Microstructure heterogeneity and creep damage of DZ125 nickel-based superalloy

The creep behavior of the DZ125 superalloy at high temperatures has been investigated based on the creep properties measurement and microstructure observations. The experimental results show that, after full heat treatment, the fine and coarser cuboidal γ0precipitates distributed in the dendrite arm and inter-dendrite regions, respectively, the boundaries with various configurations located in the inter-dendrite regions. In the primary creep stage, the cuboidal γ0phase in the alloy transformed into the rafted structure along the direction vertical to the stress axis.The dislocations slipping and climbing over the rafted γ0phase are attributed the deformation mechanism of the alloy during steady-state creep.The(1/2)?1 1 0? dislocations slipping in the γ matrix and ?1 1 0? super-dislocations shearing into the γ0phase are the deformation mechanisms of the alloy in the latter stage of creep. And then the alternate slipping of dislocations results in the initiation and propagation of the micro-cracks along the boundaries until the occurrence of the creep fracture. Since the grain boundaries with various angles relative to the stress axis distribute in the different regions, the initiation and propagation of micro-cracks along the boundaries display the various features.& 2014 Chinese Materials Research Society. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.     

Deformation and damage behaviors of as-cast TiAl-Nb alloy during creep

By means of creep properties measurement and microstructure observation,the deformation and damage behavior of an as-cast TiAl-Nb alloy during creep at temperature near 750°C were investigated.The results showed that the microstructure of the alloy consisted of lamellarγ/α_2 phase,and the boundaries consisted ofγphase located in between lamellarγ/α_2 phases with different orientations.In the latter stage of creep,the dislocation networks appeared in the interfaces of lamellarγ/α_2 phases due to the coarsening of them,which made the coherent interface transforming into the semi-coherent one for reducing its adhesive strength.The deformation mechanism of the alloy during creep was twinning and dislocations slipping within lamellarγ/α_2 phases.In the later period of creep,significant amount of dislocations plied up in the interfaces of lamellarγ/α_2 phases,which may cause the stress concentration to promote the initiation and propagation of the cracks along the lamellarγ/α_2interfaces perpendicular to the stress axis.Wherein,some cracks on the various cross-sections were connected by tearing edge along the direction of maximum shear stress,up to the creep fracture,which is considered to be the damage and fracture mechanism of alloy during creep at 750°C.     

Influence of γ' precipitate on deformation and fracture during creep in PM nickel-based superalloy

FGH96 is a powder metallurgy nickel based superally used for turbine disk of aero-engines. In the present study FGH96 alloy with four different γ' precipitate microstructures were produced via solution heat-treatment with different cooling rates, and the maximum cooling rate reached 400°C/min which was a super cooling rate for Nickel-based superalloy. The creep tests were conducted for PM FGH96 alloy under the testing condition of 704°C and 690 MPa. The relationship between the creep properties and the distribution of γ' precipitate was established. The creep mechanism was analyzed by using TEM and ACTEM, and the dislocation movement was studied at the atomic scale. The creep strain rate was calculated through a physically based crystal slip model established based on crystal plasticity. The calculated results were consistent with the test ones, illustrating the validity of the model. The fracture mechanism was also investigated, and the results showed that the creep cracks generated on the surface due to the oxidation. It was observed that the cracks propagated in different ways depending on the different average diameters of γ' precipitate. With the decrease of the average γ' precipitate size,the critical shearing stress increased and the resistance of the dislocation slipping increased. The fracture mechanism for the primary stage transformed from intragranular to intergranular due to the change of dislocation slipping.     

一种镍基单晶高温合金的反相热机械疲劳行为

采用扫描电镜、透射电镜等方法研究了一种镍基单晶高温合金在600~900℃的反相位热机械疲劳行为,旨在探讨单晶合金的热疲劳变形及断裂机制,丰富单晶合金热机械疲劳理论。试验结果表明：当应变幅由0.6%增大至0.9%时,热机械疲劳寿命下降,塑性应变量和应力范围增大。合金的循环应力响应曲线在低温半周表现为循环硬化行为,而在高温半周则表现为循环软化行为。合金主要的变形特征是局部区域滑移带的运动。热机械疲劳裂纹起始于试样表面应力集中处,并沿着滑移带在{111}面向合金内部扩展,拉应力对合金的断裂起到了主导作用。     

Effect of temperature and stress on high temperature creep behavior of Ni3Al-based single crystal superalloy

The creep behavior and dislocations mechanism of the Ni₃Al-based single crystal alloy IC6SX with [001] orientation were investigated under the testing conditions of 1100 ?°C/137 ?MPa, 1100 ?°C/120 ?MPa and 1070 ?°C/137 ?MPa. It was observed that the temperature and stress had a significant effect on the high temperature creep life of the single crystal alloy. As the temperature was reduced from 1100 ?°C to 1070 ?°C, the creep life increased from 65.07 ?h to 313.8 ?h. As the stress was reduced to 120 ?MPa, the creep life increased to 243.3 ?h. Under the high temperature and low stress condition the dislocations entered the γ′ phase by climbing caused by the atomic diffusion, instead of slipping.     

Creep behavior and effect factors of a TiAl–Nb alloy at high temperature

The effect of solution treatment on the microstructure and creep properties of forged TiAl–Nb alloys was investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of forged alloy mainly consisted of γ/α₂ lamellar colonies and fine equiaxed recrystallized γ/α₂ grains. During the solution treatment the microstructure of the alloy transformed into a fully lamellar structure due to the lamellar colonies growth by consuming equiaxed grains. Compared with the forged alloy the creep life of the solution treated alloy at 800 ?°C/220 ?MPa increased from 116 ?h to 339 ?h. The better creep resistance may be attributed to the transform of fine equiaxed γ/α₂ grain to the lamellar colonies with serrated grain boundaries due to the solution treatment. The deformation mechanism of the solution treated alloy during creep is considered to be dislocation slipping within the lamellar γ/α₂ phases, and the dislocation movement may be hindered by the γ/α₂ interface and the formation of dislocation tangles. The interaction of the dislocations with the tangles may increase the resistance of the dislocation motion and hence improve the creep resistance of the alloy. It was found that during the creep of the forged alloys the cracks mainly initiated at the equiaxed grain, and in the solution treated alloy the cracks initiated at the grain boundaries. As creep continued the cracks propagated and connected to each other, leading to the damage and rupture of the forged and solution treated alloys.     

Effect of microstructures restoration on high temperature fatigue behavior of DZ125 superalloy

Combination of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and rejuvenation heat treatment (RHT) technology was used to restore creep-damaged DZ125 directional solidified superalloy, and the influence of microstructure restoration on high temperature fatigue behavior of the samples was explored. The results show that the HIP+RHT process could effectively heal internal cavities and recover the degraded γ′ phase in creep-damaged DZ125 superalloy to cubic particles similar as in as-received sample. After restoration treatment, the stress concentration areas inside the sample eradicated with the healing of the internal cavities, and the fatigue source areas were limited only to near surface than initiating from inside as in the as-received and creep-damaged samples. As a result, the restored sample had higher crack initiation life and lower crack propagation rate compared to as-received and creep damaged samples. The TEM microstructure characterization near fatigue fracture showed that the restoration of the degraded γ′ phase eliminated tangled dislocation in creep damaged sample and produced evenly distributed dislocations in the γ channel with short curved line-like morphology, like the as-received sample, which effectively hindered the dislocations movement during subsequent deformation, and strengthen the fatigue resistant of alloy. Therefore, it can be concluded that the HIP-RHT process, through the combined effect of internal cavities healing and the restoration of the degraded microstructures, renders higher high temperature fatigue life than creep-damaged and even higher than as-received DZ125 superalloy.     

Effects of temperature and stress on the creep behavior of a Ni3Al base single crystal alloy

The creep behavior and microstructure of a Ni3Al base single crystal alloy IC6SX with [001] orientation under the testing conditions of 760 ℃/593 MPa, 980 ℃/205 MPa, and 1100 ℃/75 MPa were investigated. The experimental results showed that Alloy IC6SX had good creep resistance and its creep resistance at elevated temperatures was similar to the second generation nickel-base single crystal alloy containing Re. TEM analysis indicated that the dislocation configuration and movement pattern were different under different temperature and stress conditions. It has been found that under the test condition of 1070 ℃/137 MPa the dislocations moved within the γ channel during the primary creep stage, and the motion of dislocations were prevented by the matrix of γ′ phase, which reduced the creep rate of the alloy. In the secondary creep stage, dislocations cut into the γ′ phase from the γ/γ′ interface. However in the third creep stage, the dislocation pileups were observed in both γ and γ′ phase, and dislocation multiplication occurred when the dislocations with different Burgers vector met and reacted each other.     

Creep behavior and dislocation mechanism of Ni3Al based single crystal alloy IC6SX at 760°C

The creep behavior and dislocation mechanism of Ni₃Al-based single crystal alloys IC6SX with crystal orientation [001] which was prepared by seed crystal method under the testing conditions of 760 ​°C/500 ​MPa,760 ​°C/540 ​MPa and 760 ​°C/580 ​MPa were investigated. The experimental results showed that the creep properties, dislocation morphology and mechanism of this alloy were different under different stress conditions. With the stress increasing from 500 ​MPa to 580 ​MPa, the creep life decreased from more than 1000h to 32.64h. The cubic degree of γ′ phase in single crystal alloy decreased obviously and the size of γ′ phase increased. The mechanism of dislocation movement also changed with the increasing stress. It was found that after the specimen was tested under the condition of 760 ​°C/500 ​MPa the dislocation network prevented the movement of dislocations and it was difficult for dislocations to enter the γ′ phase from the γ/γ′ interface. When the stress was 540 ​MPa, the dislocations cut into the γ′ phase by stacking fault. Furthermore, with the stress increasing to 580 ​MPa, the dislocation entered the γ′ phase in the form of extended dislocation and Lomer-Cottrell dislocation.     

FGH95镍基合金组织结构对持久性能的影响

通过对不同温度热等静压FGH95合金进行完全热处理、组织形貌观察、XRD谱线分析及持久性能测试,研究FGH95合金组织结构对持久性能的影响。结果表明:随着HIP温度升高,分布在原始颗粒边界处的粗大γ′相数量和尺寸逐渐减小,当HIP温度提高至1 180℃,晶粒明显长大。热等静压合金经完全热处理后,粒状碳化物沿晶界和晶内不连续分布,且细小γ′相在基体中弥散析出。经X线衍射分析,随热等静压温度升高,γ和γ′两相晶格常数略有增加,但错配度逐渐减小;在650℃,1 034 MPa条件下,由于1 120℃HIP合金完全热处理后具有较高的晶格错配度,致使合金具有较长持久寿命;合金在蠕变期间的变形特征是位错滑移,位错绕过或剪切γ′相。     

Improvement of tensile behaviours of a γ'-Co3(Al,W) strengthened polycrystalline Co-9Al-4.5W-4.5Mo-2Ta-0.02B alloy at room-and high-temperatures by doping Ce

The microstructures and tensile behaviours of cerium (Ce) doped polycrystalline Co-9Al-4.5W-4.5Mo-2Ta-0.02B alloys (doped 0.05 and 0.2 at.% Ce) at room temperature (RT) and 600–800 °C were investigated. In-suit tensile test under SEM was conducted to understand the deformation and damage mechanisms at RT. Aged at 800 °C for 50 h, the 0.05Ce alloy consisted of a Co solid-solution matrix (γ-Co_SS) and nano-scale cuboidal γ′-Co₃(Al, W) precipitates, while for the 0.2Ce alloy, κ-Co₃(W, Mo) precipitates and γ′-depleted zone were present at the grain boundaries in addition to the γ/γ′ microstructure. The 0.05Ce alloy exhibited flow stress anomalies at 700 °C. With higher Σ1∼3 boundary fraction and cleaned-up grain boundary, the 0.05Ce alloy always showed greater strength and elongation than the 0.2 Ce alloy with the grain boundary precipitates at temperatures up to 800 °C. Doped 0.05 at.% Ce made the Co-9Al-4.5W-4.5Mo-2Ta-0.02B alloy have an excellent elongation of 6.1% at 700 °C, owing to a mixed transgranular dimple plus intergranular cleavage fracture. The slip bands transferring through the low-angle grain boundary and slipping of the γ′-Co₃(Al, W) in the 0.5Ce alloy resulted in excellent ductility of 20.4% at RT.     

High temperature creep mechanisms of a single crystal superalloy: A phasefield simulation and microstructure characterization

The high temperature creep behavior of a single crystal Ni-based superalloy was studied by combined experimental and numerical methods. The creep test results showed that the creep curves exhibited a three-stage feature. The qualitative explanations for each stage of the creep curves were carried out based on the microstructure characterizations of γ/γ′ phases and dislocations. An elastoplasticity incorporated phase-field model was developed to provide quantitative understanding on directional coarsening(rafting) of γ′ phase. The simulation results showed that the directionality of γ′ coarsening was induced by both dislocation activity in γchannels and elastic inhomogeneity between γ and γ' phases, therein the dislocation activity played a major role.This findings provide new insights into the design of novel single crystal superalloys with improved creep properties.     

Effect of trace boron on microstructural evolution and high temperature creep performance in Re-contianing single crystal superalloys

The effect of trace B on the microstructure and creep properties under 1100 °C/130 MPa in three single crystal superalloys with various levels of B(0, 0.01 and 0.02 wt %) additions was investigated. Compared with the boron-free alloy, the creep rupture life decreased slightly for the alloy with 0.01 wt % B, but dropped obviously for the 0.02 wt% B contained alloy. The low B addition had a slight effect on the main element compositions ofγ/γ′ by the high precision atom probe tomography(APT) analysis and no significant change of γ/γ′ misfit was observed. However, the contents of Re, Mo, Cr in γ phase were decreased with the high B addition, resulting in the decrease of γ/γ′ misfit and increase of the spacing of γ/γ′ interfacial dislocation networks. Meanwhile, the residual(γ+γ′) eutectics and borides with a large volume fraction obviously decreased the creep rupture properties in the high B addition alloy. This study is helpful for understanding the boron's role of strengthening mechanism in high temperature creep of Ni-base single crystal superalloys.     

Microstructure and texture evolution of a near β titanium alloy Ti-7333 during continuous cooling hot deformation

The microstructure and texture evolution during continuous cooling hot deformation(CCHD) in a near β titanium alloy, named Ti-7Mo-3Nb-3Cr-3Al(Ti-7333), were investigated by using the electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD). The results indicate that the precipitation of secondary α phase was restricted by CCHD, and the morphology of primary α phase nearly had no change with the deformation and temperature drop. In contrast, βphase underwent more deformation and the grains tended to refine. This may be due to the dynamic recrystallization(DRX) of β phase, including continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX) and discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX). In addition, the textures of {110} 110 , {225} 520 and{115} 123 transformed to {100} 110 and {001} 100 during CCHD. Among these, the η-fiber component of {001} 100 was the dominant deformation texture in the deformed Ti-7333 alloy. Finally,continuous cooling has an important effect on the work hardening and softening during CCHD, contributing to the different flow behaviors at different cooling rates.     

异步轧制对IF钢冷轧及再结晶织构的影响

研究了异步轧制对IF钢的冷轧及再结晶织构的影响,并且将模拟的剪切应变随辊速比的变化规律应用到以Taylor模型为基础的织构模拟中,分析了剪切应变εxz值对形变织构的影响.结果表明:随着异步轧制速比的增加,冷轧的α纤维织构组分逐渐减少,γ纤维织构组分稍有增加.异步轧制时,附加的切应变是造成这种变化的主要原因;{111}〈uvw〉再结晶晶核的形成与{001}〈110〉织构组分无关.异步轧再结晶{111}〈112〉织构组分体积分数明显多于同步轧,这是由于在冷变形状态下,{111}〈112〉织构组分就明显高于同步轧制条件.     

Influence of reaction stresses induced by dislocation slips on the orientation evolution in bcc metals

A plastic deformation model for bcc metals is proposed in consideration of reaction stresses.The shear strains and the corresponding reaction stresses induced by the activation of dislocations are calculated in the model,which will influence the following dislocation activation.The rolling texture in bcc metals is simulated up tp 80% reduction,whille the ratio of critcal resolved shear stresses between the dislocations slippingon the {110}and{112}planes is chosen as 0.95.The corresponding calculation is also conducted with the activation of second dislocation,if the difference between the orientation factor of the two dislocations with maximal orientation factors is lower than 5%.It is shown that the simulated texture is closer to that of the 80% rolled interstitial free steels than other modeling.It is believed that the new model can give more attention to both of the strain and stress continuities during the plastic deformation of polycrystalline metals,and therefore approaches closer to the real deformation process in bcc metals.     

32Mn-7Cr-0.6Mo-0.3N奥氏体钢低温变形与断裂的特征

测定了３２Ｍｎ－７Ｃｒ－０．６Ｍｏ－０．３Ｎ奥氏体钢７７Ｋ温度下的力学性能、组织稳定性,并研究了其低温变形和断裂行为。结果表明：该钢具有很好的低温强度和韧性以及高的组织稳定性。由于氮原子的影响以及在低温变形过程中产生的滑移带、形变孪晶、位错间的相互作用,导致该钢具有较高的加工硬化率和高的均匀延伸率。该钢于７７Ｋ发断口为韧窝占主导并混有少量准解理小刻面的韧性断裂特征。     

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a hot-rolled Ti alloy

The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a hot-rolled Ti-5.1 Al-2.5 Cr-0.5 Fe-4.5 Mo-1.1 Sn-1.8 Zr-2.9 Zn titanium alloy sheet along the thickness direction were investigated.The results indicated that the hotrolled titanium alloy sheet presented different microstructures along the thickness direction owing to the uneven distribution of stress and temperature during the hot rolling.The grains in central region underwent a larger deformation,leading to relative complete grain fragmentation and the formation of fine grains.During the air cooling process followed by hot rolling,the fraction of a phase precipitated in the central region was lower than that in the regions near the surface of the sheet.During hot rolling process,more deformation energy transformed to thermal energy and lower cooling rate in the central region promoted the α→β phase transformation,resulting in the increasing of the dynamic recrystallization in the β phase.By contrast,the dynamic recrystallization for a phase decreased.Distinct {0001}_α and {001}_β textures were observed,and these textures were markedly strengthened with the increasing distance from the central region.Due to the softening induced by dynamic recrystallization and the strengthening by concentrated dislocations,the surface of the sheet exhibits highest yield strength and lowest elongation.     

单晶铜纳米线弯曲、扭转的变形机制的分子动力学研究

本文利用分子动力学方法研究了〈001〉/{100}和〈110〉/{111}两种单晶铜纳米线在弯曲、扭转载荷作用下的变形机制和力学行为.在〈001〉/{100}铜纳米线的弯曲过程中,当弯曲角度很大时,我们观察到了一些五重变形孪晶.分析表明,配位数为12的其它原子类型与hcp原子类型间的相互转化是导致出现这种五重变形孪晶的重要因素.这个结果与文献（Appl Phys Lett,2006,89：041919）所报道的纳米晶铜在拉伸状态下所观察到的五重变形孪晶的形成过程截然不同;然而该孪生变形机制并未在相应的？110？/{111}单晶铜纳米线的弯曲加载过程中被发现.此外,通过对〈001〉/{100}和？110？/{111}单晶铜纳米线进行扭转模拟,我们发现,这两种纳米线的扭转塑性变形分别是以从表面边角和侧表面发射全位错为主的变形机制.