The effect of long-term thermal exposure on the grain boundary carbides and the tensile behavior of two kinds of Ni–Mo–Cr superalloys with different silicon contents（0 and 0.46 wt%） was investigated. Experimental results showed granular M2C carbides formed at the grain boundaries after exposure for 100 h for the non-silicon alloy. Furthermore, these fine granular M2C carbides will transform into plate-like M6C carbides as exposure time increases. For the Si-containing alloys,only the granular M6C carbides formed at the grain boundaries during the whole exposure time. The coarsening of the grain boundary carbides occurred in both alloys with increasing exposure time. In addition, the coarsening kinetics of the grain boundary carbides for the non-silicon alloy is faster than that of the standard alloy. The tensile properties of both alloys are improved after exposure for 100 h due to the formation of nano-sized grain boundary carbides. The grain boundary carbides are coarsened more seriously for non-silicon alloys than that of Si-containing alloys, resulting in a more significant decrease in the tensile strength and elongation for the former case. Silicon additions can effectively inhibit the severe coarsening of the grain boundary carbides and thus avoid the obvious deterioration of the tensile properties after a long-term thermal exposure.
To investigate the corrosion products of Cr in molten FLi Na K salt(46.5 mol% Li F–11.5 mol% Na F–42mol% KF), the corrosion test of the pure metal Cr was performed in molten FLi Na K salt at 700?C for 200 h.The FLi Na K salt after the corrosion test was thoroughly investigated by X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy, a transmission electron microscope, and X-ray diffraction. The results demonstrate that the predominant oxidation state of Cr in FLi Na K salt is Cr^(3+), and the main corrosion product in cooled FLi Na K salt is K_2NaCrF_6.
Microstructure and oxidation behavior of modified Ni-16Mo-7Cr-4Fe alloys by yttrium microalloying were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, grazing incident Xray diffraction and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence. M6 C and Ni17Y2 phases were observed and the amount of Ni17Y2 increased with yttrium concentration. When the yttrium concentration increased to 0.43 wt.%,some Ni17Y2 chains and multi phase regions containing Ni17Y2, M6 C and γ phase appeared, which is harmful for the oxidation resistance. The alloy containing 0.05 wt.% yttrium showed the best oxidation resistance, which derives its oxidation resistance from the adequate concentration of yttrium in the solid-solution(γ phase), the formation of the protective layer of YCr O3 and chromia oxide and the strengthening effect of yttrium on oxide boundaries.
As a primary material of the thorium molten salt reactor（TMSR） that is a suitable candidate reactor of the Generation IV nuclear reactors, GH3535 superalloy was successfully welded. The effect of laser beam welding（LBW） on microstructure evolution of fusion zone（FZ） and heat affected zone（HAZ）, such as element segregation, precipitate behavior and grain evolution, was investigated. The microhardness and tensile properties were tested and discussed. The results of microstructure evolution showed that a number of fine M6C-y eutectic phases precipitated at solidification grain boundaries and interdendritic region in FZ. Compared to base metal zone（BMZ）, the grain size of HAZ has no obvious change. While a few of M6C-y eutectic phases were observed in partially melted zone（PMZ） of HAZ. The results of microhardness indicated that the hardness of FZ was higher than that of HAZ and BMZ. The results of tensile test showed that the ultimate tensile strength of joints at room temperature, 650 and 700？C were98%, 97% and 99% of that of BM, respectively. All the tensile specimens of joints failed in BMZ rather than in PMZ where M6 C carbides had been transformed into M6C-y eutectic phases.
Kun YuZhenguo JiangChaowen LiShuangjian ChenWang TaoXingtai ZhouZhijun Li
