Effects of Hafnium on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in as-HIPed FGH4097 Powder Metallurgy Superalloy
ZHANG Yi-Wen, JIA Jian, HAN Shou-Bo, LIU Jian-Tao
download PDFAbstract. New type powder metallurgy (PM) superalloy FGH4097 developed in China is applied in advanced aircraft engine hot section components such as turbine disc and compressor disc. FGH4097 alloy billets (Φ80×135mm) in the study were processed via plasma rotating electrode processing (PREP) powder making, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) forming and heat treatment. Range of powder size is 50~150μm. HIP parameters are 1180~1220℃, 130MPa and 4hrs. The heat treatment process of FGH4097 alloy billet is solution treatment plus three stages aging treatment. By means of metallurgical microscope, scanning electron microscope and physiochemical phase analysis, the influence of Hafnium with different contents on the grain size, γ′ phase, MC carbide in as-HIPed FGH4097 alloy have been studied, also influences of Hafnium contents on mechanical properties including tensile properties, stress rupture properties and fatigue crack propagation rate have been investigated. The results showed that Hf had no effect on grain size, γ′ phase size and MC carbide size and morphology. Hf promoted γ′ phase and MC carbide precipitation, changed γ′ phase and MC carbide chemical constitutions and accelerated the splitting of γ′ phase to preferably stable cubic. Proper Hf content plays a beneficial role in improving the comprehensive mechanical properties of FGH4097 alloy, which helps improve mechanical properties, including impact ductility, tensile plasticity, stress rupture life, and fatigue crack propagation resistance, also helps decrease notch sensitivity. FGH4097 alloy with 0.30wt%Hf content presents the optimum comprehensive mechanical properties.
Keywords
PM Superalloy, FGH4097, Hafnium, PREP, Mechanical Properties
Published online 2/11/2019, 9 pages
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Citation: ZHANG Yi-Wen, JIA Jian, HAN Shou-Bo, LIU Jian-Tao, Effects of Hafnium on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in as-HIPed FGH4097 Powder Metallurgy Superalloy, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 10, pp 30-38, 2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644900031-5
The article was published as article 5 of the book Hot Isostatic Pressing
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