Metallographic Study of the Casting Made from CMSX-6 SC Nickel-Based Superalloy

• Autorzy: Szczotok A.

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DOI

10.1515/amm-2017-0086

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Microstructural characterization is an important tool to optimize the properties of engineering materials. Quantitative metallography is a common technique, which provides three-dimensional estimations of phases and structure elements from two-dimensional images. Metallography has been described as both a science and an art [1]. Superalloys are high-performance alloys which exhibits excellent mechanical strength and creep resistance at high temperatures, good surface stability, and corrosion and oxidation resistance. Temperature and corrosion resistant materials such as nickel-based superalloys are prepared mostly with standard metallographic techniques. However, the results can be significantly improved by using finely graded CMP (chemical mechanical polish) polishing solutions on a high napped polishing pad. Sample preparation requires a certain degree of skills and experience, due to the high chemical resistance of most superalloys. Some chemical solutions are able to dissolve the γ matrix and recover the γ' residue, and some others solutions can be used to obtain a contrary effect – dissolve the γ' phase precipitates and recover the γ matrix residue. The aim of the presented research is to describe qualitatively and quantitatively the as-cast microstructure of CMSX-6 SC superalloy. The author’s attention has been concentrated on the γ' phase precipitates morphology. The results of using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

superalloy; CMSX-6; microstructure; image analysis

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 62, iss. 2A
• Strony: 581--586
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Szczotok A.

• Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy, 8 Krasińskiego Str., 40-019 Katowice

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).