Z.H. Zhong

Tensile and creep deformation of a newly developed Ni-Fe-based superalloy for 700 °C advanced ultra-supercritical boiler applications

A new Ni-Fe-based superalloy, HT-X, has been developed for applications in 700 °C advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) boilers. The HT-X alloy is subjected to various heat treatments. Tensile tests are conducted at room temperature (RT), 700 °C and 750 °C. Creep tests are carried out under conditions of 700 °C/300 MPa and 750 °C/150 MPa. After aging treatment, the yield strength of the HT-X alloy at RT and 750 °C is 787 MPa and 624 MPa, respectively. When additional thermal exposure at 750 °C for 5400 h is applied, the yield strength is decreased to 656 MPa at RT and 480 MPa at 700 °C. For an aged specimen, the a/2<110>dislocation shearing process occurs when tensile testing is conducted at RT and 750 °C. As the γ’ precipitate size increases in the specimen that is thermally exposed at 750 °C for 5400 h, Orowan bowing is the dominant dislocation process, and stacking faults develop in the γ’ precipitates at both RT and 700 °C. Dislocation slip combined with climb is the dominant mechanism under the creep testing conditions. The factors that affect the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms are discussed.

Effect of adding of SiC particulate on the microstructure and shear strength of SiC ceramic joint brazed with Si-24Ti alloy

Abstract In order to refine the grain size of TiSi2 silicide and reduce the formation of micro-defects in the joint, and thereby increasing the joint strength of SiC ceramic brazed with Si-24Ti (wt.%), a small amount of SiC particulates were added in the brazing alloy. The microstructure and mechanical strength of SiC joints was investigated by using field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectrometer, and shear strength test. The results indicated that SiC particulates enhanced the nucleation and grain refinement of the TiSi2 and Si phase. The adding of appropriate content of SiC (<1 wt.%) could effectively refine the size of TiSi2 phase and increase the fraction of Si-TiSi2 eutectic zone. However, excess addition of 1.5 wt.% SiC caused the coarsening of TiSi2 phase due to the clustering of added fine SiC particulates. With the increasing of SiC particulate content, the shear strength of the joints increased at first and then decreased. The maximum shear strength of 106.3 MPa of SiC joint was obtained for the joint brazed with 1 wt.% SiC addition, which was ~19% higher than that of the joint brazed without SiC particulates.