Microstructure Of Nickel-based Alloy Research Articles

Effect of grain boundary engineering on corrosion behavior of nickel-based alloy 825 in sulfur environment

Grain boundary engineering (GBE) by appropriate deformation and heat treatment processes was applied to nickel-based alloy 825 due to its excellent corrosion resistance. The microstructure of nickel-based alloy was analyzed by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and the effect of GBE on the corrosion resistance in high sulfur-containing environments was studied by electrochemical method. The results show that the ratio of low Σvalue coincidence site lattice (CSL) grain boundary is obviously improved from 47.1% to 65.5%. The special angle grain boundaries Σ3, Σ9, Σ27 and so on are randomly distributed on the network of the large angle grain boundaries, which destroy the connectivity of the original grain boundary network, and effectively block the corrosion cracking of the material along them. The corrosion resistance of nickel-based alloy 825 in high sulfur environments is enhanced verified by polarization curve and scanning electrochemical microscope, providing references for corrosion protection during the exploitation of high sulfur gas reservoirs.

Effect of Current Variation on Microstructure and Properties of B4C Nickel-base Alloy by Plasma Surfacing

In order to study the hardness of nickel-based alloys and the effect of different mass fraction boron Carbide on the microstructure of nickel-based alloys. In this paper, different amounts of boron carbide are added to the nickel alloy powder. A layer of nickel alloy surface layer is welded on the surface of the Q235 steel plate by plasma surfacing technology. The microstructure of the laminate is observed and analyzed by using Caisijinxiang tissue microscope. The hardness of the welding layer was tested by microhardness meter and the influence of boron Carbide on nickel alloy was obtained. The results show that boron carbide and nickel base alloy are well fused. The surfacing layer is mainly composed of fine dendrites and herbaceous eutectic structures. The addition of boron carbide can significantly improve the hardness andfine structure of the surfacing layer. With the increase of the content of boron carbide, the hardness of the surfacing layer first increases and then decreases. The experimental data show that when the mass fraction contentof boron carbide is 6% and the current is 110A, the hardness of the welding parts is higher.

Finite element simulation of high-speed cutting of nickel-based alloy

By analyzing microstructure of the material, a finite element model of high-speed cutting process more close to the practical instance was put forward. The microstructure of nickel-based alloy was obtained based SEM experiment, and the digital model of microstructure was built. Based on above study, finite element model of high-speed cutting of nickel-based alloy integrating macro and micro physical characters was established. Further, finite element simulation and analysis of high-speed cutting of nickel-based alloy were conducted, and the saw-tooth chip, cutting force variation curve and cutting temperature field distribution pictures were got. Research shows that grain boundary occur serious distortion at chip and tool contact area during saw-tooth chip forming, and the grain boundary structure changes will cause the change of cutting force during generating adiabatic shear band. So reducing cutting force and improving the processing quality can be achieved by changing the internal microscopic structure of workpiece.