ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF γ'-PHASE IN SUPERALLOY CONTAINING Mg AND W

The calculation of electronic structure of γ'-Ni_3Al phase with or without Mg and W by theRecursion and LCAO methods clarified that Mg and W atoms lose their outer electrons par-tially after they entered γ'-Ni_3Al.It causes the reduction of the radii of the atoms.So it ispreferable for Mg atom to enter γ'-phase by the substitution.The interaction between Mg andγ'-phase matrix may be strengthened and a more stable structure of γ'-phase may be formedwhile Mg and W entered γ'-Ni_3Al simultaneously.     

CREEP OF POLYCRYSTALLINE NEAR γ-TiAl WITH A LAMELLAR MICROSTRUCTURE

Creep of a polycrystalline near γ-TiAl alloy in two fully lamellar conditions is presented. A lamellar structure with fine interface spacing and planar grain boundaries provides improved creep resistance. The lamellar structure with wide interface spacing and interlocked grain boundaries has <1/2 the creep life, five times the minimum strain rate and greater tertiary strain.Creep strain is accommodated by dislocation motion in soft grains, but the strain rate is controlled by hard grains. The resistance to fracture is controlled by the grain boundary morphology, with planar boundaries causing intergranular fracture.To maximize the creep resistance of near γ-TiAl with a lamellar microstructure requires narrow lamellar interface spacing and interlocked lamellae along grain boundaries.     

Microstructure and properties of modified and conventional 718 alloys

Continuing the effort to redesign IN718 alloy in order to provide microstructural and mechanical stability beyond 650 ℃, IN718 alloy was modified by increasing the Al, P and 13 contents, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the modified alloy were compared with those of the conventional alloy by SEM and TEM. The precipitation of the grain boundaries of the two alloys is different. The Cr-rich phase, Laves phase and α-Cr phase are easily observed in the modified alloy. The γ＂ and γ＇ phases in the modified alloy are precipitated in a ＂compact form＂. The tensile strengths of the modified alloy at room temperature and 680 ℃ are obviously higher than those of the conventional one. The impact energy of the modified alloy is only about half of that of the conventional alloy. Ageing at 680 ℃ up to 1000 h lowers the tensile properties and impact energy of both the conventional and modified 718 alloys, except increasing the ductility at 680 ℃. It is concluded that the modified alloy is more stable than the conventional one.     

Simulation of interphase boundary of Ni75AlxV25-x alloys using microscopic phase-field method

The evolution of ordered interphase boundary （IPB） of Ni75AlxV25-x alloys was simulated using the microscopic phase-field method. Based on the atomic occupation probability figure on 2D and order parameters, it was found that the IPB formed by different directions of θ phase has great effect on the precipitation of γ′ phase. The γ′ phase precipitated at the IPB that is formed by [100]θ direction where the （001）θ plane is opposite, and then grows up and the shape is strap at fmal. The IPB structure between γ′phase and θ phase is the same. There is no γ′ phase precipitate at the IPB where the （002）θ and （001）θ planes are opposite, the ordered IPB is dissolved into disordered area. There is γ′ phase precipitation at the IPB formed by the [001]θ and [100]θ directions, and the IPB structure is different between γ′ phase and the different directions of θ phase. The IPB where （001）γ′, and （100）θ plane opposite does not migrate during the γ′ phase growth, and γ′ phase grows along [100]θ direction.     

CREEP CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR OF ALLOY 718 DURING HIGH TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE

Alloy 718 is a precipitation strengthened nickel-hased superalloy based on the precipitation of γ’’-Ni3Vb(DO22 structure) and γ‘-Ni3(Al, Ti) (Ll2 structure) phases. Creep crack growth rate (CCGR) was investigated after high temperature exposure at 593, 650 and 677℃ for 2000h in Alloy 718. In addition to the coalescence of γ‘/γ‘‘ and the amount increasing of 6 phase, the existence of a bcc chromium enriched α-Cr phase was observed by SEM, and the weight fraction of α-Cr and other phases were determined by chemical phase analysis methods. The CCGR behavior and regulation have been analyzed by means of strength and structure analysis approaches. The experimental results show higher the exposure temperature and longer the exposure time, lower the CCGR. This is probably attributed to the interaction of material softening and brittling due to complex structure changes during high temperature exposure. Therefore,despite α-Cr phase formation and amount enhancement were run in this test range. It seems to us a small amount of α-Cr will be not harmful for creep crack propagation resistance, which is critical for disk application in aircraft and land-based gas turbine.     

PLASTIC DEFORMATION AND DISLOCATION STRUCTURE IN γ'-PHASE OF A DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED Ni-BASE SUPERALLOY

The dislocation structure of directionally solidified(DS)Rene 80 superalloy during tensileand creep deformation has been studied by TEM.In tensile deformation,γ'shearing occurs byslip of APB-coupled(1/2)<110>dislocation pairs on{111}planes at temperatures below760℃.and by slip of SISF-seperated(1/3)<112>superpartials which have dissociated on{111}planes into a(1/2)<110>screw superpartial and a(1/6)<112>edgesuperpartial with an APB in between at temperatures equal to or above 760℃.In creepdeformation,γ'shearing occurs again by slip of SISF-seperated(1/3)<112>superpartialswhich have not dissociated on{111}planes and by diffusive slip of APB-coupled(1/2)<110>dislocation pairs at 760℃,618 MPa.However,no γ'shearing occurs at 980℃,190MPa.During secondary creep at 760℃,618 MPa or at 980℃,190 MPa,2-dimensional net-works have formed at γ/γ'interfaces,and the strain is mainly the result of diffusion control-led climb of dislocation networks at γ/γ'interfaces.The dependence of secondary creep rate εupon size a and volume fraction v_■ of cubic γ' has been found to be ■∝α/v_f~(2/3).     

Effects of High Density Electropulsing Treatment on Aging Kinetics of GH4199 Alloy

GH4199 alloy was treated by high density electropulsing for different time, and the microstructure evolution and tensile properties were examined. The results show that the diffusion of solute atoms in GH4199 alloy can be strongly accelerated by electropulsing. The growth activation energy of γ′ phase of 89.86 kJ/mol in the alloy electropulsing-treated, decreases by 64.31 % compared with that normally aged, which accelerates the precipitation and the growth of both the γ′ phase and carbides on the grain boundary of the alloy. The strength of GH4199 alloy increases with increasing of electropulsing treatment time, and the plasticity has no obvious change. The growth of γ′ phase and the precipitation of carbides on the grain boundary is the main reason for obstructing the dislocation motion and improving the plastic deformation resistance of the alloy. The piled-up dislocations can go through the grain boundary across the gap of carbides which is distributed on the grain boundary in chainlike form, and no degradation of the plasticity of GH4199 alloy appears.     

Transformation Mechanism of (γ+γ') and the Effect of Cooling Rate on the Final Solidification of U720Li Alloy

The transformation mechanism of(γ+γ') was studied by analyzing the microstructure and elemental distribution of the U720 Li samples heated at 1250℃ and cooled at the rates in the range of 1–100℃/s. Although the(γ+γ') is deemed to be formed by a eutectic reaction and has been called eutectic(γ+γ'), it was found in the present study that the(γ+γ') precipitation begins with a peritectic reaction of(L+γ) ? γ', and develops by the eutectic reaction of L ?(γ+γ'). The energy for the γ' nucleation is low because the interfacial energy for the γ/γ' interface is about one-tenth of the solid/liquid interface, and hence, the nucleation rate is high and the fine structure of(γ+γ') is formed at the initial precipitation stage. The γ and γ'in(γ+γ') tend to grow into a lamellar structure because it is difficult for them to nucleate directly from the residual liquids, and hence, the γ' precipitates naturally tend to grow divergently direction of the regions rich in Al and Ti, forming a fan-like structure of the(γ+γ'). As a result, the γ' precipitates will coarsen finally because the space between them is enlarged. The solidification of the final residual liquids is a diffusion dependent process. When cooled at a higher rate, a higher degree of super cooling is reached and finally the solidification is finished by the pseudoeutectic reaction of L ?(γ+ boride) and L ?(γ+η), which can absorb Zr and B. When cooled at a rate low enough,most of the residual liquids are consumed by the(γ+γ') growth due to the sufficient diffusion, and the boride and Zrbearing phase are precipitated at a quasi-equilibrium state. Under this condition, Ti is depleted at the(γ+γ') growth front.However, the g-Ni_3 Ti phase is formed there occasionally due to the boride precipitation, because the compositions of the two phases are complementary.     

Effect of γ' formation and strengthening elements on microstructures and stress rupture property of single crystal super-alloys

An investigation was carried out to study the effects of γ' formation and strengthening elements (Al, Ti and Ta) on the microstructure and stress rupture properties of nickel base single crystal super-alloys.The results show that with the increase of γ' formation and strengthening elements, the percentage of γ-γ' eutectic and the misfit degree of γ/γ' increases.Detailed microstructural analysis revealed that with the increase of γ' forming element content, the morphology of γ' changed from spherical to cubic, then irregular shape; and the size of γ' increases gradually.Excessive γ' formation and strengthening elements will lead to the precipitation of μ phase during stress rupture tests.The alloy with 5wt.%Al, 1wt.%Ti and 6wt.%Ta has the best stress rupture property.     

EFFECT OF HOMOGENIZATION PROCESSING ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF Ti-34Al-2Mn ALLOY

A γ-TiAl base alloy with the composition of Ti-34Al-2Mn(wt--%)was prepared by consum-able electrode arc-melting technique.The effect of homogenization processing following arc-melt-ing on its microstructure and mechanical properties was investigated.The emphases were placedon the microstructural evolution during solidification and homogenization,and the relationship be-tween microstructure and ductility.It has been determined that the samples annealed at 900℃for 20 h exhibit the best ductility compared with those treated at other temperatures up to 1100℃,and they have a mixed structure of equiaxed grain of γ-TiAl single phase and some prima-ry lamellar grains which include three types of interfaces,i.e.,α_2/γ,/γ/γ_S,γ/γ_T,maintainingspecific orientaion relationships between both sides.The ductility improvement is believed to be as-sociated with existence of suitable amount of α_2-Ti_3Al phase and the refinement of grains ob-tained at 900℃.     

EFFECT OF MELT OVER-HEATING AND ZIRCONIUM ALLOYING ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF Al_9FeNi PHASE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 2618 ALLOY

The effect of melt over-heating on the morphology of AlgFeNi phase in 2618 aluminum alloy with high contents of Fe and Ni and 0.22wt.% zirconium, has been investigated by optical microscopy, SEM and TEM. The mechanical properties of 2618 aluminum alloy after hot extrusion and quenching/aging have been tested. The results show:melt over-heating treatment of 2618 alloy with high contents of Fe and Ni at 960℃led to finer and better-distributed needle-like AlgFeNi phase in cast micro structure and fine AlgFeNi particles after hot extrusion; the grain size of the alloy after hot extrusion could also be refined evidently by alloying of zirconium; the ambient and high temperature tensile strength and elongation of 2618 alloy have been apparently enhanced due to fine AlgFeNi particles and dispersed Al3 Zr as well as fine grain size.     

Distribution of Phosphorus and Its Effects on Precipitation Behaviors and Tensile Properties of IN718C Cast Superalloy

The effect of phosphorus on the precipitations of γ",γ' and δ phases and associated tensile properties in IN718C alloy are investigated in this study.It is revealed that P atoms are dissolved in the grain interior to a relatively high degree and hence influence the precipitation behaviors in the grain interior and improve the tensile strength of IN718C alloy.γ" and γ' phases did not precipitate in the alloy without P addition during air cooling,while γ" and γ' phases precipitated in the grain interior during air cooling in the alloys with P addition,and the amounts of γ" and γ' phases increased with increasing P content.Therefore,the Vickers micro-hardness in the as-cast state increased gradually with increasing P content.In double-aging state,the sizes of γ" and γ' phases in the alloys with P addition were larger than that in the alloy without P addition,while the sizes were invariable when the P content(wt%)was higher than 0.015.Therefore,the micro-hardness and tensile strength of IN718C alloy treated by double aging increased first and then kept invariable with increasing P content.The precipitations of δ phases both in the grain interior and on grain boundaries were inhibited by P markedly.The inhibitory effect of P on δ phase enhanced gradually with increasing content of P,but the plasticity increased first and then decreased.What is more,the crack tended to propagate into the matrix around the particles(Laves phases and NbC carbides)in the alloys without P addition at the beginning of the tensile fracture,while it tended to propagate along the interfaces between the matrix and those particles in the alloys with P addition,which resulted from the synthetical effect of P on γ" γ' and δ phases.     

MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL 718 SUPERALLOY

Recently, a novel 718 superalloy with remarkable structural stability at 680℃ has been designed and fabricated by CISRI (Central Iron and Steel Research Institute) etc. Phase identification of novel 718 alloy under the above-mentioned heat-treatment condition was performed using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results show that the novel 718 alloy has outstanding structural stability at 680℃. The novel 718 alloy possess excellent structural stability and good mechanical properties, which is attributed to ?酌'-phase strengthening and also to the specific sandwich structure of the ?酌' ＋ ?酌' strengthening phase.     

TOUGHENING OF CAST Ni_3 Al-BASE ALLOYS

Investigation was made of the ductility and microstructure of a series of cast Ni_3Al-base al-loys,with 19—23 at.-% Al and other alloying elements.An obvious improvement onmorphology,distribution,amount and size of primary Ni_3Al(γ')intermetallic compound wasapproached by such alloying elements such as Hf,Ti and Zr,but no more by Nb,W and Ta.The formation of ductile γ'-γ-γ' boundaries in the alloys with refined primary γ'-phase caneliminate the weakened nature of brittle γ'-γ' boundaries,and reduce the size of primaryγ'-phase to tens of μm.Thus,the ductility of the alloys,especially at intermediate tempera-tures may be markedly improved.In addition,an alloy free from Cr is still significantlyductile,and only its structure is refined.The availability of Cr to improve the intermediatetemperature ductility seems to be due to the change of amount and distribution of γ-phase.     

Precipitation process and its effects on properties of aging Cu–Ni–Be alloy

The precipitation process of aged Cu-Ni-Be alloy was investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, trans- mission electron microscopy （TEM）, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）. The tensile strength, yield strength, and electronic conductivity of this alloy after aging were also studied. The precipitation sequence of the C17510 alloy aged at 525 ℃ is supersat-urated solid solution→G.P zones→ γ″-γ′→ γ. This transformation can be achieved by the accumulation of Be-atom layers. The G.P zones are composed of disk-shaped monolayers of Be atoms, which are formed on （001） matrix planes. The intermediate γ″ precipitate is nucleated in the G.P zones. The γ″ and γ′ precipitates have the same orientation relationship with matrix, e.g., （110）p｜｜（100）M,[001]p｜｜[001]M. The tensile strength of specimen shows a maximum during the aging process and then continuously decreases if the specimen is over aged. The strengthening effect of γ′ phase precipitated in aging at 525 ℃ for 4 h is calculated to be 436 MPa according to the Orowan strengthening, which is quite consistent with the experimental data.     

EFFECT OF CARBON CONTENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH ELONGATION STEELS

The micro structure and mechanical properties of new kind of hot-rolled high strength and high elongation steels with retained austenite were studied by discussing the influence of different carbon content. The research results indicate that carbon content has a significant effect on retaining austenite and consequently resulting in high elongation. Besides, new findings about relationship between carbon content and retained austenite as well as properties were discussed in the paper.     

EFFECT OF Cr AND Al CONTENT ON THE STACKING FAULT ENERGY IN γ—Fe—Mn ALLOYS

The effects of Cr and Al content were investigated on the stacking fault energy in austenitic Fe-31Mn-(0-7.26)Cr-0.96C and Fe-31Mn-(0-8.68)Al-0.85C alloys by the thermodynamic analysis.The results show that the additions of chromium or aluminum increase the non-magnetic component of the stacking fault energy in the γ-Fe-Mn alloys,and the effect of aluminum is larger than that of chromium.The change in the magnetic entropy caused in the antiferromagnetic transition increases the free energy difference between the γ and ε phases in the γ-Fe-Mn alloys.The effects of chromium and aluminum on the magnetic component were discussed on the basis of the influence of both upon the antiferromagnetic transition in the γ-Fe-Mn alloys.     

EFFECT OF LASER SCANNING SPEED ON PHASE CONSTITUTION AND WEAR RESISTANCE OF LASER CLADDING HARD FACING ALLOY STELLITE 12

Effect of laser scanning speed on phase constitution,microstructure,microhardness and wearresistance of laser-cladding hard facing alloy Stellite 12 has been investigated by means of across-flow-type CO_2 laser of 1.5 kW.The laser-cladding layer on the alloy consists of ma-trix phase of suppersaturated solid solution γ(Co,Cr)and complex hexagonal carbideM_7C_3.Under certain condition,at higher laser scanning speed,the suppersaturated solubilityof elements increases in γ(Co,Cr),and the precipitation of the complex carbtde M_7C_3 de-creases,so the microhardness increases and the wear resistance decreases.But at slower laserscanning speed,more complex carbide M_7C_3 may precipitate,and the wear resistance may beimproved.Therefore,it is believed that the principal factor in improving wear resistance is theprecipitation of carbide M_7C_3,while increment of microhardness is the suppersaturated solu-bility of elements in matrix phase γ(Co,Cr).     

Characterization of γ′ precipitates in a nickel base superalloy quenching from aging temperature at different rates

The characteristics of γ′ precipitates in a superalloy quenched from 1050°C at different rates were investigated using field emission scanning electron microscope(FESEM).When quenched from 1050°C, the size of primary aging γ′ precipitates has a small increase in the specimens that experienced iced-brine-quenching, oil-quenching, and air-cooling-quenching conditions and a drastic increase in the specimen that experienced a furnace-cooling-quenching condition.The cooling γ′ precipitates have unimodal distributions after quenching at the air-cooling rate and bimodal distributions after quenching at the furnace-cooling rate, but there are not these distributions in the specimens that experienced iced-brine-quenching and oil-quenching conditions.When aging at 760°C, the size of primary aging γ′ precipitates appears unaffected in the specimens that experienced iced-brine-quenching, oil-quenching, and air-cooling-quenching conditions.However, it has a drastic increase in the specimen that experienced a furnace-cooling-quenching condition, and it is interesting that the bigger cooling γ′ precipitates have a coalescence and octodendritic shape.The microhardness study indicates that the hardness has no variation in the specimens that experienced iced-brine-quenching, oil-quenching, and air-cooling-quenching conditions and has a drastic decrease in the specimens that experienced a furnace-cooling-quenching condition and obtains the minimum microhardness value 390.8 HV.