A new solid‐state mode of hot corrosion at temperatures below 700°C

Preliminary results on a single‐crystal nickel‐based superalloy indicated that hot corrosion can occur at temperatures as low as 550°C, where liquid formation, generally believed to be responsible for Type II hot corrosion, is not predicted. Additional tests were conducted on pure‐nickel samples at 650°C and below to more clearly elucidate the mechanism of this very low‐temperature hot corrosion. Environments in dry air and O₂‐(2.5, 10, 100, and 1000) ppm SO₂ were studied. Based on the results obtained, a solid‐state corrosion mechanism was inferred. The mechanism relies on the formation of a previously unreported compound phase, which was identified using transmission electron microscope analysis that indicated the stoichiometry of Na₂Ni₂SO₅. Furthermore, it was nanocrystalline in structure and metastable. It was deduced that the Na₂Ni₂SO₅ formation was responsible for the rapid nickel transport required for the observed accelerated corrosion process. Moreover, its eventual decomposition resulted in a mixed product of porous NiO with embedded particles of Na₂SO₄. Application of the proposed mechanism to nickel‐based alloys is discussed.     

GH4169高温合金薄壁钻削加工钻削力的仿真研究

GH4169高温合金薄壁钻孔与常规的高温合金厚壁钻孔相比有其特殊性,应用有限元分析软件对硬质合金钻头钻削镍基高温合金平板薄壁件的动态过程进行建模,总结钻削过程中钻削力的变化特点以及进给量和钻削速度对钻削力的影响。研究结果表明:当钻尖高度大于薄壁件厚度时,根据钻头与薄壁件的相对位置,可将钻削过程分为三个阶段,在不同阶段钻削力变化特点不同;轴向力和扭矩随着钻削速度的增加而增加,但轴向力增加幅度不大;轴向力和扭矩均随着进给量的增大而明显增大;进给量对钻削力和扭矩的影响较钻削速度明显。     

TiC含量对TC4合金激光熔覆层组织和性能的影响

采用激光熔覆工艺在TC4钛合金基体表面制备了添加不同质量分数(0%、2%、4%、6%)TiC的Ni60A复合熔覆层,通过光学显微镜、显微硬度计、X射线衍射仪、摩擦磨损机分析了不同TiC含量对熔覆层组织及性能的影响。结果表明:未添加TiC的熔覆层组织以树枝晶为主,添加TiC后出现了花瓣状物相;XRD分析发现熔覆层中出现了AlCCr₂、Al_0.24B_0.01Ni_0.75等硬质增强相,这些能够显著提高熔覆层的硬度。显微硬度及摩擦磨损试验结果表明,添加TiC的熔覆层平均硬度均较基体硬度有大幅提高,摩擦因数显著降低,且随TiC含量的增加,熔覆层硬度先增加后降低,摩擦因数先降低后增加,4%TiC熔覆层的硬度最大,相比基体提高了213.3%,摩擦因数最小,为0.309 774。     

电弧离子镀NiAlHf涂层的抗高温氧化性能

目的通过电弧离子镀技术,获得抗氧化性能优良的NiAl涂层。方法采用电弧离子镀技术,在弧流为110 A,偏压为-50 V的参数下沉积NiAlHf涂层。通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对涂层的物相结构和形貌进行分析,通过能谱仪(EDS)分析涂层的成分。采用恒温氧化增重实验对涂层的氧化动力学进行分析。结果由电弧离子镀技术制备的NiAl涂层致密均匀,无大颗粒、孔洞等缺陷。涂层主要由β-NiAl相组成,活性元素Hf固溶在主相中。NiAlHf涂层表现出良好的抗高温氧化性能,动力学曲线符合抛物线规律,在1150℃下恒温氧化200h的平均氧化速率为0.0841g/(m^2×h),远优于传统MCrAlY涂层体系。NiAlHf涂层在氧化初期形成保护性的α-Al2O3氧化皮以及少量亚稳态的θ-Al2O3,随后θ-Al2O3逐渐转变为稳态的α-Al2O3。Hf在涂层表面富集从而形成HfO2,对氧化皮形成了钉扎作用,增强了氧化皮的粘附性,提高了涂层的抗氧化性能。随着氧化的进行,涂层中的β-NiAl相逐渐转变为γ'-Ni3Al相。结论 NiAlHf涂层在1150℃下仍具备优良的抗高温氧化性能,对下一代耐更高温度涂层开发,电弧离子镀NiAl涂层的技术推广及工业化应用有一定的指导作用。     

热变形对GH4169合金中NbC析出相尺寸形貌影响研究

通过Gleeble3500热模拟试验机进行热压缩试验并结合微观组织观察和统计分析，研究了热变形对GH4169合金中NbC颗粒尺寸形貌、分布特征的影响规律。研究表明压缩过程中的绝热效应会导致试样心部温度的进一步升高，从而为变形过程中的NbC回溶提供条件。NbC颗粒与基体在变形过程中形成的高位错密度区促进了元素的扩散，并加速了小曲率半径的尖角区域回溶和钝化。随变形量的增加NbC回溶趋势增加，其平均尺寸与体积分数均呈降低趋势。变形过程金属流动会促进NbC颗粒的位移，在70%的变形量下，NbC颗粒平均间距增加趋势显著高于30%和50%变形量试样。因此随变形量的增加，NbC颗粒有从链状→链条弯曲→链条方向改变→弥散分布的分布特征，促进基体中原链状NbC呈细小、弥散分布。研究结果为GH4169闪光焊接性能的提高提供了直接的参考。     

Effect of Supports and Promoters on the Performance of Ni-Based Catalysts in Ethanol Steam Reforming

Ethanol steam reforming (ESR) is one of the potential processes to convert ethanol into valuable products. Hydrogen produced from ESR is considered as green energy for the future and can be an excellent alternative to fossil fuels with the aim of mitigating the greenhouse gas effect. The ESR process has been well studied, using transition metals as catalysts coupled with both acidic and basic oxides as supports. Among various reported transition metals, Ni is an inexpensive material with activity comparable to that of noble metals, showing promising ethanol conversion and hydrogen yields. Additionally, different promoters and supports were utilized to enhance the hydrogen yield and the catalyst stability. This review summarizes and discusses the influences of the supports and promoters of Ni-based catalysts on the ESR process.     

A finite element analysis of thermal relaxation of residual stress in laser shock processing Ni-based alloy GH4169

The residual stress induced by laser shock processing and the thermal relaxation behaviors of residual stress in Ni-based alloy GH4169 were investigated by means of three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis. To study the effect of different given exposure time and different temperatures on residual stress in laser shock processing Ni-based alloy GH4169, Johnson–Cook material model was used in order to account for the nonlinear constitutive behavior. The influence of heating temperature and exposure time on the stress thermal relaxation was studied. It was concluded that stress relaxation mainly occured during the initial period of exposure, and the degree of relaxation increased as the temperature risen. The results would provide a theoretical basis for controlling the laser shock processing and guiding subsequent experiments.     

Multiscale modelling and simulation of single crystal superalloy turbine blade casting during directional solidification process

As the key parts of an aero-engine,single crystal（SX）superalloy turbine blades have been the focus of much attention.However,casting defects often occur during the manufacturing process of the SX turbine blades.Modeling and simulation technology can help to optimize the manufacturing process of SX blades.Multiscale coupled models were proposed and used to simulate the physical phenomena occurring during the directional solidification（DS）process.Coupled with heat transfer（macroscale）and grain growth（meso-scale）,3D dendritic grain growth was calculated to show the competitive grain growth at micro-scale.SX grain selection behavior was studied by the simulation and experiments.The results show that the geometrical structure and technical parameters had strong influences on the grain selection effectiveness.Based on the coupled models,heat transfer,grain growth and microstructure evolution of a complex hollow SX blade were simulated.Both the simulated and experimental results show that the stray grain occurred at the platform of the SX blade when a constant withdrawal rate was used in manufacturing process.In order to avoid the formation of the stray crystal,the multi-scale coupled models and the withdrawal rate optimized technique were applied to the same SX turbine blade.The modeling results indicated that the optimized variable withdrawal rate can achieve SX blade castings with no stray grains,which was also proved by the experiments.     

The effect of random grain distributions on fatigue crack initiation in a notched coarse grained superalloy specimen

Coarse grained superalloys are of large interest in high temperature applications, and can be found in e.g. gas turbine components, where great care must be given with respect to high temperature fatigue. Due to the large grain size, the material behaviour at e.g. sharp notches cannot be considered homogeneous. As a consequence, the fatigue behaviour is likely to expose a large variation. In order to numerically investigate this variation, a Monte Carlo analysis has been carried out by 100 FE-simulations of notched specimens, where placements and orientations of the grains were randomised. Furthermore, each grain was modelled as a unique single-crystal, displaying both anisotropic elastic and plastic behaviour and tension/compression asymmetry. The effect of randomness was investigated by the obtained dispersion in fatigue crack initiation life. It was concluded that the fatigue life behaviour of coarse grained nickel-base superalloys may show a considerable variation, which cannot be captured by one single deterministic analysis based on data for a homogenised material. Furthermore, the dispersion is of such a magnitude that it needs to be taken into account in industrial applications where highly stressed coarse grained materials are used.