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Creep and Tensile Behavior of a Nickel-Based Single Crystal Superalloy With a Bimodal γ′ Precipitation

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High temperature aircraft engines components made from single crystal nickel-based superalloys typically have homogenous γ/γ′ microstructure after conventional solution and aging heat treatments. However, manufacturing processes as well as service conditions may alter the material’s microstructure which can lead to a multimodal γ′ precipitation with regular secondary precipitates (400 to 500 nm) and smaller (10 to 100 nm) tertiary precipitates. In this study, such a bimodal microstructure was first obtained after a heat treatment study and the impact of such a microstructure on mechanical behavior was then investigated. Tensile and creep properties are sensitive to such a bimodal microstructure below 900 °C with a 60 to 120 MPa reduction in yield stress and a creep lifetime reduced by factors of 2 to 15 compared to a unimodal reference microstructure. It is suggested that tertiary γ′ precipitates facilitates secondary γ′ shearing reducing tensile and creep properties. Above 900 °C, no difference in tensile and creep behavior has been observed between both kinds of microstructure as tertiary precipitates are rapidly dissolving.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the engineering students of ISAE-ENSMA, E. Lagardere, C. Lingois, L. Grau, A. Huet, A. Souksavat and R. Walter for their help in characterization of the alloys. Institut Pprime gratefully acknowledges “Contrat de Plan Etat-Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine” (CPER) as well as the "Fonds Européens de Développement Régional (FEDER)" for partial financial support to the reported work. JC is grateful to Safran Aircraft Engines for financial support and for continuous collaboration in the field of Ni-based SX superalloys mechanical properties for over 15 years.

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    Dominique Eyidi & Anne Joulain

  2. Institut Pprime, UPR CNRS 3346, Physics and Mechanics of Materials Department, ISAE-ENSMA, 1 Avenue Clément Ader, BP 40109, 86961, Futuroscope-Chasseneuil Cedex, France

    Maëlys Gauthé & Jonathan Cormier

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Rame, J., Eyidi, D., Joulain, A. et al. Creep and Tensile Behavior of a Nickel-Based Single Crystal Superalloy With a Bimodal γ′ Precipitation. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 1496–1508 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07022-y

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