Research Progress on Fatigue, Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Superalloys

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 614

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Interests: nickel-based superalloys; thermo-mechanical fatigue; high-temperature oxidation; hot corrosion

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Dear Colleagues,

The further improvement of the thrust–weight ratio has generated high requirements for turbine disks due to the rapid development of the aeronautics and astronautics industry. Turbine disks, one of the most important hot-end components in aeroengines, withstand the combined effects of mechanical and thermal stresses. Turbine disks must possess perfect resistance to thermal–mechanical cyclic loadings so as to withstand the superposition of centrifugal loadings and thermal stresses. Nickel-based superalloys have been extensively utilized in turbine disks due to their high temperature oxidation resistance, hot corrosion resistance, thermal fatigue resistance, persistent strength and creep resistance when employed in extreme environments. However, nickel-based superalloys can experience thermal-induced strains or stresses and suffer from the interaction of fatigue, creep and oxidation, which easily give rise to thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) during takeoff and landing processes. As a specific type of fatigue, TMF may lead to such hot-end components exhibiting a limited lifetime compared with isothermal fatigue due to the effect of additional deformation and damage mechanisms under varying temperature conditions. The TMF of nickel-based superalloys has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to the many factors that affect these fatigue behaviors and their relationship with the application of turbine disks.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of articles on the fatigue life, corrosion and mechanical properties of superalloys and high-temperature composites.

Dr. Hexin Zhang
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Keywords

  • nickel-based superalloys
  • thermo-mechanical fatigue
  • high-temperature oxidation
  • hot corrosion

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Experimental Investigation on Quasi-Freckle Phenomenon in Single-Crystal-Blade Castings of Superalloys
by Dexin Ma, Lv Li, Yunxing Zhao, Yangpi Deng, Bowen Cheng and Fuze Xu
Metals 2024, 14(10), 1129; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14101129 - 4 Oct 2024
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During the production of single-crystal superalloy blades, a kind of channel-type defect, named “quasi-freckle”, was found on the casting surface, which is similar to typical freckles in macroscopic appearance but different in microstructure. In the as-cast microstructure of the quasi-freckle channels, the γ/γ’ [...] Read more.
During the production of single-crystal superalloy blades, a kind of channel-type defect, named “quasi-freckle”, was found on the casting surface, which is similar to typical freckles in macroscopic appearance but different in microstructure. In the as-cast microstructure of the quasi-freckle channels, the γ/γ’ eutectic is significantly accumulated and can be dissolved during the solution heat treatment. Since no disoriented grains were detected, the quasi-freckles have a basically identical crystal orientation with the matrix. The quasi-freckle channels actually appear as thermosolutal convection traces in the directional solidification process of single-crystal casting. Because the convection was not strong enough to break dendrite arms, the single-crystal consistency of the castings was not destroyed. However, with the deterioration of the solidification condition and the increase in solutal convection, quasi-freckles often develop into typical freckle defects. Full article
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