EP3287535A1 - Sx nickel alloy with improved tmf properties, raw material and component - Google Patents

Abstract

Improved composition of Ni-8Cr-10Co-0.6Mo-8Ta-1,25Re-5,7Al-0Ti-0,1Hf-0,25Si-0,008B-0,0210C-0,02Y nickel-based superalloy will improve the TMF properties achieved.

Description

The invention relates to a nickel-based SX alloy with improved TMF properties, a raw material and a component.

In order to enable a higher turbine inlet temperature and thus a higher efficiency, nickel-based SX materials are currently being investigated. These materials should have a significantly higher creep resistance compared to the known SX materials and especially at high temperatures on a significantly increased tensile strength. However, initial investigations on the TMF behavior show that the materials tend to exhibit brittle behavior and thus reduced TMF lifetimes at lower temperatures (373K) and high strain ranges.
The LCF service life at high strain ranges is also reduced by the brittle fracture behavior between room temperature and 923 K.
While the creep properties used to be lifetime-determining, the TMF properties are becoming increasingly important. This is due to improved cooling air concepts that provide for local cold and hot areas: At the same time, the periods of stationary use are increasingly shorter. The systematic study of TMF properties is still in its infancy. Therefore, the problems of this material have not been known.

It is therefore an object of the invention to solve the above-mentioned problem.

The object is achieved by an alloy according to claim 1, a raw material according to claim 2 and a component according to claim 3.

In the dependent claims further advantageous measures are listed, which can be combined with each other in order to achieve further advantages.

The description is only exemplary embodiments of the invention.

Preferably, a material having the following composition is advantageous:
Nickel-based alloy,
at least comprising (in% by weight): Chrome (Cr) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Cobalt (Co) 9.0% - 11%, in particular 10%, Molybdenum (Mo) 0.4% - 0.8%, in particular 0.6%, Tantalum (Ta) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Tungsten (W) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Rhenium (Re) 1.0% - 1.30%, in particular 1.25%, Aluminum (Al) 5.0% - 6.4%, especially 5.7%, Hafnium (Hf) 0.08% - 0.12%, in particular 0.1%, Silicon (Si) 0.018% - 0.32%, in particular 0.25%, Boron (B) 0.003% - 0.015%, especially 0.008%, Carbon (C) 0.01% - 0.05%, in particular 0.0210%, Yttrium (Y) 0.017% - 0.023%, in particular 0.02%.

This material differs from previous Ni-SX compositions by a significantly higher proportion of chromium (Cr), a reduced proportion of rhenium (Re), the addition of silicon (Si) and yttrium (Y) and the fact that it is not titanium ( Ti), except for impurities of max. 0.1% by weight.

• Durch den Zusatz von Silizium (Si) erhöht sich die TMF-Festigkeit um den Faktor 2. Dieser Effekt beruht auf folgender Wirkung durch Silizium:
  • Silizium (Si) verbessert die Oxidationsbeständigkeit,
  • durch Zugabe von Silizium (Si) wird eine erhöhte Dehngrenze bei tiefen Temperaturen erzielt, die im TMF-Versuch zu reduzierten Druckspannungen im Hochtemperaturbereich unter Outof-Phase Bedingungen und damit zu einem geringeren Rekristallisationsrisiko führt.

The new material has the following advantages:

• The addition of silicon (Si) increases the TMF strength by a factor of 2. This effect is due to the following effect of silicon:
  • Silicon (Si) improves oxidation resistance,
  • the addition of silicon (Si) results in an increased yield strength achieved at low temperatures, which leads in the TMF test to reduced compressive stresses in the high temperature range under out-of-phase conditions and thus to a lower risk of recrystallization.

The LCF life is increased by the increased yield strength at low temperatures and high strain ranges. Reducing the proportion of rhenium (Re) reduces the risk of TCP phase formation, which has a very negative effect on TMF behavior, provided that it is formed during operation.

In combination with the removal of titanium (Ti), the reduction of rhenium (Re) also allows an increase in the chromium content without stabilizing unwanted TCP phases. As a result, the new material should have oxidation properties that are at least at the level of Alloy 247.

The addition of yttrium (Y) ensures that the material has a particularly good cyclic oxidation properties (improvement of the Al 2 O 3 cover layer adhesion).

In the titanium-free alloy, the silicon (Si) is mainly incorporated in the γ'-phase, while it is incorporated in titanium-containing materials in the γ-phase. The accumulation of silicon (Si) in γ-phase is rather undesirable because it would favor the precipitation of brittle phases in the channels (e.g., G-phase). Furthermore, the silicon incorporation into the γ'-phase increases its shear strength.

Due to the reduced proportion of rhenium (Re), the alloy is significantly cheaper. The γ'-content changes only insignificantly.
The creep resistance therefore remains virtually unaffected.

• Lebensdauerverlängerung der Turbinenschaufeln,
• dadurch reduzierte LCCs,
• technische Vorreiterschaft durch eigene SX-Legierung.

The alloy presented above is completely new. If the TMF lifetime can actually be increased by a factor of 2, the following advantages result:

• Lifetime extension of the turbine blades,
• thereby reduced LCCs,
• technical pioneering by own SX alloy.

Claims (6)

Nickel-based alloy,
at least comprising (in% by weight): Chrome (Cr) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Cobalt (Co) 9.0% - 11%, in particular 10%, Molybdenum (Mo) 0.4% - 0.8%, in particular 0.6%, Tantalum (Ta) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Tungsten (W) 7.0% - 9.0%, in particular 8.0%, Rhenium (Re) 1.0% - 1.30%, in particular 1.25%, Aluminum (Al) 5.0% - 6.4%, especially 5.7%, Hafnium (Hf) 0.08% - 0.12%, in particular 0.1%, Silicon (Si) 0.018% - 0.32%, in particular 0.25%, Boron (B) 0.003% - 0.015%, especially 0.008%, Carbon (C) 0.01% - 0.05%, in particular 0.0210%, Yttrium (Y) 0.017% - 0.023%, in particular 0.02%, in particular consisting of these elements. raw material,
especially powder,
at least comprising an alloy according to claim 1. component
at least comprising an alloy according to claim 1 or prepared from a raw material according to claim 2. Component according to claim,
which represents a turbine component,
in particular a turbine blade. Alloy, raw material or component according to one of the preceding claims,
which does not contain titanium (Ti). Alloy, raw material or component according to one of the preceding claims,
that does not have zirconium (Zr).