Abstract
In furnaces with different heating elements, Nb–Si based ultrahigh-temperature alloy rods were re-melted in pure yttria mold shells and zirconia face-coat mold shells at 1850 °C for 30 min. The results evidenced that in the furnace with a tungsten heating element, the microstructure of the re-melted alloy became coarser, and the composition varied depending on the type of mold shell. Although the interface reaction layer between the re-melted alloy and the zirconia face-coat mold shell was much thicker, the deformability of the mold shell and the sand burning phenomenon of the alloy inside it were improved and ameliorated, respectively. However, after being re-melted in the furnace with a graphite heating element, the misrun phenomenon occurred in both specimens. Both re-melted alloys inside the mold shells were divided by a gap into an internal and an external part, with totally different microstructures and compositions. No reaction layer emerged at the interface between the re-melted alloy and the mold shells. Instead, infiltration zones arose in the mold shells adjacent to the interface.
Highlights
The new generation of turbine blade materials has encountered challenges from improving their temperature capability of the mounting requirement to the thrust weight ratio of aircraft engines [1]
Two types of mold shells with pure yttria or zirconia face coats were prepared via the lost wax process
The slurries for all mold shells were mainly made of yttria sol, yttria, or zirconia powders
Summary
The new generation of turbine blade materials has encountered challenges from improving their temperature capability of the mounting requirement to the thrust weight ratio of aircraft engines [1] It is difficult for conventional nickel-based superalloys to satisfy this demand in view of the fact that their operating temperature is extremely close to their melting point [2]. In contrast to wrought production methods, cracking does not occur when using this technology. It is characterized by near-net-shape casting, and can be applied to the manufacturing of various components with complex shapes [9,10]
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