Influence of long-term isothermal aging on microstructure and creep rupture properties of Ni-base superalloy M4706

After a standard heat treatment,the microstructural evolution with time during isothermal aging at 850°C and its effect on the creep rupture properties of the Ni-base superalloy M4706 at 870°C and 370 MPa are investigated.It is found that as the aging time increases from 0 to 5000 h,the average diameter of coarseγ′increases from 241 to 484 nm,and the distribution of the carbides at grain boundaries changes from discontinuous to continuous.Moreover,experimental observations on the microstructures of all the crept specimens reveal that dislocation bypassing controls the creep deformation.Thus,it is concluded that the transitions in the microstructures result in the degeneration of the creep rupture properties of the experimental alloy with aging time.

MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A Ni_3Al-Fe BASED ALLOY

The microstructure,tensile properties at 20—950℃ and creep rupture properties at 700- 900℃ in a Ni_3Al-Fe based alloy after high temperature deformation have been studied.The results show the microstructure of the alloy is composed of γ′-and β-phases.The grain size and yield strength of the alloy is stable when the temperature≤600℃,and it is ductile at high temperature.The creep of the alloy at 700—900℃ is controlled by the climbing of dislo- cations,and the activation energy for creep is 439 KJ/mol with a stress exponent of 4.

Effect of Carbon Content on the Creep Rupture Properties and Microstructure of 316H Weld Metals

Two types of 316 butt welds with carbon contents of 0.016%and 0.062%have been produced using the gas tungsten arc welding process.Theδ-ferrite content decreased from 7.2 to 2.8%in volume as the carbon content increased.The creeprupture strength and creep ductility of the two types of weld metals have been measured at 550℃over the stress range of 290-316 MPa and at 600℃over 230-265 MPa.The microstructure change and precipitation behavior of the weld metals were observed and related to the creep rupture properties.The creep rupture strength of the C2(0.062%C)weld metal was higher than that of the Cl(0.016%C)weld metal at both 550℃and 600℃.At 550℃,as the decrease in the applied stress,the difference of the creep-rupture life between the two weld metals diminished due to the higher depletion rate of carbon by precipitation of M_(23)C_(6) in the C2 weld metal,while at 600℃,the difference enlarged due to the massive precipitation ofσphase and extensive crack formation and propagation alongσ/austenite boundaries in the C1 weld metal.For both the C1 and C2 weld metal,the decrease in ductility was adverse with the transformation percentage and related to products of theδ-ferrite transformation.

Alloy steel pipes and furnace tubes for petrochemical industry

The equipments and pipes serving at high temperature and pressure and the presence of hydrogen in the petrochemical industry are usually made of Cr-Mo steels.Cr9Mo pipes replacing Cr5Mo are widely used in many parts of/with high-sulfur crude oil refining equipment to meet the more demanding high temperature anticorrosion and oxidation resistance requirements.The mechanical property,creep rupture property and high temperature oxidation-resistant property of domestic Cr9Mo steel are at the same level as the similar foreign products.Three years applications indicate that domestic Cr9Mo steel can fully meet the service requirements of petrochemical industries.Finally,this paper presents the material selection guidelines for the key oil refining devices processing of low sulfur/high acid crude oil.

Microstructure and creep properties of Ni-based single-crystal superalloys with Mo/Al addition at 760℃/850 MPa

The effect of Mo and Al addition on the microstructure as well as creep rupture properties at760.C/850 MPa was investigated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)in a Ni-based single-crystal(SC)alloy with the composition of Ni-6.5Al-8.0Mo-2.4Cr-6.2Ta-4.9Co-1.5Re-(0.01-0.05)Y(wt%).The microstructure analysis shows that 0.5 wt%Al addition induces rapid decrease in creep rupture life,and this can be attributed to the formation of dense stacking faults cutting intoγ'precipitates,which can be explained by the increase in Orowan stress caused by the narrowerγchannel width and the decrease in stacking faults energy.Besides,1.5 wt%Mo addition increases the anti-phase boundary energy and decreases the stacking faults energy,resulting in fewer stacking faults and thus a slight decrease in the creep rupture life.