Influence of σ Phase on the Allotropic Transformation of the Matrix in Co-Re-Cr-Based Alloys with Ni Addition
Influence of σ Phase on the Allotropic Transformation of the Matrix in Co-Re-Cr-Based Alloys with Ni Addition
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DOI:
10.3390/met8090706
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Christ, Hans-Juergen
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作者:
Doerries, Kai;Mukherji, Debashis;Christ, Hans-Juergen
Co-Re-Cr alloys are being developed for high-temperature application in gas turbines. In these alloys, the Cr2Re3-based sigma phase is stable when the Cr content is higher than 20 atomic %. The addition of Ni is being studied to partially substitute Cr, which aims to suppress sigma formation without sacrificing the benefit of Cr in the oxidation resistance of the alloy. The microstructure of the alloys with varying Cr (18-23%) and Ni (8-25%) was investigated by electron microscopy in the present study, primarily to look into the stability of the sigma phase and its influence on the Co matrix phase transformation. The sigma phase is mainly found in two morphologies in these alloys, where at high temperature only blocky sigma phase is present at grain boundaries but cellular sigma is formed through a discontinuous precipitation within the grains at lower heat treatment temperatures. The presence of fine cellular sigma phase influences the alloy hardness. Moreover, the sigma precipitation, which depletes the matrix in Re, also influences the allotropic transformation of the Co matrix.