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With the compressor blades on a gas turbine, could the low pressure blades be made of aluminum, or would it be catastrophic?

Edit: Like the 6061 alloy.

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  • $\begingroup$ Why would you want to? $\endgroup$
    – Notts90
    May 3, 2017 at 17:12
  • $\begingroup$ If your turbine operates on steam or compressed air then I think it's feasible. But if you mean hot combustion gas at 1000+K temperature, then it would be very very hard. $\endgroup$ May 3, 2017 at 18:01
  • $\begingroup$ You should be more specific. Which gas turbine? $\endgroup$
    – Manu H
    May 8, 2017 at 7:12
  • $\begingroup$ @ManuH any? It's kind of a generalized qeustion $\endgroup$
    – Lilrags16
    May 8, 2017 at 13:06
  • $\begingroup$ @Lilrags16 You may precise it in the question, and there is a chance the question will be closed as too broad. $\endgroup$
    – Manu H
    May 11, 2017 at 7:41

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The answer is yes, and they have been, in the early days. The blade speed is lower than can be reached using titanium or steel, so more stages are required.

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