Effect of Heat Treatment on Chemical Segregation in CMSX-4 Nickel-Base Superalloy
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Superalloys display a strong tendency toward chemical segregation during solidification. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop appropriate techniques for the melting and casting of superalloys. Elements partitioning between the γ and γ′ phases in single crystal superalloys have been investigated by several authors using electron probe microanalysis (Hemmersmeier and Feller-Kniepmeier Mater Sci Eng A 248:87-97, 1998 ; Kearsey et al. Intermetallics 12:903-910, 2004 ; Kearsey et al. Superalloys 2004, pp 801-810, 2004 ; D’Souza et al. Mater Sci Eng A 490:258-265, 2008 ). We examined the effect of the particular stages of standard heat treatment (solution treatment and ageing) applied to CMSX-4 single crystal superalloy on chemical segregation that occurs between dendrites and interdendritic areas. Dendritic structures were observed using a scanning electron microscope. Analyses of the chemical composition were performed using energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The obtained qualitative and quantitative results for the concentrations of elements enabled us to confirm the dendritic segregation in as-cast CMSX-4 superalloy. The concentrations of some refractory elements (tungsten, rhenium) were much greater in dendrites than in interdendritic areas. However, these differences in chemical composition gradually decreased during heat treatment. The results obtained in this study warrant further examination of the diffusion processes of elements during heat treatment of the investigated superalloy, and of the kinetics of diffusion.
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OpenAlex topics: High Temperature Alloys and Creep · Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques · Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
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