Recent Advances of High Entropy Alloys: High Entropy Superalloys

This study reviews the recent technological advancements in manufacturing technique; laser surface modification and material; High Entropy Superalloys. High Entropy Superalloys are current potential alternatives to nickel superalloys for gas turbine applications and these superalloys are presented as the most promising material for gas turbine engine applications.

Temperature-Based Prediction of Joint Hardness in TIG Welding of Inconel 600, 625 and 718 Nickel Superalloys

Welding is an important process in terms of manufacturing components for various types of machines and structures. One of the vital and still unsolved issues is determining the quality and properties welded joint in an online manner. In this paper, a technique for prediction of joint hardness based on the sequence of thermogram acquired during welding process is proposed. First, the correspondence between temperature, welding linear energy and hardness was revealed and confirmed using correlation analysis. Using a linear regression model, relations between temperature and hardness were described. According to obtained results in the joint area, prediction error was as low as 1.25%, while for HAZ it exceeded 15%. Future work on optimizing model and input data for HAZ hardness prediction are planned.

INFLUENCE OF CASTING PARAMETERS ON FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF THE ŻS6U-WI ALLOY

The hot parts of aircraft engines are made of nickel-based superalloys and work in extremely difficult conditions. The compressor blades mentioned in the article are usually produced by a casting process whose parameters have a great influence on the fatigue properties of the end product. The parameters of the casting process have significant influence on the microstructure, i.e. phase components morphologies. The article presents the results of the analysis of microstructures of nickel superalloys and the influence of casting parameters on the fatigue strength of finished products. The casting parameters were selected experimentally. The work included analysis of the microstructure of semifinished products and high-cyclic fatigue strength tests of the final product.