Thermal Expansion Behaviour of Inconel-690 by In Situ High Temperature X-Ray Diffraction

Abstract:

Ni-Cr-Fe based alloy Inconel 690 is widely used in power plant, marine, chemical and nuclear applications due to its excellent mechanical properties, resistance to thermal creep deformation, good thermal stability and resistance to corrosive and oxidizing environments. In order to study the microstructure of the alloy and the precipitates formation during thermal exposure, the alloy was subjected to in-situ high temperature X-ray diffraction technique (HT-XRD) in the temperature range 298-1273K. Results of high temperature XRD patterns show (111), (200), (220) and (311) reflections confirming the stability of fcc structure in the temperature of investigation. With increase in the temperature, a shift in peak positions towards lower 2θ values due to lattice expansion was noticed. The average thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of the alloy increased from 1.33 x 10^-5 K^-1 to 1.53 x 10^-5 K^-1 in the temperature range 298-1273 K. Scanning electron microscopy indicates austenitic grains of sizes in the range 100-150μm and chromium carbide precipitate at grain boundaries after the HT-XRD heat treatment.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 830-831)
• Pages: 367-370
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.830-831.367
• Online since: September 2015
• Authors: D. Ramachandran*, A.M. Kamalan Kirubaharan, Arul Maximus Rabel, P. Kuppusami
• Keywords: High Temperature X-Ray Diffraction, Superalloy, Thermal Expansion Coefficient

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