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Kinetics of grain growth in the weld heat-affected zone of alloy 718

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Grain-boundary liquation occurs in the weld heat-affected zone (HAZ) of the Ni-base superalloy 718 at locations where the peak temperatures are greater than about 1200 ‡C. The evolution of the grain structure at these HAZ locations depends upon the interaction between the grains and the grain-boundary liquid. The evolution of grain structure in the presence of grain-boundary liquid was simulated by subjecting samples to controlled thermal cycles using resistance heating. A measurement of grain size as a function of isothermal hold at two peak temperatures of 1200 ‡C and 1227 ‡C indicated that in alloy 718, the kinetics of grain growth depended upon the prior thermal history of the alloy. In the solution-treated alloy, the presence of grain-boundary liquid did not arrest grain growth at either peak temperature. In the homogenized and aged alloy, a grain refinement was observed at the peak temperature of 1227 ‡C, while an arrest of grain growth was observed at a peak temperature of 1200‡C. Liquid film migration (LFM) and subgrain coalescence, either acting alone or simultaneously, are shown to explain most of the observed microstructural phenomena and the kinetics of grain growth in the alloy.

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  1. Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831 6096, TN

    B. Radhakrishnan

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, Birmingham, AL

    R. G. Thompson (Professor)

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Radhakrishnan, B., Thompson, R.G. Kinetics of grain growth in the weld heat-affected zone of alloy 718. Metall Trans A 24, 2773–2785 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02659501

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