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The Role of Solidification Rate on Fiber Distribution and Mechanical Properties of a Directionally Solidified Nickel Base-Tac Eutectic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

John L. Walter
John L. Walter*
Affiliation:
General Electric Corporate Research and DevelopmentP.O. Box 8Schenectady, NY 12301
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Abstract

A nickel base-TaC eutectic alloy consisting of 53 wt % Ni, 11 W, 3 Re, 5 Co, 3 Mo, 2 Al, 21.67 Ta and 1.33 C was directionally solidified at rates from 0.32 to 3.8 cm/hr. Samples were taken from the regions of aligned TaC fibers and tested in tension at 1000°C and in stress-rupture. The fiber density increased from 1×106 fibers/cm2 at 0.32 cm/hr to 27×106 fibers/cm2 at 3.8 cm/hr. The stress-rupture life at 927°C and 275.6 MPa ranged from 4 hrs for samples solidified at 0.32 cm/hr to 4187 hrs for the sample solidified at 2.54 cm/hr at which time the test was terminated. Examination, by transmission electron microscopy, of the samples tested at 1000°C in tension, to just the beginning of fiber breakage, revealed a change in the mode of deformation of the nickel-base alloy matrix with increasing fiber density. It was also seen that the TaC fibers deformed by two mechanisms; by slip and by the formation of stacking faults.

It appears that tailoring the alloy composition to allow for higher solidification rates may be a more effective strengthener than alloying the matrix for high strength.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 12: Symposium L – In Situ Composites IV , 1981 , 85
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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