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Nickel-base superalloys exhibit excellent high-temperature mechanical and physical properties and remain the first choice for structural components in advanced gas turbine engines for the aerospace propulsion and power generation applications. In response to the increasing demand for more efficient solutions and tighter requirements linked to gas turbine technologies, the properties of nickel-base superalloys can be improved by modification of their thermo-mechanical and/or compositional attributes. Recent investigations have revealed the potential use of ternary eutectic γ–γ′–δ Ni-base superalloys in advanced gas turbines due to high temperature mechanical properties that are comparable to state-of-the-art polycrystalline Ni-base superalloys. With properties largely dependent on microstructural strengthening mechanisms, both the composition and thermo-mechanical processing parameters of this novel class of alloys need to be optimized concurrently. The hot deformation characteristics of four γ–γ′–δ Ni-base superalloys with varying levels of Nb were evaluated at temperatures and strain rates between 1353 K and 1433 K (1080 °C and 1160 °C) and 0.01 to 0.001/s, respectively. Evidence of dislocation-based plasticity was observed following deformation at low temperatures and high strain rates, while high temperatures and low strain rates promoted superplasticity in these alloys. The extent of the microstructural changes and the magnitude of the cavitation damage which occurred during deformation was found to vary as a function of the alloy composition.
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Financial support for this work was provided by Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce plc., and NSF-DMR-1006953.
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Detrois, M., Helmink, R.C. & Tin, S. Microstructural Stability and Hot Deformation of γ–γ′–δ Ni-Base Superalloys. Metall Mater Trans A 45, 5332–5343 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2499-3
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