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Effect of Solution Temperature on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Newly Developed Superalloy TMW-4M3

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The influence of solution temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of TMW-4M3 superalloy has been investigated. Comparisons of mechanical properties have also been made between the heat-treated TMW-4M3 variants and the commercial U720Li. The key microstructural variables examined were grain size and the volume fraction and size of the strengthening γ′ precipitates that control the mechanical properties of these alloys. By increasing the solution temperature from 1373 K to 1393 K (1100 °C to 1120 °C), the volume fraction of primary gamma prime dropped from 16.9 pct to 14.5 pct, whereas the average grain size increased from 8.7 μm to 10.6 μm. Compared with an alloy with a smaller grain size, the alloy with a larger grain size exhibited superior resistances to creep and fatigue crack growth without the expense of reduced tensile strength and low-cycle fatigue resistance. This suggested that a higher solution temperature may benefit TMW-4M3 in terms of superior overall properties. The greater overall properties of TMW-4M3 variants than that of commercial U720Li were also demonstrated experimentally. The possible explanations for the improvement of mechanical properties were discussed.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the NEDO program sponsored by Japanese government and by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan. Additional acknowledgements are given to Drs. Junjo Fujioka and Masafumi Fukuda for their invaluable discussion and to the Kobe Materials Testing Laboratory, Japan, for its technical support. We also thank Mr. Liberty Wu from Manchester University for English improvement.

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  1. High Temperature Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan

    Zhihong Zhong (Postdoc Researchers), Yuefeng Gu (Senior Researcher and Group Leader), Yong Yuan (Postdoc Researchers), Toshio Osada (Postdoc Researchers), Tadaharu Yokokawa (Senior Researchers), Toshimitsu Tetsui (Senior Researchers) & Hiroshi Harada (Senior Researcher and General Director)

  2. Institute of Metal Research, China Academy of Science, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China

    Chuanyong Cui (Researcher)

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Zhong, Z., Gu, Y., Yuan, Y. et al. Effect of Solution Temperature on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Newly Developed Superalloy TMW-4M3. Metall Mater Trans A 43, 1017–1025 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0926-2

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