BCC dual phase refractory superalloy with high phase stability and manufacturing method therefore

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11732335-B2
Application number	US-202217965103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2022
Priority date	Mar 27, 2020
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed are a BCC dual phase refractory superalloy with high phase stability and a manufacturing method therefor, the alloy comprising one or more of Ti, Zr, and Hf as Group 4 transition metals, one or more of Nb and Ta as Group 5 transition metals, and Al, and having a structure of a BCC phase, wherein the BCC phase is composed of a disordered BCC phase and an ordered BCC phase, and wherein the ordered BCC phase is formed by allowing Al, which is a BCC phase forming element, to be soluted in an area of the BCC phase where the contents of the Group 5 transition metals are more than those of the Group 4 transition metals, so that the present disclosure provides a BCC dual phase refractory superalloy with high phase stability, characterized in that when a BCC dual phase with the ordered BCC phase and the disordered BCC phase separated from each other is formed by aging, the aging condition is precisely cont rolled through the apex temperature (Tc) of the BCC phase miscibility gap, expressed by (Equation 1) below.Tc(K)=881.4+331.7*x+546.7*y+893.0*x*z  (Equation 1)(provided that, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, and 0≤z≤1).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a BCC dual phase refractory superalloy, the method comprising:
preparing a raw material;
melting the raw material to prepare an alloy;
homogenizing the prepared alloy to form a BCC single phase; and
aging the alloy with the single phase to form a BCC dual phase with an ordered BCC phase and a disordered BCC phase separated from each other,
wherein the BCC dual phase refractory superalloy complies with a composition of ((Ti1-x-yZrxHfy)1-a(Nb1-zTaz)a)100-bAlb (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, 0≤z≤1, 0.4≤a≤0.7, and 5≤b≤20 at. %).

2. A method for manufacturing a BCC dual phase refractory superalloy, the method comprising:
preparing a raw material;
melting the raw material to prepare an alloy;
homogenizing the prepared alloy to form a BCC single phase; and
aging the alloy with the single phase to form a BCC dual phase with an ordered BCC phase and a disordered BCC phase separated from each other,
wherein the BCC dual phase refractory superalloy comprises a composition of, ((Ti1-x-yZrxHfy)1-a(Nb1-zTaz)a)100-bAlb (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, 0≤z≤1, 0.4≤a≤0.7, and 5≤b≤20 at. %) and
wherein 10 at. % or less of (Nb and Ta) are replaced by (Mo and W).

3. A method for manufacturing a BCC dual phase refractory superalloy, the method comprising:
preparing a raw material;
melting the raw material to prepare an alloy;
homogenizing the prepared alloy to form a BCC single phase; and
aging the alloy with the single phase to form a BCC dual phase with an ordered BCC phase and a disordered BCC phase separated from each other,
wherein the BCC dual phase refractory superalloy comprises a composition of, ((Ti1-x-yZrxHfy)1-a(Nb1-zTaz)a)100-bAlb (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, 0≤z≤1, 0.4≤a≤0.7, and 5≤b≤20 at. %) and
wherein in the preparing of the raw material, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr and Si are added in 5 at. % or less compared with the entire alloy composition to improve oxidation resistance.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the homogenizing, the BCC single phase is formed by homogenization at a heat treatment temperature of 1300-1600° C. for 1-96 hours.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the aging, the BCC dual phase is formed by aging at a heat treatment temperature of 600-1300° C. for 1-200 hours.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the aging of the alloy with the single phase to form the BCC dual phase with the ordered BCC phase and the disordered BCC phase separated from each other, the aging temperature is controlled through the apex temperature (Tc) of the BCC phase miscibility gap, expressed by (Equation 1) below:
Tc(K)=881.4+331.7 *x +546.7 *y +893.0 *x*z   (Equation 1)

(provided that, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, and 0≤z≤1).

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein in the homogenizing, the BCC single phase is formed by homogenization at a heat treatment temperature of 1300-1600° C. for 1-96 hours.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein in the aging, the BCC dual phase is formed by aging at a heat treatment temperature of 600-1300° C. for 1-200 hours.

9. The method of claim 2 , wherein in the aging of the alloy with the single phase to form the BCC dual phase with the ordered BCC phase and the disordered BCC phase separated from each other, the aging temperature is controlled through the apex temperature (Tc) of the BCC phase miscibility gap, expressed by (Equation 1) below:
Tc(K)=881.4+331.7 *x +546.7 *y +893.0 *x*z   (Equation 1)

(provided that, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, and 0≤z≤1).

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the homogenizing, the BCC single phase is formed by homogenization at a heat treatment temperature of 1300-1600° C. for 1-96 hours.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the aging, the BCC dual phase is formed by aging at a heat treatment temperature of 600-1300° C. for 1-200 hours.

12. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the aging of the alloy with the single phase to form the BCC dual phase with the ordered BCC phase and the disordered BCC phase separated from each other, the aging temperature is controlled through the apex temperature (Tc) of the BCC phase miscibility gap, expressed by (Equation 1) below:
Tc(K)=881.4+331.7 *x +546.7 *y +893.0 *x*z   (Equation 1)

(provided that, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤0.2, 0≤x+y≤1, and 0≤z≤1).

Assignees

• Seoul Nat Univ R&Db Foundation

Inventors

• Park Eun Soo
• Kim Sang Jun
• Kim Ji Young
• Oh Hyun Seok
• Yoon Kook Noh

Classifications

• C22F1/16

  of other metals or alloys based thereon · CPC title

• C22C21/00

  Alloys based on aluminium · CPC title

• C22C1/026 Primary

  Alloys based on aluminium · CPC title

• C22C30/00 Primary

  Alloys containing less than 50% by weight of each constituent · CPC title

• C22C27/02 Primary

  Alloys based on vanadium, niobium, or tantalum · CPC title