Normalized Parameter Creep Model of DD6 Nickel-Based Single Crystal Superalloy

Creep and Stress Relaxation Anisotropy of a Single-Crystal Superalloy

Lattice parameter misfit evolution during creep of a cobalt-based superalloy single crystal with cuboidal and rafted gamma-prime microstructures

A [h00] oriented Co-based superalloy single crystal was crept under tension at 940 C=100 MPa, resulting in a P-type raft morphology with extensive particle coalescence along the [h00] loading direction. However, particle coalescence was also observed in two perpendicular directions on the (h00) plane, normal to the loading axis. Tensile creep experiments were performed with in-situ neutron diff...

Effect of Thermal History on Microstructural Changes in Aluminized Nickel-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy

The effect of the thermal history on microstructural changes in aluminized and Pt-aluminized Ni-based single-crystal superalloys was investigated. The superalloy substrates were first electropolished to get rid of the residual surface strain. Then, Pt was electrodeposited and vacuum annealing was conducted for some of the substrates, and aluminized and Pt-aluminized specimens were prepared usin...

Preferred growth orientation and microsegregation behaviors of eutectic in a nickel-based single-crystal superalloy

A nickel-based single-crystal superalloy was employed to investigate the preferred growth orientation behavior of the (γ + γ') eutectic and the effect of these orientations on the segregation behavior. A novel solidification model for the eutectic island was proposed. At the beginning of the eutectic island's crystallization, the core directly formed from the liquid by the eutectic reaction, an...

Modelling plastic deformation in a single-crystal nickel-based superalloy using discrete dislocation dynamics

Background: Nickel-based superalloys are usually exposed to high static or cyclic loads in non-ambient environment, so a reliable prediction of their mechanical properties, especially plastic deformation, at elevated temperature is essential for improved damage-tolerance assessment of components. Methods: In this paper, plastic deformation in a single-crystal nickel-based superalloy CMSX4 at el...