Detection of rhenium-rich particles at grain boundaries in nickel-base superalloy turbine blades

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Abstract

Ni-base single crystal superalloy turbine blades containing defect grains were investigated by high resolution electron microscopy. Several
different types of defects, such as, stray grains, equiax grains and freckle chains which formed during casting, and recrystallized grains which
formed during subsequent heat treatment, were selected. Regardless of the region of the turbine blade, many particles with large amounts of
rhenium were detected at the boundary of the stray grain and matrix. The Re-rich particles were also detected at the boundary of the matrix and
other defect grains, such as, equiax grains and freckle chain grains, and even at a low angle grain boundary. However, the boundary of the recrystallised
grain and matrix which was formed after solution heat treatment showed just one Re-rich particle. Also, the composition of these
Re-rich particles is different from any topologically close packed phases which have been reported in Ni-base superalloys. The results suggest
that during solidication, the particles are formed from the melt and pushed ahead of each solidication front of the defect grain and the matrix,
and piled up at the boundary of the matrix/defect grain
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1698-1706
JournalMATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
Volume57
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Oct 2016

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