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The Deformability and Microstructural Aspects of Recrystallization Process in Hot-Deformed Fe-Ni Superalloy
Part of the book: Recrystallization
Analysis of the Precipitation and Growth Processes of the Intermetallic Phases in an Fe-Ni Superalloy
The chapter characterizes wrought iron-base superalloys and comprises two main parts. The first describes the chemical composition, microstructure, and precipitation reactions in Fe-Ni, Ni-Fe, and Fe-Cr superalloys. The second part presents the influence of prolonged aging on the precipitation and growth processes in an Fe-Ni superalloy of A-286 type. The prepared specimens, after solution heat treatment at 980°C/2 h/water, were aged at temperatures of 715°C, 750°C, and 780°C with the holding time of 0.5-500 h. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction were used to examine their structures. It was found, that application of a single-stage aging causes precipitation processes of γ’ - Ni3(Al,Ti), η - Ni3Ti, β - NiTi, G - Ni16Ti6Si7, and σ - Cr0.46Mo0.40Si0.14 intermetallic phases, as well as the carbide M23C6 and boride M3B2. The main phase precipitating during alloy aging was the γ’- type intermetallic phase. It was found that the mean diameter of γ’ phase precipitates increases as a function of the cube root of aging time, which is consistent with the predictions based on the Lifshitz-Slyozow-Wagner (LSW) theory. The determined value of activation energy for the process of γ’ phase coagulation in the examined alloy was E = 297 kJ/mole.
Part of the book: Superalloys