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Design of an eta-phase precipitation-hardenable nickel-based alloy with the potential for improved creep strength above 1023 K (750 °C)
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Matthew J. Wong, Michigan Technological University
  • Paul G. Sanders, Michigan Technological University
  • John P. Shingledecker, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Calvin L. White, Michigan Technological University
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Article
Publication Date
4-30-2015
Abstract

In a number of nickel-based superalloy systems strengthened by gamma prime (γ′), eta-phase (Ni3Ti, η) forms during prolonged high-temperature exposure, but its effect on mechanical properties is not well characterized. Using thermodynamic modeling and design-of-experiments techniques, three modifications of the nickel-based superalloy Nimonic (Nimonic® is a trademark of Special Metals Corporation group of companies.) 263 were identified that yield increased volume fractions of the eta-phase (Ni3Ti, η) at temperatures above 1023 K (750 °C). Volume fractions of η-phase were evaluated for each alloy and heat-treatment condition using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Compared to Nimonic 263, small additions of V and Ta were found to increase the volume fraction of η-phase above 1023 K (750 °C) from approximately 5 pct to above 15 pct, thus providing a route for future mechanical behavior experimental studies, which was not in the scope of this work.

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© 2015 Springer Verlag. Publisher’s version of record: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2898-0

Citation Information
Matthew J. Wong, Paul G. Sanders, John P. Shingledecker and Calvin L. White. "Design of an eta-phase precipitation-hardenable nickel-based alloy with the potential for improved creep strength above 1023 K (750 °C)" Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Vol. 46 Iss. 7 (2015) p. 2947 - 2955
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