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Effect of Overheating Events on Microstructure and Low-Cycle Fatigue Properties of a Nickel-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy

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Micro-mechanical response to overheating events is an important factor when considering the serviceable life of aero-engine components. A key lifing consideration is the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of nickel-based single-crystal superalloy components. In this study, the LCF response was investigated at different overheating temperatures (1100 to 1300 °C) and times (30 to 120 min). The overheating events had an impact on the γ' phase content, which was observed to decrease with the increase in overheating temperature and time (fully dissolving at 1300 °C). Due to the dissolution of γ' precipitates, the average γ' size was shifted to larger values, however, the subsequent cooling post the overheating events resulted in the formation of tertiary γ' and a bimodal particle distribution. During the LCF tests, that were performed after the overheating exposure, either cyclic hardening or softening was observed. It could be concluded that overheating exposures had no significant effect on the fracture features. However, overheating events resulted in a decrease of LCF properties, which was correlated to the local dislocation response.

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source initiated on the surface oxide layer, (b) the fatigue source initiated on the casting pores in sub surface, (c) secondary cracks initiated on the surface oxide layer, (d) secondary cracks initiated on the internal pores, (e) slip steps, (f) river-like patterns

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51771017 and No. 52001297).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Mai Zhang & Zhihao Yao

  2. Science and Technology on Advanced High Temperature Structural Materials Laboratory, AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, 100095, China

    Mai Zhang, Yunsong Zhao, Yuanyuan Guo, Jian Zhang & Yushi Luo

  3. Laboratory of Materials and Process Technology, AECC Sichuan Gas Turbine Establishment, Chengdu, 610500, China

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Zhang, M., Zhao, Y., Guo, Y. et al. Effect of Overheating Events on Microstructure and Low-Cycle Fatigue Properties of a Nickel-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy. Metall Mater Trans A 53, 2214–2225 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06663-9

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