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Effect of Alloying on the Microstructure, Phase Stability, Hardness, and Partitioning Behavior of a New Dual-Superlattice Nickel-Based Superalloy

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Authors

Rodenkirchen, C 
Ackerman, AK 
Mignanelli, PM 
Cliff, A 
Wise, GJ 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pA noveljats:italicγ</jats:italic>–jats:italicγ</jats:italic>′–jats:italicγ</jats:italic>″ dual-superlattice superalloy, with promising mechanical properties up to elevated temperatures was recently reported by Mignanellijats:italicet al</jats:italic>. (in: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 & Derivatives: Energy, Aerospace, and Industrial Applications, pp 679–690, 2018). The present work employs state-of-the-art chemical and spatial characterization techniques to study the effect systematic additions of Mo, W, and Fe and variations in Nb and Al contents have on the phase fraction, thermal stability, elemental partitioning, and mechanical properties of alloys from this system. Alloys were produced through arc melting followed by heat treatment. Multi-scale characterization techniques and hardness testing were employed to characterize their microstructure, thermal stability, and mechanical properties. Alterations in such properties or in elemental partitioning behavior were then explained through thermodynamic modeling. A modest addition of 1.8 at. pct Mo had a strong effect on the microstructure and thermal stability: it minimized microstructural coarsening during heat treatments while not significantly decreasing thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ solvus temperature. A reduction of Nb by 0.6 at. pct strongly reduced thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>″ volume fraction, without affecting thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ volume fraction. The reduced precipitate fraction led to a significant reduction in alloy hardness. Fe, added to achieve better processability and reduced material cost, decreased thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ solvus temperature and caused rapid microstructural coarsening during heat treatments, without affecting alloy hardness. A reduction of Al by 0.4 at. pct reduced thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ volume fraction and thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ solvus temperature, also without affecting alloy hardness. The addition of 0.9 at. pct W decreased thejats:italicγ</jats:italic>′ solvus temperature but increased both precipitate volume fractions. These data will be invaluable to optimize current alloy design and to inform future alloy design efforts.</jats:p>jats:pjats:boldGraphical Abstract</jats:bold></jats:p>

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40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering

Journal Title

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

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Journal ISSN

1073-5623
1543-1940

Volume Title

54

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC