The Effect of Grain-Boundary and Matrix Precipitates on High Temperature Strength in Fe3Al Based Alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Makihara ◽  
Satoru Kobayashi ◽  
Takayuki Takasugi

ABSTRACTThe effect of grain boundary (GB) and matrix precipitates on high temperature strength was investigated in Fe3Al base alloys containing Cr, Mo and C. Tensile tests were conducted at 600°C for three types of microstructures consisting of: (I) film-like κ phase precipitates covering GBs and fine M2C particles in the matrix, (II) only fine M2C particles in the matrix and (III) no second-phase particles in the matrix. It was found that κ films on GBs are more than twice as effective as finely dispersed M2C particles for improving the proof stress.

2011 ◽  
Vol 1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Kobayashi ◽  
Takayuki Takasugi

ABSTRACTThe effect of fine M2C particles on the recrystallization temperature and high temperature strength of warm rolled Fe3Al base alloys was investigated. Fe-27Al-1.2C-2Cr-xMo (x: 0.3, 0.9) alloys (in at.%) were arc melted, warm rolled and annealed. TEM observations have revealed that fine M2C particles were present in the alloy containing 0.9% Mo but not in the alloy with 0.3% Mo after warm rolling. The recrystallization temperature increased from 740 °C to 810 °C when the Mo content is increased from 0.3 to 0.9 due to the presence of fine M2C particles. Tensile tests conducted on annealed samples with fine sub-grained matrix have shown that the introduction of fine M2C particles is effective to enhance the proof stress at 600 °C.


2013 ◽  
Vol 380-384 ◽  
pp. 4241-4244
Author(s):  
Jian Ming Wang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Long Xian Ding ◽  
Chun Lin He

This experiment takes the X80 pipeline steel as the research object, the thermal stability second phase particles which would not be dissolved or aggregated at high temperature will be expected by means of adding nanocalcium oxide into the steel with the method of carrier dispersion addition. The effect of nanocalcium oxide addition on the cast microstructure of X80 pipeline steel was analysed. The results show that the cast microstructure is consist of the ferrite and a small amount bainite. And the bainite is distributed at the boundary of the ferrite grains. When adding 0.02 wt% nanocalcium oxides, there is more bainite in the microstructure by contrast. The number of the acicular ferrite significantly increases in the cast microstructure, and the grains become more fine and uniform. Simultaneously, the granular bainite is uniformly distributed at the grain boundary and edge of the ferrite.


1985 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann N. Campbell ◽  
David Turnbull

AbstractThe precipitation of Pb3Au from dilute Pb(Au) alloys and the subsequent Ostwald ripening of the precipitate phase have been studied. The Au diffusivity which limits the precipitation from Pb(500 at. ppm Au) specimens is in good agreement with Dp = 45 exp[(−20.8 kcal/mol)/RT], found previously to control the precipitation rate in Pb(900–1000 at. ppm Au) alloys (Rossolimo and Turnbull, 1973). In contrast, precipitation from Pb(100 at. ppm Au) alloys and Ostwald ripening in the Pb(500 at. ppm Au) specimens appear to be governed by the high temperature Au tracer diffusivity, DAu = 0.0041 exp[(−9.35 kcal/mol)/RT], which is about 103 times greater than Dp at the temperatures of interest, 75 to 112°C, and is attributed to the motion of a Au interstitial defect. In the 100 ppm alloys the Au is incorporated most easily at the ends of the Pb3Au crystals and a ribbon- or whisker-like morphology results. The particles which form at the grain boundaries in the 500 ppm Au alloy specimens are at least six times larger in volume than the matrix particles and ripen at their expense. The Ostwald ripening kinetics of the grain boundary particles scale with t1/2 rather than with t1/3 as is usual. The Pb3Au formed whiskers, blades, ribbons, or equiaxed particles depending upon the Au concentration and precipitation temperature. The precipitation and ripening kinetics are critically dependent on the morphology of the second phase.


2007 ◽  
Vol 348-349 ◽  
pp. 173-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando León-García ◽  
Roumen H. Petrov ◽  
Leo Kestens

The microstructure evolution in the deformation zone around second phase particles of IF steel sheets subjected to tensile deformation has been investigated in order to correlate it to the damage at microstructural scale. The experimental set-up consisted of a series of interrupted tensile tests which were carried out at different tensile deformations up to fracture. The microstructure of the deformed samples was investigated by EBSD analysis in which the EBSD scans were focused on the areas containing Ti (C, N) particles of cubical shape. It was found that at tensile strains below 25%, the ferrite matrix exhibited the evolution of slip bands inside specific grains depending on their crystallographic orientation although no special strain localization around the particles was observed. After 35% of tensile strain, the strain concentrates around the particles and particle-matrix decohesion was observed. The lattice rotations of the matrix surrounding the particles as well as the selective deformation of the grains are analyzed and discussed.


Author(s):  
C.T. Hu ◽  
C.W. Allen

One important problem in determination of precipitate particle size is the effect of preferential thinning during TEM specimen preparation. Figure 1a schematically represents the original polydispersed Ni3Al precipitates in the Ni rich matrix. The three possible type surface profiles of TEM specimens, which result after electrolytic thinning process are illustrated in Figure 1b. c. & d. These various surface profiles could be produced by using different polishing electrolytes and conditions (i.e. temperature and electric current). The matrix-preferential-etching process causes the matrix material to be attacked much more rapidly than the second phase particles. Figure 1b indicated the result. The nonpreferential and precipitate-preferential-etching results are shown in Figures 1c and 1d respectively.


2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 358-361
Author(s):  
Won Yong Kim ◽  
Han Sol Kim ◽  
In Dong Yeo ◽  
Mok Soon Kim

We report on advanced Ni3Al based high temperature structural alloys with refractory alloying elements such as Zr and Mo to be apllied in the fields of die-casting and high temperature press forming as die materials. The duplex microstructure consisting of L12 structured Ni3Al phase and Ni5Zr intermetallic dispersoids was observed to display the microstructural feature for the present alloys investigated. Depending on alloying elements, the volume fraction of 2nd phase was measured to be different, indicating a difference in solid solubility of alloying elements in the matrix γ’ phase. Lattice parameter of matrix phase increased with increasing content of alloying elements. In the higher temperature region more than 973K, the present alloys appeared to show their higher strength compared to those obtained in conventional superalloys. On the basis of experimental results obtained, it is suggested that refractory alloying elements have an effective role to improve the high temperature strength in terms of enhanced thermal stability and solid solution hardening.


2012 ◽  
Vol 715-716 ◽  
pp. 346-353
Author(s):  
H. Paul ◽  
T. Baudin ◽  
K. Kudłacz ◽  
A. Morawiec

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of deformation mode on recrystallization behavior of severely deformed material. Commercial purity AA3104 aluminum alloy was deformed via high pressure torsion and equal channel angular pressing to different strains and then annealed to obtain the state of partial recrystallization. The microstructure and the crystallographic texture were analysed using scanning and transmission electron microscopes equipped with orientation measurement facilities. The nucleation of new grains was observed in bulk recrystallized samples and during in-situ recrystallization in the transmission microscope. Irrespective of the applied deformation mode, a large non-deformable second phase particles strongly influenced strengthening of the matrix through deformation zones around them. It is known that relatively high stored energy stimulates the nucleation of new grains during the recrystalization. In most of the observed cases, the growth of recrystallized grains occurred by the coalescence of neighboring subcells. This process usually led to nearly homogeneous equiaxed grains of similar size. The diameter of grains in the vicinity of large second phase particles was only occasionally significantly larger than the average grain size. Large grains were most often observed in places far from the particles. TEM orientation mapping from highly deformed zones around particles showed that orientations of new grains were not random and only strictly defined groups of orientations were observed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 777-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiki Morishige ◽  
Masato Tsujikawa ◽  
Sung Wook Chung ◽  
Sachio Oki ◽  
Kenji Higashi

Friction stir processing (FSP) is the effective method of the grain refinement for light metals. The aim of this study is to acquire the fine grained bulk Mg-Y-Zn alloy by ingot metallurgy route much lower in cost. Such bulk alloy can be formed by the superplastic forging. The microstructure of as-cast Mg-Y-Zn alloy was dendrite. The dendrite arm spacing was 72.5 [(m], and there are the lamellar structures in it. FSP was conducted on allover the plate of Mg-Y-Zn alloy for both surfaces by the rotational tool with FSW machine. The stirring passes were shifted half of the probe diameter every execution. The dendrite structures disappeared after FSP, but the lamellar structure could be observed by TEM. The matrix became recrystallized fine grain, and interdendritic second phase particles were dispersed in the grain boundaries. By using FSP, cast Mg-Y-Zn alloy could have fine-grained. This result compared to this material produced by equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) or rapid-solidified powder metallurgy (RS P/M). As the result, as-FSPed material has the higher hardness than materials produced by the other processes at the similar grain size.


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