Abstract
The interface morphologies of single crystal superalloy CMSX-2 were studied over a range of cooling rate with large variations in withdrawal speeds in directional solidification. A superfine cellular structure was obtained under both high thermal gradient up to 1000 K/cm and fast withdrawal rate up to 1 mm/s. The high rate directional solidification results in reduction in primary and secondary dendrite arm spacing, refinement of γ′ phase, reduced microsegregation of alloying elements and smaller size of γ-γ′ eutectics. The rupture life and plasticity of fine structure samples produced in high thermal gradient directional solidification increase significantly than that in conventional directional solidification process at 1323 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-230 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- Directional solidification
- Mechanical properties
- Microstructure
- Single crystal
- Superalloy