Inconel 690传热管GTAW对接焊接头组织及力学性能研究

对Inconel 690传热管材进行钨极气体保护焊(GTAW)对接焊,采用拉伸试验机、压扁试验机和光学显微镜测试和分析传热管焊接接头,同时利用ANSYS软件开展焊接接头在设计工况失压时的一次应力强度校核。研究结果表明:焊缝中心为树枝胞状晶,熔合线附近为粗大柱状晶。室温时接头的平均抗拉强度为619 MPa,平均屈服强度为292 MPa,350℃时接头平均抗拉强度为475 MPa,平均屈服强度为206 MPa,拉伸接头断裂从熔合区开始贯穿整个焊缝组织,呈塑性断裂。压扁试验和反向压扁试验结果表明管接头完好。通过ANSYS分析可知,设计工况下传热管接头350℃许用应力强度150 MPa限值可满足其一次应力强度要求,且裕量较大。     

Friction welding of TiAl intermetallics and structural steel by applying Inconel 718 as interlayer

0IntroductionInterlayer metal is usually introduced while solidwelding heterogeneous metals with different chemical com-ponents and microstructures[1-3].The diffusion activationenergy(DAE)in both sides of interlayer and base metalcould be affected by the …     

Feasibility study of the ultrasonic vibration assisted drilling of Inconel superalloy

The ultrasonic vibration assisted drilling of Inconel 718 superalloy is studied in this paper. The tool holder of a machining center is retrofitted so that axial resonant vibration can be provided. Experimental results show that the chip size is reduced, and the variation of torque in drilling becomes smaller. These phenomena are particularly apparent at the final stage of a drill's usable life. It is also found that there is little improvement in drilling performance when the frequency of the ultrasonic vibration is varied. On the contrary, a drill's life is greatly increased when the vibration with a smaller amplitude is applied. But too large a vibration amplitude, such as over 12 μm in this study, could lead to negative effects. For the testing conditions, the frequency of 31.8 kHz and the amplitude of 4 μm result in the best drill life and quality of the drilled hole in this study. Under this condition a drill's life is prolonged by as much as 2.7 times of that without vibration assisted drilling process. Concerning drilling efficiency, it is found that by applying ultrasonic vibration assisted drilling, lifting of the drill for chip removal as commonly employed in conventional drilling of a high aspect ratio hole is not necessary, and saving of the working time is obtained.     

An experimental study of tool wear and cutting force variation in the end milling of Inconel 718 with coated carbide inserts

Inconel 718 is a difficult-to-cut nickel-based superalloy commonly used in aerospace industry. This paper presents an experimental study of the tool wear propagation and cutting force variations in the end milling of Inconel 718 with coated carbide inserts. The experimental results showed that significant flank wear was the predominant failure mode affecting the tool life. The tool flank wear propagation in the up milling operations was more rapid than that in the down milling operations. The cutting force variation along with the tool wear propagation was also analysed. While the thermal effects could be a significant cause for the peak force variation within a single cutting pass, the tool wear propagation was believed to be responsible for the gradual increase of the mean peak force in successive cutting passes.     

Effects of different metallurgical processing on microstructures and mechanical properties of inconel alloy 783

Different metallurgical processing, including the standard heat treatment, heat treatment without β aging, addition of high amount of Cr, and long-term isothermal exposure, was conducted on superalloy Inconel 783. For these processed materials, the tensile property and hardness at room temperature and stress relaxation behavior at 650 °C were examined. The testing results showed that isothermal exposure and heat treatment without β aging slightly enhanced the yield strength of alloy 783 at room temperature as well as all metallurgical processing in this study produced an identical stress relaxation behavior at 650 °C. The microstructure variation with different processing was analyzed using optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).     

Refrigerated cooling air cutting of difficult-to-cut materials

One approach to enhance machining performance is to apply cutting fluids during cutting process. However, the use of cutting fluids in machining process has caused some problems such as high cost, pollution, and hazards to operator's health. All the problems related to the use of cutting fluids have urged researchers to search for some alternatives to minimize or even avoid the use of cutting fluids in machining operations. Cooling gas cutting is one of these alternatives. This paper investigates the effect of cooling air cutting on tool wear, surface finish and chip shape in finish turning of Inconel 718 nickel-base super alloy and high-speed milling of AISI D2 cold work tool steel. Comparative experiments were conducted under different cooling/lubrication conditions, i.e. dry cutting, minimal quantity lubrication (MQL), cooling air, and cooling air and minimal quantity lubrication (CAMQL). For this research, composite refrigeration method was adopted to develop a new cooling gas equipment which was used to lower the temperature of compressed gas. The significant experimental results were: (i) application of cooing air and CAMQL resulted in drastic reduction in tool wear and surface roughness, and significant improvement in chip shape in finish turning of Inconel 718, (ii) in the high-speed milling of AISI D2, cooling air cutting presented longer tool life and slightly higher surface roughness than dry cutting and MQL. Therefore, it appears that cooling air cutting can provide not only environment friendliness but also great improvement in machinability of difficult-to-cut materials.     

Friction welding of TiAI intermetallics and structural steel by applying Inconel 718 as interlayer

Inconel 718 with thickness ranged from 0. 1 - 1.7 mm was chosen as interlayer to promote weldability in friction welding of TiAl intermetallics and structural steel such as AIS14140, in which the welded joint presents single fin showing less welding deformation on TiAl side. The correlations between tensile strength and the interlayer thickness were analyzed and fitted to a model. It indicates an optimum interlayer thickness ranged from 0.9 - 1.1 mm where the tensile strength reaches as high as 360 MPa. Otherwise, while the interlayer thickness decreases to 0. 1 mm, brittle compounds of TiC, Al2Ti4C2 and MTC3 are formed in the welded zone so that the tensile strength decays. Thicker interlayer should be also avoided as double joints may occur at TiAl -lnconel 718 and lnconel 718 -AISI 4140, respectively, which lowers the tensile strength to some extent.     

Laser-treated austenitic steel and nickel alloy for human implants

The recent research in biocompatible materials has been useful in replacing and supporting the fractured natural human bones/joints. Under some condition, negative reaction like release of ions from the bare metal toward the human body fluid leads to corrosion. In this proposed research paper, the biocompatibility of the laser surface-modified austenitic stainless steel (SS316L) and nickel-based superalloy (Inconel 718) was studied. The investigation on laser-modified surfaces is evaluated through electrochemical polarization analysis using simulated body fluid (SBF). The samples subjected to electrochemical polarization analysis were characterized by optical image analysis, SEM, EDS, and XRD analysis. It was inferred that laser surface-modified materials provided enhanced corrosion resistance and bare nickel alloy is more susceptible to corrosion by SBF.     

Inconel 740H合金750℃长期时效后的组织稳定性

对Inconel 740H合金管材在750℃进行500~3000h的无应力时效实验,采用热力学模拟,OM,FEG-SEM,显微硬度测定等方法研究了合金微观组织及显微硬度的变化趋势。结果表明:供货态(固溶处理)管材的合金成分及拉伸性能等均满足ASME要求,管材合格;长期时效后合金的主要析出相为γ′及M23C6,无η,σ等有害相析出。随着时效时间的延长,γ′粒子的粗化速率较快,其规律符合LSW熟化理论,M23C6相尺寸变化不明显;合金的显微硬度呈现先上升后下降的变化趋势,但整体波动较小。长期时效后合金组织及显微硬度的变化表明Inconel 740H在750℃/3000h条件下的组织稳定性较好,可用于进一步进行持久等长时力学性能的检验。