Microsegregation and Precipitates in Inconel 625 Arc Weld Overlay Coatings on Boiler Pipes / Mikrosegregacja I Wydzielenia W Powłokach Ze Stopu Inconel 625 Napawanych Łukowo Na Rury Kotłowe

The aim of this work was to investigate the microsegregation and precipitates formed due to segregation in Inconel 625 arc weld overlay coatings on boiler pipes. Examination of microsegregation and precipitates were carried out by means of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an EDS detector as well as a transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with a HAADF (STEM) and an EDS detectors. The presence of precipitations in the weld overlay was also confirmed with X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) of residue in the form of powder that remained after the electrolytic dissolution of weld overlay matrix. The investigations showed that the interdendritic regions were considerably enriched during microsegregation with Nb, and less so with Mo. The distribution of Cr and Fe in the weld overlay is relatively uniform. The value of the partition coefficient k for Mo and Nb is lower than 1. Therefore, these elements segregate during solidification into the liquid and, once solidification is finished, the interdendritic regions are considerably enriched with these elements. The value of k for Cr, Ni and Fe are only slightly higher than 1. Though the Inconel 625 is a solid-solution strengthened alloy, precipitation of secondary phases occurs in weld overlays. Precipitations were identified as a Laves phase and carbonitrides (Nb, Ti)(C, N).

Interdiffusion and Microstructure Simulation in Ni and Co Based Overlay Coatings on a Ni Based Superalloy at High Temperatures

In turbine engines, Ni or Co based alloys are used at high temperature, either as base materials, superalloys, or deposited on the surface of superalloys, as coatings. In the present study, two different MCrAlY overlay coatings, Ni and Co based, on a Ni based superalloy IN792 were aged for different times in air at three temperatures, 900°C, 1000°C and 1100°C. The aging processes were simulated by using DICTRA software by focusing on the interdiffusion behavior in the superalloy-coating systems. The results of simulation captured the main microstructural features observed and were used to analyze the diffusion behavior of alloying elements and the corresponding microstructure development. It was found that coating composition and temperature affected significantly the microstructure near the superalloy-coating interface, and their relations were mapped as a summary.