Effect of Ta on solidification characteristics and mechanical properties of DZ411 Ni-based superalloy

The effects of Ta content(2.72wt.%,3.10wt.%and 4.00wt.%)on the solidification characteristics and mechanical properties of directionally solidified DZ411 Ni-based superalloys were investigated.It is found that the content of Mo decreases with the increase of Ta in liquid phase after directional solidification,indicating the addition of Ta can reduce the element segregation in alloys.The primary and secondary dendrite arm spacings(PDAS and SDAS)of the DZ411 alloy increase with the addition of Ta,which are consistent with the models by Hunt and Wagner.The increase of PDAS and SDAS can provide enough space for the growth of tertiary dendrite arms,which hinders the growth of unfavorably oriented primary dendrites.As a result,the addition of Ta facilitates the growth of favorably oriented dendrites.More MC carbides andγ-γ'eutectics are formed in the interdendritic regions,which is attributed to the segregation of Ta in the liquid phase.Furthermore,the degree of supersaturation of W,Mo inγmatrix increases with the increase of Ta,thus,the addition of Ta promotes the formation of TCP phase.The addition of Ta also increases the microhardness in both the primary dendrite and interdendritic regions of the alloy,and the microhardness of the primary dendrite is closer to that in interdendritic regions with the increase of Ta.

Effect of boron on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Ti-44Al6-Nb ingots

In order to improve the mechanical properties of Ti Al alloys, especially the ductility at room temperature, and to study the effect of boron(B) on Ti Al alloys, different contents(0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, at.%) of B were added into Ti-44Al-6Nb alloys to prepare ingots. The surface quality, macrostructure, microstructure, compressive properties and fracture surface of the ingots were studied. The results show that B has little influence on the surface quality except that there are some dark spots on the surface when the content of B is 0.9%. B can refine the grains. The average grain size decrease from about 0.8 mm to 0.088 mm with increasing B content. Meanwhile, the grain morphology of these ingots changes from big equiaxed grains with lamellars to fine equiaxed grains. When the content of B is 1.2%, the primary Ti B2 phase forms in the liquid phase and increases the nucleation rate, leading to further refinement of the grains. The compressive testing results show that B can increase the strength and the ductility, the compressive strength and compressibility can reach 2,037.8 MPa and 26.7% from 1,156.2 MPa and 10.2% when the boron content is 0.6%, which is resulted from grain refining and grain boundary strengthening. It is found that the compressive strength and the compressibility are relatively stable when the B content is more than 0.3%.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti44Al6Nb alloys with different cerium contents

Ti44A16 Nb-based alloy ingots with different cerium(Ce)contents(0,0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20;at%)were prepared by non-consumable vacuum arc smelting furnace(WK-Ⅱ).The surface quality,macrostructure,microstructure,compressive properties and fracture morphology of these ingots were studied.The results show that Ce has few influences on the surface quality.Ce can refine grain size and the average grain size decreases from 0.50 to 0.19 mm with the increase of Ce content.Meanwhile,the microstructure morphology of these ingots changes from large lamellar microstructure to dual-phase microstructure.With addition of Ce,CeO and AlCe3 are formed during melting and solidifying,which act as the core of heterogeneous nucleation and refine the grain.The compressive testing results show that Ce can improve strength and ductility.The ultimate compressive strength increases from 1156.2 to 1472.2 MPa with Ce content increasing from 0 at%to 0.20 at%.The compression ratio is improved from 10.2%to 15.3%with Ce content increasing from 0 at%to 0.10 at%.The refined crystalline strengthening and grain boundary strengthening are the main reasons for the improvement of compressive property.