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http://dx.doi.org/10.7777/jkfs.2020.41.2.127

Manufacturing of Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb Alloy Turbocharger Turbine Wheel by Vacuum Centrifugal Casting  

Pak, Sung Joon (KITECH)
Ju, Heongkyu (Department of Physics, Gachon University)
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Journal of Korea Foundry Society / v.41, no.2, 2021 , pp. 127-131 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on its good compatibility with high-temperature environments, the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy is used for high-temperature materials of industrial equipment. In this study, a Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy turbocharger turbine wheel was fabricated by a vacuum centrifugal casting method. The conditions that prevent misrun defects of the turbocharger turbine wheel blade from centrifugal casting using alumina molds were investigated. The microstructure of the alloy prepared by vacuum centrifugal casting was studied by means of optical microscopy (OM), with a micro-Vickers hardness analyzer (HV), by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and by SEM-EDS. The HV and SEM-EDS examinations of the as-cast Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy showed that the thickness of the oxide layer (α-case) was typically less than 50 ㎛. At a high preheating temperature of 1,100℃, a moderate RPM of 260, and with an alumina mold with a large gate size, there were almost no misrun defects. Therefore, it was confirmed that a Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy turbocharger turbine wheel with fewer misrun defects could be achieved through a high preheating temperature, a moderate RPM, a large gate size and an alumina mold to suppress the formation of alpha-case components.
Keywords
Vacuum centrifugal casting; Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb; Oxide layer; Turbine wheel and Alumina mold;
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