• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권11호
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• pp.882-892
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• 2011

The influence of rhenium (Re) and ruthenium (Ru) addition on the solidification and solute redistribution behaviors in advanced experimental Ni-base superalloys has been investigated. A series of model alloys with different levels of Re and Ru were designed based on the composition of Ni-6Al-8Ta and were prepared by vacuum arc melting of pure metallic elements. In order to identify the influence of Re and Ru addition on the thermo-physical properties, differential scanning calorimetry analyses were carried out. The results showed that Re addition marginally increases the liquidus temperature of the alloy. However, the ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ solvus was significantly increased at a rate of $8.2^{\circ}C/wt.%$ by the addition of Re. Ru addition, on the other hand, displayed a much weaker effect on the thermo-physical properties or even no effect at all. The microsegregation behavior of solute elements was also quantitatively estimated by an electron probe microanalysis on a sample quenched during directional solidification of primary ${\gamma}$ with the planar solid/liquid interface. It was found that increasing the Re content gradually increases the microsegregation tendency of Re into the dendritic core and ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ forming elements, such as Al and Ta, into the interdendritic area. The strongest effect of Ru addition was found to be Re segregation. Increasing the Ru content up to 6 wt.% significantly alleviated the microsegregation of Re, which resulted in a decrease of Re accumulation in the dendritic core. The influence of Ru on the microstructural stability toward the topologically close-packed phase formation was discussed based on Scheil type calculations with experimentally determined microsegregation results.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.535-542
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 주철-알루미늄 이종재료의 계면결합강도를 향상시키기 위하여 탈흑연 열처리를 통해 주철 표면에서 일정 깊이까지의 흑연을 제거하였다. 열처리 시간이 증가함에 따라 흑연이 제거되는 깊이는 증가하였으며, 열처리 시간과 깊이 사이에 선형 관계가 나타났다. 일정 깊이의 흑연이 제거된 주철에 알루미늄을 다이캐스팅 공법으로 주조접합하여 주철에서 흑연이 제거된 공간을 알루미늄으로 채운 후, 계면 반응 및 알루미늄 침투 깊이를 조사하고 계면접합강도를 평가하였다. 다이캐스팅 공법을 통한 알루미늄은 탈흑연 열처리된 주철 표면에서 일정한 깊이까지 채워지는 것으로 확인되었으며, 주철-알루미늄 계면에 금속간화합물이 생성되지는 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 계면접합강도는 열처리 시간과는 큰 관계없이 90MPa 수준의 접합강도를 나타내었으며 이는 탈흑연 열처리를 하지 않은 소재의 접합강도 12MPa에 비해 매우 높은 강도이며, 주철의 탈흑연 영역에서 고압 다이캐스팅 공정에 의해 침투된 알루미늄 용탕이 응고되면서 언더컷 구조의 기계적 결합에 의한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.406-413
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• 2023

This study used optical and scanning electron microscopy to analyze the surface oxidation phenomenon that accompanies a γ'-precipitate free zone in a directional solidified CM247LC high temperature creep specimen. Surface oxidation occurs on nickel-based superalloy gas turbine blades due to high temperature during use. Among the superalloy components, Al and Cr are greatly affected by diffusion and movement, and Al is a major component of the surface oxidation products. This out-diffusion of Al was accompanied by γ' (Ni₃Al) deficiency in the matrix, and formed a γ'-precipitate free zone at the boundary of the surface oxide layer. Among the components of CM247LC, Cr and Al related to surface oxidation consist of 8 % and 5.6 %, respectively. When Al, the main component of the γ' precipitation phase, diffused out to the surface, a high content of Cr was observed in these PFZs. This is because the PFZ is made of a high Cr γ phase. Surface oxidation of DS CM247LC was observed in high temperature creep specimens, and γ'-rafting occurred due to stress applied to the creep specimens. However, the stress states applied to the grip and gauge length of the creep specimen were different, and accordingly, different γ'-rafting patterns were observed. Such surface oxidation and PFZ and γ'-rafting are shown to affect CM247LC creep lifetime. Mapping the microstructure and composition of major components such as Al and Cr and their role in surface oxidation, revealed in this study, will be utilized in the development of alloys to improve creep life.