Metallurgy, Vol. 46 No. 3, 2007.
Preliminary communication
Restoration and Thermal Stability Investigation of Intermetllic Phase in Exposed Nickel Base Superalloy Udimet 500 Turbine Blades
P. Wangyao
J. Zrnik
I. Mamuzić
S. Polsilapa
S. Klaijumrang
Abstract
The Udimet 500 nickel base superalloy blade exposed for 50000 hours in land base gas turbine working conditions faced the structure degradation. Six different heat treatments procedures have been applied (the blades were exposed at 900 °C and 1000 °C for different periods with maximum hold of 2500 hours) to rejuvenate the degraded structure. Metallographic work was performed, generally, aging at both temperatures modify the gamma prime size, morphology and distribution characteristics substantially. The volume fraction of secondary gamma prime decreased with increasing aging time.
Keywords
nickel base superalloy; microstructure; heat treatment (HT); blade structure degradation
Hrčak ID:
11931
URI
Publication date:
4.5.2007.
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