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Nickel Based Superalloys
Nickel Based Superalloys
•Microstructure
characterization of
Ni-Al-Cr
based alloys
Transfer rolls
Heat treating trays
Centrifugally cast tubes
Rails for walking beam furnaces
Die blocks
Nuts and bolts
Corrosion resistance tool bits
Single crystal turbine blades
Nickel-based superalloy TMS82 during the early
stages of primary creep showing andislocation ribbon
passing through both precipitates and matrix.
Mechanical Properties and
Microstructure
Over the last 50 years turbine entry temperatures
(TET`s) have risen from 800ºC to 1600ºC. Materials
developments in all turbine components, are critical
to achieving this, but engine designers are looking for
a TET of 1800ºC to increase engine efficiency and
reduce environmental impact.
We focus on understanding the fundamental
mechanisms determining the mechanical properties of
turbine materials and use this to produce tools and
strategies for materials development and life
prediction.
Alloy development of fourth-generation
single-crystal alloys