Calculation of phase transformation latent heat based on cooling curves in end-quench test and its application in nickel-based superalloy

Abstract

To obtain the phase transformation latent heat corresponding to different cooling rates with low test workload and cost, the Newton thermal analysis method and the improved Newtonian thermal analysis method were discussed based on the cooling curve obtained in the end-quench test. The validity of two methods was given by the latent heat calculation of 45# steel. The results show that the relative error of latent heat is 5.20% through the improved Newtonian thermal analysis method, which is more accurate than the Newtonian thermal analysis method. Furthermore, the latent heat release of phase transformation of the self-designed CSU-A1 powder metallurgy nickel-based superalloy increases from 4.3 to 12.29 J/g when the cooling rate decreases from 50.15 to 33.40 °C/min, because there is more sufficient time for the alloy microstructure to complete the phase transformation process when the cooling rate is smaller.