J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2025, Vol. 235: 232-243.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2025.01.071

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A novel model to predict oxidation behavior of superalloys based on machine learning

Chenghao Peia,b,1, Qingshuang Maa,b,1, Jingwen Zhangc, Liming Yuc, Huijun Lid, Qiuzhi Gaoa,b,*, Jie Xionge,*   

  1. aSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;
    bSchool of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
    cSchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China;
    dFaculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia;
    eMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2024-09-20 Revised:2025-01-02 Accepted:2025-01-17 Published:2025-11-10 Online:2025-12-19
  • Contact: *E-mail addresses: neuqgao@163.com (Q. Gao), xiongjie@shu.edu.cn (J. Xiong).
  • About author:1These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract: Oxidation resistance is a critical metric for assessing the high-temperature property of superalloys. Traditional models are often constrained by the parabolic rate law, limiting their ability to simulate complex oxidation behavior. This study introduces a hybrid machine learning model that combines a onedimensional convolutional neural network with a long short-term memory network to predict oxidation behavior with high accuracy (R2 = 0.981) and smoothness. The model demonstrates improved predictive performance across various stages of oxidation, successfully fitting a wide range of oxidation kinetics and accurately estimating the activation energy for the Co-9W-9Al-0.12B alloy. It also identifies the critical Cr content range for the transition from internal to external oxidation in Co-based superalloys, which aligns well with experimental results and theoretical calculations. Although this study focuses on Co-based superalloys, the versatility extends its applicability to other superalloy systems, paving the way for future research in materials science.

Key words: Superalloys, Oxidation, Machine learning, Kinetics, Oxidation mechanism