J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1999, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (01): 53-57.

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Effects of Rhenium on Creep Rupture Life of a Single Crystal Superalloys

Jiarong LI, Dingzhong TANG, Riling LAO, Shizhong LIU, Zhongtang WU   

  1. Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
  • Received:1997-10-31 Revised:1998-05-20 Online:1999-01-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Jiarong LI

Abstract: The slabs of a single crystal superalloy were poured with 2.2% Re, 3.2% Re and 4.2% Re and other element contents of the alloys were basically kept no changed. The effects of Re on the ultimate tensile strength, creep rupture life and rafting of a single crystal superalloy were studied. The results showed that with increasing Re content the ultimate tensile strength decreased but the plasticity increased at 649℃, and the creep rupture life remarkably increased while the plasticity decreased at 982℃/248.2 MPa, 1038℃/206.8 MPa and 1070℃/176.8 MPa for the alloy; on the microstructure aspect, with increasing the creep rupture life of the alloy the rafting was getting bigger and bigger at the same test condition, and the rafting suppressed creep and increased creep rupture life in this single crystal superalloy.

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