Ni based super alloys

Metallurgy and materials engineering department

Indian institute of technology roorkee

-By
Mohd Zaid Khan
and Dileep Meena
 Super =extra ordinary

High temperature strength

High creep resistant
Corrosion resistant at high
temperature
Gas Turbine
Engine
High temperature strength
 Two-phase -
microstructure in fully heat-treated
AM3 first generation single crystal superalloy.
 Nickel based superalloy
microstructure
phase: -
(FCC) nickel-based

phase:-
Ni3Al

Carbides:-
levels of 0.05-0.2%, combines with reactive elements
such as titanium, tantalum, and hafnium to form carbides (e.g., TiC, TaC, or HfC).
These common carbides all have an fcc crystal structure.

Topologically Close-Packed Phases:-

TCPs are potentially damaging for two reasons:
they tie up and
' strengthening elements in a non-useful form,
Fatigue crack growth
Critical shear stress
Creep strain
elements goes into What it does

Ti ` - Ni3(Al, Ti) solid soln strengthening of `

Cr Ni matrix, solid soln strengthening,

corrosion resistance

Co both Ni and ` oxidation and corrosion

resistance lowers solubility of
Al in Ni, so enhances `
formation, improves g` high T
stability
C Nickel combines with Cr, gives
precipitates in Ni
Mo, W solid soln strengthening of Ni

Ta solid soln strengthening of

B improves grain boundary and

carbide / matrix adhesion, so
suppresses cavity formation in
creep
Hf 0.5%, improves high T
ductility
Y improves oxidation resistance
by adhering the oxide layer to
the matrix
Re the latest magic dust: 3%
extends operating
temperature considerably
Alloy Cr Co Ti Al Mo C Zr B W Ta Hf Re Comment
name

Nimo 14. 13. 3.8 5.0 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.01 - - - - An early wrought
nic 5 3 5 5 6 alloy
115

MAAR 9 10 1.5 5.5 - 0.1 0.0 0.01 10 2.5 1. - Standard cast

M200 5 5 5 5 alloy

SRR9 8.5 5 2.2 5.5 - - - - 9.5 2.8 - - Rolls Royce

9 single crystal
alloy

CMSX 6.5 9 1 5.6 0.6 - - - 6 6.5 0. 3 advanced single

-4 1 crystal alloy

 Result
Creep crack growth Reduction by
two orders of magnitude by
changing the size of grains
Due to high intergranular crack
propagation susceptibility for large
size of grains.
Smaller the precipitate the slower
the creep strain rate
Conclusion