Effects of Solid Solution Strengthening Elements Mo, Re, Ru, and W on Transition Temperatures in Nickel-Based Superalloys with High γ′-Volume Fraction: Comparison of Experiment and CALPHAD Calculations

Ritter N, Sowa R, Schauer JC, Gruber D, Göhler T, Rettig R, Körner C, Singer R (2018)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2018

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DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4730-0

Abstract

We prepared 41 different superalloy compositions by an arc melting, casting, and heat treatment process. Alloy solid solution strengthening elements were added in graded amounts, and we measured the solidus, liquidus, and γ′-solvus temperatures of the samples by DSC. The γ′-phase fraction increased as the W, Mo, and Re contents were increased, and W showed the most pronounced effect. Ru decreased the γ′-phase fraction. Melting temperatures (i.e., solidus and liquidus) were increased by addition of Re, W, and Ru (the effect increased in that order). Addition of Mo decreased the melting temperature. W was effective as a strengthening element because it acted as a solid solution strengthener and increased the fraction of fine γ′-precipitates, thus improving precipitation strengthening. Experimentally determined values were compared
with calculated values based on the CALPHAD software tools Thermo-Calc (databases: TTNI8 and TCNI6) and MatCalc (database ME-NI). The ME-NI database, which was specially adapted to the present investigation, showed good agreement. TTNI8 also showed good results. The TCNI6 database is suitable for computational design of complex nickel-based superalloys. However, a large deviation remained between the experiment results and calculations based on this database. It also erroneously predicted γ′-phase separations and failed to describe the Ru-effect on transition temperatures.

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APA:

Ritter, N., Sowa, R., Schauer, J.C., Gruber, D., Göhler, T., Rettig, R.,... Singer, R. (2018). Effects of Solid Solution Strengthening Elements Mo, Re, Ru, and W on Transition Temperatures in Nickel-Based Superalloys with High γ′-Volume Fraction: Comparison of Experiment and CALPHAD Calculations. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4730-0

MLA:

Ritter, Nils, et al. "Effects of Solid Solution Strengthening Elements Mo, Re, Ru, and W on Transition Temperatures in Nickel-Based Superalloys with High γ′-Volume Fraction: Comparison of Experiment and CALPHAD Calculations." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (2018).

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