Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a New Ni-Cr-Fe-W-Al Alloy for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Power Plants

Abstract:

Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermodynamic calculation were used to study the phase stability and precipitation in a Ni-Cr-Fe-W-Al alloy. Mechanical properties were also studied. The major precipitates after standard heat treatment or prolonged aging at 725 ^oC and 800 ^oC were M₂₃C₆ and γ′. M₂₃C₆ precipitated intergranularly. P-phase was not detected after thermal exposure, which was different from the results of thermodynamic calculation. The average diameter of γ′ increased with the increasing exposure temperature and time, and could be depicted by the LSW theory. Specimens in solution-annealed condition exhibited excellent ductility. During the prolonged exposure at 725 ^oC, tensile strength and ductility at room and elevated temperatures kept well, which means this alloy possessed good microstructural stability after a long time exposure.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 816)
• Pages: 586-593
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.816.586
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: Xian Chao Hao*, Long Zhang, Xiu Juan Zhao, Tian Liang, Ying Che Ma, Kui Liu
• Keywords: Gamma-Prime Phase, Mechanical Properties, Ni-Cr-Fe-W-Al Alloy, Thermal Exposure

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