Interface morphologies and microstructure of a single crystal superalloy under high thermal gradient directional solidification

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Abstract

The interface morphologies single crystal superalloys CMSX-2 has been studied over a range of cooling rate with large variations in withdrawal speed in directional solidification. The superfine cellular structure was obtained under both high thermal gradient up to 1000K/cm and fast withdrawal rate up to 1mm/sec. The high rate directional solidification results in reduction in primary and secondary dendrite arm spacing, refinement of λ' phase, reduced microsegregation of alloying elements and smaller size of γ-γ'- eutectics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)665-668
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Science Forum
Volume475-479
Issue numberI
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
EventPRICM 5: The Fifth Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing - Beijing, China
Duration: 2 Nov 20045 Nov 2004

Keywords

  • Directional solidification
  • Microstructure
  • Single crystal
  • Superalloy

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