The recrystallization kinetics and microstructural evolution of a Ni3Al-based single crystal superalloy were presented, especially the different recrystallization behaviors between the dendrite arm and the interdendritic region. The single crystal alloy was deformed by grit blasting. A succeeding annealing under inert atmosphere at 1280 ℃ for different time led to the formation of recrystallized grains close to the grit blasting surface. It was found that the recrystallization depth and velocity in the dendrite arm were respectively deeper and faster than those in the interdendritic region where the Y-NiMo phase existed. The recrystallization process in the interdendritic region was significantly inhibited by the Y-NiMo precipitates. However, the pinning effect gradually weakened with the annealing time due to the dissolution of the Y-NiMo phase, and the recrystallization depth in the dendrite arm was deeper than that in the interdendritic region.
The effects of annealing temperature and grit blasting pressure on the recrystallization behavior of a Ni3Al based single crystal superalloy were studied in this work. The results show that the precipitation of the Y-NiMo phase occurs at 900 and 1000 °C, which precedes recrystallization. The initial recrystallization temperature was between 1000 and 1100 °C. Cellular recrystallization was formed at 1100 and 1200 °C, which consisted of large columnar γ′ and fine γ + γ′. The dendrite arm closed to the interdendritic region may act as nucleation sites during initial recrystallization by a particle simulated nucleation mechanism at 1280 °C. The size of the grains first turned large and then became small upon the pressure while the recrystallization depth increased all the time.
WU Yuxiao a, YANG Ruibo a, LI Shusuo a, MA Yue a, GONG Shengkai a, and HAN Yafang a, b a Key Laboratory of Aerospace Materials and Performance (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China b Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
The effect of dendrite arm spacing and the size of γ' phase on stress rupture properties of as-cast Ni3Al-based single crystal superalloy IC6SX was studied.It has been found that the stress rupture properties were affected by dendrite arm spacing and the size of γ' phase significantly,i.e.,the stress rupture lives of as-cast specimens under the test condition of 1100°C/120 MPa were significantly increased from about 10 h to 31 h with decreasing dendrite arm spacing and the size of γ' phase from 3.0 μm and 1.6 μm to 1.3 μm and 0.8 μm,respectively.The creep cracks generated easily in the brittle Y-NiMo phase.Then the cracks gradually mergered and grew up during creep,and finally led to specimens fracture.The orientated coarsening of γ' phase has been found in the stress ruptured specimens,due to the elements diffusion.However,the γ' phase did not form the integrated structure during the short periods of 10-31 h as the creep tests lasted.
JIANG LiWu1,LI ShuSuo1,WU MeiLing1 & HAN YaFang1,2 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering,Beihang University,Beijing 100191,China
The diffusion coefficients of several alloying elements（Al,Mo,Co,Ta,Ru,W,Cr,Re） in Ni are directly calculated using the five-frequency model and the first principles density functional theory.The correlation factors provided by the five-frequency model are explicitly calculated.The calculated diffusion coefficients show their excellent agreement with the available experimental data.Both the diffusion pre-factor（D 0） and the activation energy（Q） of impurity diffusion are obtained.The diffusion coefficients above 700 K are sorted in the following order：DAl〉DCr〉DCo〉DTa〉DMo〉DRu〉DW〉D Re.It is found that there is a positive correlation between the atomic radius of the solute and the jump energy of Ni that results in the rotation of the solute-vacancy pair（E 1）.The value of E 2-E 1（E 2 is the solute diffusion energy） and the correlation factor each also show a positive correlation.The larger atoms in the same series have lower diffusion activation energies and faster diffusion coefficients.
A1, A1-Si and Cr-A1-Si coatings are prepared onto IC20 alloy by powder pack cementation to improve the oxidation resistance of the alloy. The isothermal oxidation behaviors of the coatings and the uncoated IC20 alloy at 1 100 ℃ are comparatively in- vestigated. For the coatings, less weight gains are obtained compared to the uncoated alloy after 100 h thermal exposure. The A1-Si coating exhibits the best oxidation resistance, while the addition of Cr accelerates the scale spallation. Phase transforma- tion from β-NiA1 to y and y＇ occurs in the coating after oxidation for extended periods. The oxidation protection and degradation mechanisms for these coatings are discussed.
YANG RuiboWU YuxiaoWU QiongLI ShusuoMA YueGONG Shengkai
