Predicting the composition of primary carbides of the multicomponent system Ni-5Cr-9Co-6Al-8.3W-4Re-4Ta-1Mo-1.5Nb-0.15C

Abstract

Abstract. Problem. Development of new and optimization of existing casting alloys for the manufacture of blades of gas turbine engines for various purposes is an important scientific and technical problem. Given the sensitivity of the structural components to the concentration of alloying elements, there are difficulties in assessing the expected set of properties of the blades from the optimization of the chemical composition or structural state of alloys. Goal. The aim of this work is to study the specifics of the influence of alloying elements on the distribution of primary carbides in the structure, their topology, morphology and their composition for a multicomponent system such as Ni-5Cr-9Co-6Al-8,3W-4Re-4Ta -1Mo-1 , 5Nb-0.15C using the calculation method of CALPHAD prediction (passive experiment) in comparison with the data obtained by electron microscopy (active experiment). Methodology. Modeling of thermodynamic processes occurring during crystallization (cooling) or heating in the structure of alloys was carried out by the CALPHAD method. Results. The results of thermodynamic calculations of the chemical composition of carbides are presented in comparison with experimental data obtained by electron microscopy on a microscope REM-106I with a system of energy-dispersion X-ray spectral microanalysis. Originality. It is shown that when the total concentration of carbide-forming elements increases, the chemical composition of carbides also becomes more complicated. At a concentration of more than 2% of the mass. But in the alloy, in the carbide of MS, the content of tantalum prevails over the content of niobium, it also leads to a decrease in the concentration of tungsten and molybdenum in the carbide. It was found that when the concentration of niobium is more than 3 wt%. in the alloy, its content in the primary carbide exceeds the content of tantalum and the carbide becomes based on Ta. Practical value. On the basis of an integrated approach, computational and experimental, for multicomponent heat-resistant alloys, new regression models are obtained that allow to adequately predict the chemical composition of carbides by the chemical composition of the alloy. which is confirmed by the obtained experimental data.