Title
Thermal and mechanical properties at high temperature of Co-based Superalloys strengthened by MC carbides with M=Ta or Nb
Conference Dates
July 17-21, 2016
Abstract
Polycrystalline Co-based superalloys strengthened by carbides can be used at high temperature in several domains (aeronautics, energy production, hot industrial processes…). Versions involving MC carbides often display particularly good mechanical properties at more than 1100°C. Most of them contain tantalum carbides but strengthening may be also achieved by other MC carbides in such alloy base. In this work, the effects of the presence of niobium carbides, and of their morphological modifications after aging, on the high temperature properties of cobalt-based superalloys were investigated. Comparison will be done with more classical TaC-strengthened Co-based superalloys.
Alloys containing 25wt.%Cr, 0.5wt.%C and 7.5 wt.%Ta or 3.9 wt.% Nb were elaborated by casting. Samples were kept as-cast and others were heat-treated at 1200°C during 100h to simulate the aging of these alloys in service. In their two states the superalloys were first subjected to electron microscope observation for characterizing their microstructures, and to differential thermal analysis (DTA) for specifying their melting ranges. As-cast and aged samples were tested in creep resistance at 1100°C, 1150°C and 1200°C under 20MPa.
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Recommended Citation
Mélissa Ritouet and Patrice Berthod, "Thermal and mechanical properties at high temperature of Co-based Superalloys strengthened by MC carbides with M=Ta or Nb" in "Beyond Nickel-Based Superalloys II", Chair: Dr Howard J. Stone, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Co-Chairs: Prof Bernard P. Bewlay, General Electric Global Research, USA Prof Lesley A. Cornish, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2016). https://dc.engconfintl.org/superalloys_ii/53