/226, DMR 34.070

PMET 905

AMS 5796 – L 605® welding wire for gas turbine hot section components.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
10Bal2015
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
1.50.1

PMET 906

AMS 5788, AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-A – Welding wire for pump shafts, pump sleeves, and valve seats.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
BAL28.54.8
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
1.2

PMET 909

B50TF89-PWA 1185 – Mar M 509® welding wire for gas turbine engine blades and vanes.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
10BAL23.67
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
0.23.50.40.6

PMET 912

MSRR 9500/228, AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-B – Alloy 12 welding wire for hardfacing of lumber saw blades and cutting tools.

Characteristics and Composition

PMET 912 is a solid cobalt 12 wire. PMET 912 has excellent resistance to many forms of chemical and mechanical degradation over a wide temperature range. PMET 912 attributes are its anti-galling properties, abrasion and corrosion resistance, and oxidation resistance up to its melting range. It can be applied to all weldable steels, including stainless steels.

Specifications

  • MSRR 9500/225
  • AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-B

Deposit Characteristics

  • Abrasion Resistance – High
  • Impact Resistance – High
  • Corrosion Resistance – High
  • Hardness – HRC 43-47
  • Hot Wear Hardness – High

Applications

  • Saw teeth
  • Ball mill guide rollers
  • Chipping knives
  • Digester rotary feeder
  • Burner tips
  • Turbine blades
  • Sewage, rendering, and oil extraction screws
NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
BAL2.5298
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
1.5
Rockwell Hardness
44-50 C

PMET 913

MSRR9500/15 – Alloy 12 High Carbon welding wire for gas turbine engine components.

Characteristics and Composition

PMET 913 is a high carbon cobalt based version of cobalt alloy 12 that has been forged into small diameter wire using Polymet’s patented hot extruded wire process. PMET 913 attributes are its anti-galling properties and increased abrasion resistance while maintaining similar properties to the alloy #12. It can be applied to all weldable steels, including stainless steels.

Specifications

  • MSRR 9500/15
NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
BAL28.59
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
1.9
Rockwell Hardness
45-54 C

PMET 914

B50A823 – FSX 414 LC welding wire for nozzle guide vane repair of land-based gas turbines

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
MnNbTiTaZrCOther

PMET 918

B50TF824, AMS5814, Turbaloy® 918, Mar M 918 welding wire for gas turbine vanes.

Characteristics and Composition

PMET 918 (Turbaloy® 918) is a cobalt-based high temperature alloy. Chromium and nickel are major alloying elements.  It is used to repair parts that have endured severe thermal cycling.

Specifications

  • AMS 5814
  • Mar M 918
  • B50A824

Typical Deposit Characteristics

  • Excellent high temperature strength
  • Galling resistant

Applications

  • Gas turbine engine components
  • Casting repair
NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
20BAL20
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
7.50.07

PMET 921

AWS A5.21 ERCoCr-E – Alloy 21 welding wire for gas turbine components.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
2.75BAL275.6
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
0.3
Rockwell Hardness
25-35 C

PMET 931

AMS 5789 – Alloy 31 welding wire for gas turbine engine blades.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
10.5BAL25.37.50.7
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
0.70.51
Rockwell Hardness
21-57 C

PMET 972

PWA 795 – Merl 72® welding wire for gas turbine engine blades.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
15BAL2094.4
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
0.230.351.5

PMET 980

B50TF193 – Tribaloy® T-800 welding wire for gas turbine engine blades.

Characteristics and Composition

PMET 980 (Tribaloy® T-800) is a solid hardfacing wire consisting of cobalt, molybdenum, chromium, and silicon. PMET 980 attains its oxidation, corrosion, and galling resistance from its hard laves phase which is dispersed in a softer solid solution eutectic.

Specifications

  • B50TF193
  • DMR 34.071

Mechanical Properties

  • Tensile strength – less than 70,000 PSI
  • Elongation – Nil
  • Hardness – 52-62 HRC

Applications

  • PMET 980 has found acceptance in a number of applications where galling, abrasion, oxidation, and corrosion are a problem. Applications include pump shaft sleeves, computer hard drives, gas turbine blade shrouds and bases.
NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
BAL17.528.83.5
MnNbTiTaZrCOther

PMET 988

AMS 5801 – HS 188® welding wire for gas turbine engine hot section components.

NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
22BAL322150.4
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
0.11.1

PMET 994

B50TF55 – PWA 694 – CM64 welding wire for gas turbine engine blades.

Characteristics and Composition

PMET 994 (PWA 694) is a solid cobalt hardfacing wire. PMET 994 provided high strength and stability at temperatures up to 2100° F. Deposits of PMET 994 have outstanding resistance to wear, erosion, creep, thermal fatigue, and oxidation.

Specifications

  • PWA 694
  • B50TF55
  • MSRR 9500/226
  • DMR 34.070

Typical Deposit Characteristics

  • Abrasion Resistance – Good
  • Corrosion Resistance – Good
  • Erosion Resistance – Good
  • Impact Resistance – Fair-poor
  • Hardness – 47-54 HRC

Applications

  • Gas turbine blades – shroud interlocking surface and other sites of wear.
NiCoFeCrWMoAlSi
MnNbTiTaZrCOther
Rockwell Hardness
47-54 C