On the effect of environmental exposure on dwell fatigue performance of a fine-grained nickel-based superalloy
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Journal Article
Abstract
The influence of sulfur contamination on the corrosion-fatigue behavior of a polycrystalline superalloy used in aero-engines is considered. Samples tested under a variety of environmental conditions (including exposures to air, SOx gas, and salt) are characterized through a suite of high-resolution characterization methods, including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (nanoSIMS), and atom probe tomography (APT). The primary effect of sulfur contamination is to accelerate the crack growth rate by altering the failure mechanism. The SIMS and TEM analyses indicate Cr-Ti sulfide particle formation at grain boundaries ahead of and around oxidized cracks. The APT analysis suggests that these particles then oxidize as the crack propagates and are enveloped in chromia. The chromia is surrounded by a continuous layer of alumina within the cracks. All of the sulfur detected was confined within the particles, with no elemental segregation found at grain boundaries.
Date Issued
2018-09-01
Date Acceptance
2018-05-30
Citation
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2018, 49 (9), pp.3908-3922
ISSN
1073-5623
Publisher
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Start Page
3908
End Page
3922
Journal / Book Title
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume
49
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2018. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Materials Science
NI-BASED SUPERALLOY
ATOM-PROBE TOMOGRAPHY
HOT CORROSION
CRACK GROWTH
TEMPERATURE
OXIDATION
EMBRITTLEMENT
SULFUR
INTERFACE
ALLOYS
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Oxford, UK
Date Publish Online
2018-07-09