scholarly journals Uneven Precipitation Behavior during the Solutionizing Course of Al-Cu-Mn Alloys and Their Contribution to High Temperature Strength

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jinlong Chen ◽  
Hengcheng Liao ◽  
Heting Xu
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Tension Test ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Precipitation Behavior ◽  
Cu Content ◽  
The Core

The dispersoid precipitation behavior during the solutionizing and aging of Al-xwt.%Cu-1.0 wt.% Mn alloys (x = 2.0, 4.5, and 7.5) and contribution to mechanical properties were investigated using tensile testing and microstructural characterization. A shell-core structure of primary α-Al dendrites is found in Al-Cu-Mn alloys, in which the Cu content in the shell is higher than that in the core. The area of shell zone (Cu-rich) increases with an increase in Cu content in the alloy. Large amounts of fine dispersoid Al-Cu-Mn particles precipitate in solution. An alloy with low Cu content results in only the TMn (Al20Cu2Mn3) particles being precipitated. However, in an alloy with high Cu content, AlCu3Mn2 particles are first found to precipitate beside TMn. However, this precipitation behavior is uneven. The precipitation zones in the solution microstructure are consistent with the Cu-rich regions in the as-cast microstructure. A number of fine particles (dozens nanometer in size) are first found to precipitate on the rod-like TMn particles during the aging phase. The redissolution and granulation of the eutectic CuAl2 phase during the solutionizing process result in the formation of particle-free bands between the precipitation zones. The tension test at 300°C demonstrates that the increase in high temperature strength is due to the dispersoid precipitation during solutionizing, and the precipitation behavior in the aging phase has little or no effect, however, largely improves the tensile strength at room temperature. High temperature strength is significantly increased with an increase in Cu content, which correlates to an increase in number and decrease in size of TMn and AlCu3Mn2 particles.

Effect of Annealing on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Ti-6.5Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo-2Nb-1W-0.2Si Alloy

2017 ◽  
Vol 898 ◽  
pp. 561-565
Author(s):  
Wen Jing Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yun Song ◽  
Song Xiao Hui ◽  
Wen Jun Ye
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Room Temperature Strength ◽  
Scanning Electron

The effects of single annealing on microstructure and mechanical properties of an (α+β) high-temperature titanium alloy (Ti-6.5Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo-2Nb-1W-0.2Si) were studied by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and tensile testing. The results showed that with annealing temperature increasing the volume fraction of primary α phase decreased gradually, while the volume fractions of transformed β structure and secondary α phase increased, and the sizes of these phases became coarse. Elevating the annealing temperature, the room temperature strength didn't change at first and then decreased, the high temperature strength increased gradually, and the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength at 650°C can reach more than 700 MPa and 500 MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, both room temperature and high temperature ductility decreased with the annealing temperature increasing. In order to acquire good strength at high temperature and plasticity at room temperature, the best single annealing temperature is 980°C.

Microstructural characterization of plasma-processed Ti-Al metal matrix composites

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 552-553
Author(s):  
M. G. Burke ◽  
M. N. Gungor ◽  
M. A. Burke
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Titanium Aluminide ◽  
Plasma Processing ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Intermetallic Matrix ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Strength And Stiffness ◽  
Intermetallic Matrix Composites

Intermetallic matrix composites are candidates for ultrahigh temperature service when light weight and high temperature strength and stiffness are required. Recent efforts to produce intermetallic matrix composites have focused on the titanium aluminide (TiAl) system with various ceramic reinforcements. In order to optimize the composition and processing of these composites it is necessary to evaluate the range of structures that can be produced in these materials and to identify the characteristics of the optimum structures. Normally, TiAl materials are difficult to process and, thus, examination of a suitable range of structures would not be feasible. However, plasma processing offers a novel method for producing composites from difficult to process component materials. By melting one or more of the component materials in a plasma and controlling deposition onto a cooled substrate, a range of structures can be produced and the method is highly suited to examining experimental composite systems. Moreover, because plasma processing involves rapid melting and very rapid cooling can be induced in the deposited composite, it is expected that processing method can avoid some of the problems, such as interfacial degradation, that are associated with the relatively long time, high temperature exposures that are induced by conventional processing methods.

Research on Effect of Alloy Elements on Equilibrium and Properties of Ni-Cr-Co Type Nickel-Based Superalloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 849 ◽  
pp. 513-519
Author(s):  
Qing Quan Zhang ◽  
Ming Yang Li ◽  
Ran Wei ◽  
Hui Yun Wu ◽  
Zhen Rui Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Nickel Based Superalloy ◽  
Type 3 ◽  
Room Temperature Strength ◽  
Super Alloy ◽  
Type Nickel

Ni-Cr-Co type Nickel-based super alloy Inconel 740H was studied. The effect of Nb, Al and Ti on the equilibrium of this alloy was analyzed by JMatPro software. The amount of Ti and Nb should be controlled by 1.50wt.%, and meanwhile, Al should be 1.0-2.0wt.%. If Mo and W were added the amount of Mo should be in the range of 1.0-2.0wt. %, and W should be about 1.0wt.%. Based on these results, three types of new alloys were designed, which contain Ni-Cr-Co-Mo type (1#), Ni-Cr-Co-W type (2#) and Ni-Cr-Co-Mo-W type (3#). Compared with the Ni-Cr-Co type Inconel 740H alloy, the room temperature strength, high temperature strength and high temperature durable performance of the three new alloys improved, which can provide the evidence and reference to optimize the chemical composition of Inconel 740H alloy, i.e., adding 1.50wt.% Mo and 1.0wt.% W individually or together.

Effect of Rolling Parameters on the Properties of Al-Fe-V Sheet Rolled on an Experimental Mill

1985 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Brown ◽  
D. Raybould
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Thermomechanical Processing ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Rapidly Solidified ◽  
Large Sheet ◽  
Room Temperature Strength

ABSTRACTIn recent years, interest in high temperature aluminum alloys has increased. However, nearly all the data available is for simple extrusions. This paper looks at the properties of sheet made from a rapidly solidified Al-10Fe-2.5V-2Si alloy. The sheet is made by direct forging followed by hot rolling, this is readily scalable, so allowing the production of large sheet. The room temperature strength and fracture toughness of the sheet are comparable to those of 2014-T6. The high temperature strength, specific stiffness and corrosion resistance are excellent. Recently, improved thermomechanical processing and new alloys have allowed higher strengths and fracture toughness values to be obtained.

scholarly journals Comparison of Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of as-Cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys: Room Temperature vs. High Temperature

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1330
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farzik Ijaz ◽  
Mahmoud S. Soliman ◽  
Ahmed S. Alasmari ◽  
Adel T. Abbas ◽  
Faraz Hussain Hashmi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Mechanical Testing ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Microstructural Properties ◽  
Testing Environments ◽  
Mechanical And Microstructural Properties ◽  
Mg Content

Unfolding the structure–property linkages between the mechanical performance and microstructural characteristics could be an attractive pathway to develop new single- and polycrystalline Al-based alloys to achieve ambitious high strength and fuel economy goals. A lot of polycrystalline as-cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy systems fabricated by conventional casting techniques have been reported to date. However, no one has reported a comparison of mechanical and microstructural properties that simultaneously incorporates the effects of both alloy chemistry and mechanical testing environments for the as-cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy systems. This preliminary prospective paper presents the examined experimental results of two alloys (denoted Alloy 1 and Alloy 2), with constant Cu content of ~3 wt.%, Cu/Mg ratios of 12.60 and 6.30, and a constant Ag of 0.65 wt.%, and correlates the synergistic comparison of mechanical properties at room and elevated temperatures. According to experimental results, the effect of the precipitation state and the mechanical properties showed strong dependence on the composition and testing environments for peak-aged, heat-treated specimens. In the room-temperature mechanical testing scenario, the higher Cu/Mg ratio alloy with Mg content of 0.23 wt.% (Alloy 1) possessed higher ultimate tensile strength when compared to the low Cu/Mg ratio with Mg content of 0.47 wt.% (Alloy 2). From phase constitution analysis, it is inferred that the increase in strength for Alloy 1 under room-temperature tensile testing is mainly ascribable to the small grain size and fine and uniform distribution of θ precipitates, which provided a barrier to slip by deaccelerating the dislocation movement in the room-temperature environment. Meanwhile, Alloy 2 showed significantly less degradation of mechanical strength under high-temperature tensile testing. Indeed, in most cases, low Cu/Mg ratios had a strong influence on the copious precipitation of thermally stable omega phase, which is known to be a major strengthening phase at elevated temperatures in the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloying system. Consequently, it is rationally suggested that in the high-temperature testing scenario, the improvement in mechanical and/or thermal stability in the case of the Alloy 2 specimen was mainly due to its compositional design.

scholarly journals Effect of N/C Ratio on Precipitation Behavior of (Cr,Fe)23C6 Carbide in Novel Cast Austenitic Heat-Resistant Steels during Directional Solidification

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinhui Zhang ◽  
Jian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Eutectoid Reaction ◽  
Precipitation Behavior ◽  
Gasoline Engines ◽  
Heat Resistant ◽  
Δ Ferrite ◽  
Liquid Metal Cooling ◽  
Heat Resistant Steels

The precipitation of (Cr,Fe)23C6 carbide could significantly degrade the mechanical properties of Nb-bearing cast austenitic heat-resistant steels, designed for exhaust components of automotive gasoline engines at 1000 °C. In the current research, the precipitation behavior of (Cr,Fe)23C6 carbide in these alloys, with great variations in N/C (Nitrogen/Carbon) ratio, was investigated through the liquid metal cooling directional solidification method, combined with thermodynamic calculations. Microstructural characterization suggested that the (Cr,Fe)23C6 carbide formed in the steady-state zone and the competitive zone, upon cooling to room temperature, after the solidification ended. It grew in the colony of the δ-ferrite, through the eutectoid reaction and showed different concentrations of C and Si from the δ-ferrite. Its precipitation temperature decreased significantly with increasing the N/C ratio, thereby retarding its precipitation. Therefore, the quantity of (Cr,Fe)23C6 carbide could be limited though increasing the N/C ratio of this type of alloys.

High-Temperature Fatigue Properties of Single Crystal Superalloys in Air and Hydrogen

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagaraj K. Arakere
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
The Core ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Pressure Hydrogen

Hot section components in high performance aircraft and rocket engines are increasingly being made of single crystal nickel superalloys such as PWA1480, PWA1484, CMSX-4 and Rene N-4 as these materials provide superior creep, stress rupture, melt resistance and thermomechanical fatigue capabilities over their polycrystalline counterparts. Fatigue failures in PWA1480 single crystal nickel-base superalloy turbine blades used in the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) fuel turbopump are discussed. During testing many turbine blades experienced Stage II non-crystallographic fatigue cracks with multiple origins at the core leading edge radius and extending down the airfoil span along the core surface. The longer cracks transitioned from stage II fatigue to crystallographic stage I fatigue propagation, on octahedral planes. An investigation of crack depths on the population of blades as a function of secondary crystallographic orientation (β) revealed that for β = 45+/- 15 degrees tip cracks arrested after some growth or did not initiate at all. Finite element analysis of stress response at the blade tip, as a function of primary and secondary crystal orientation, revealed that there are preferential β orientations for which crack growth is minimized at the blade tip. To assess blade fatigue life and durability extensive testing of uniaxial single crystal specimens with different orientations has been tested over a wide temperature range in air and hydrogen. A detailed analysis of the experimentally determined Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) properties for PWA1480 and SC 7-14-6 single crystal materials as a function of specimen crystallographic orientation is presented at high temperature (75 F – 1800 F) in high-pressure hydrogen and air. Fatigue failure parameters are investigated for LCF data of single crystal material based on the shear stress amplitudes on the 24 octahedral and 6 cube slip systems for FCC single crystals. The max shear stress amplitude [Δτmax] on the slip planes reduces the scatter in the LCF data and is found to be a good fatigue damage parameter, especially at elevated temperatures. The parameter Δτmax did not characterize the room temperature LCF data in high-pressure hydrogen well because of the noncrystallographic eutectic failure mechanism activated by hydrogen at room temperature. Fatigue life equations are developed for various temperature ranges and environmental conditions based on power-law curve fits of the failure parameter with LCF test data. These curve fits can be used for assessing blade fatigue life.

Influence of Al-Cu-Mn-Fe-Ti Alloy Composition and Production Parameters of Extruded Semi-Finished Products on their Structure and Mechanical Properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 456-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.L. Reznik ◽  
Mikhail Lobanov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Ti Alloy ◽  
Low Temperature Annealing ◽  
Annealing Conditions ◽  
Concentration Changes

Studies have been conducted as to the effect of Cu, Mn, Fe concentration changes in Al-Cu-Mn-Fe-Ti alloy, the conditions of thermal and deformational treatment of ingots and extruded rods 40 mm in diameter on the microstructure, phase composition and mechanical properties. It has been determined that changing Al-6.3Cu-0.3Mn-0.17Fe-0.15Ti alloy to Al-6.5Cu-0.7Mn-0.11Fe-0.15Ti causes an increase in the strength characteristics of extruded rods at the room temperature both after molding and in tempered and aged conditions, irrespective of the conditions of thermal treatment of the initial ingot (low-temperature annealing 420 °С for 2 h, or high-temperature annealing at 530 °С for 12 h). Increasing the extruding temperature from 330 to 480 °С, along with increasing Cu, Mn and decreasing Fe in the alloy Al-Cu-Mn-Ti, is accompanied by the increased level of ultimate strength in a quenched condition by 25% to 410 MPa, irrespective of the annealing conditions of the original ingot. An opportunity to apply the Al-6.3Cu-0.3Mn-0.17Fe-0.15Ti alloy with low-temperature annealing at 420 °С for 2 h and the molding temperature of 330 °С has been found to produce rods where, in the condition of full thermal treatment (tempering at 535 °С + aging at 200 °С for 8 hours), a structure is formed that ensures satisfactory characteristics of high temperature strength by resisting to fracture for more than 100 hours at 300 °С and 70 MPa.

Deformation of an extruded nickel beryllide between room temperature and 820 °C

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 2653-2659 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. Pharr ◽  
S.V. Courington ◽  
J. Wadsworth ◽  
T.G. Nieh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Flow Stress ◽  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Tension And Compression ◽  
Better Than

The mechanical properties of nickel beryllide, NiBe, have been investigated in the temperature range 20–820 °C. The room temperature properties were studied using tension, bending, and compression tests, while the elevated temperature properties were characterized in compression only. NiBe exhibits some ductility at room temperature; the strains to failure in tension and compression are 1.3% and 13%, respectively. Fracture is controlled primarily by the cohesive strength of grain boundaries. At high temperatures, NiBe is readily deformable—strains in excess of 30% can be achieved at temperatures as low as 400 °C. Strain hardening rates are high, and the flow stress decreases monotonically with temperature. The high temperature strength of NiBe is as good or better than that of NiAl, but not quite as good as CoAl.

Tough, Ductile High-Temperature Intermetallic Compounds: Results of a Four-Year Survey.

1990 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Fleischer ◽  
C.L. Briant ◽  
R.D. Field
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Strength And Stiffness ◽  
Binary Compounds

ABSTRACTA four-year survey of high-temperature intermetallic compounds has been aimed at identifying potentially useful structural materials for aerospace and aircraft engine applications. Since the good properties of high strength and stiffness at high temperatures are typically negated by brittleness at ambient temperature, new materials must have roomtemperature toughness or ductility. Screening has been done of 90 binary compounds with 20 different crystal structures, and 130 ternary or higher-order alloys. Testing typically included hardness vs. temperature, elastic modulus determination, and toughness evaluation via a room-temperature chisel test. Four alloy systems, including only two types that are of the simplest structures, showed substantial room-temperature toughness: Al-Ru, Ru-Sc, Ir-Nb, and Ru-Ta. Of these the last and the first are the most promising. Special features of the Ru- Ta (L1o) alloys are their room-temperature impact resistance and high-temperature strength. AIRu (B2) alloys can be tougher than the L1o structures and most are also ductile in compression at room temperature. Alloying experiments with B, Cr, and Sc show beneficial effects on ductility, oxidation resistance, and high-temperature strength.

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