EP1640465B1 - Ni-Cr-Co-Mo alloy for advanced gas turbine engines - Google Patents

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EP1640465B1
EP1640465B1 EP05018830A EP05018830A EP1640465B1 EP 1640465 B1 EP1640465 B1 EP 1640465B1 EP 05018830 A EP05018830 A EP 05018830A EP 05018830 A EP05018830 A EP 05018830A EP 1640465 B1 EP1640465 B1 EP 1640465B1
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  • This invention relates to wroughtable high strength alloys for use at elevated temperatures.
  • it is related to alloys which possess sufficient creep strength, thermal stability, and resistance to strain age cracking to allow for fabrication and service in gas turbine transition ducts and other gas turbine components.
  • Transition ducts are often welded components made of sheet or thin plate material and thus need to be weldable as well as wroughtable.
  • gamma-prime strengthened alloys are used in transition ducts due to their high-strength at elevated temperatures.
  • current commercially available wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys either do not have the strength or stability to be used at the very high temperatures demanded by advanced gas turbine design concepts, or can present difficulties during fabrication.
  • one such fabrication difficulty is the susceptibility of many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys to strain age cracking. The problem of strain age cracking will be described in more detail later in this document.
  • Wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys are often based on the nickel-chromium-cobalt system, although other base systems are also used. These alloys will typically have aluminum and titanium additions which are responsible for the formation of the gamma-prime phase, Ni 3 (Al,Ti). Other gamma-prime forming elements, such as niobium and/or tantalum, can also be employed.
  • An age-hardening heat treatment is used to develop the gamma-prime phase into the alloy microstructure. This heat treatment is normally given to the alloy when it is in the annealed condition. The presence of gamma-prime phase leads to a considerable strengthening of the alloy over a broad temperature range.
  • Other elemental additions may include molybdenum or tungsten for solid solution strengthening, carbon for carbide formation, and boron for improved high temperature ductility.
  • Strain age cracking is a problem which limits the weldability of many gamma-prime strengthened alloys. This phenomenon typically occurs when a welded part is subjected to a high temperature for the first time after the welding operation. Often this is during the post-weld annealing treatment given to most welded gamma-prime alloy fabrications. The cracking occurs as a result of the formation of the gamma-prime phase during the heat up to the annealing temperature. The formation of the strengthening gamma-prime phase in conjunction with the low ductility many of these alloys possess at intermediate temperatures, as well as the mechanical restraint typically imposed by the welding operation will often lead to cracking. The problem of strain age cracking can limit alloys to be used up to only a certain thickness since greater material thickness leads to greater mechanical restraint.
  • CHRT controlled heating rate tensile
  • the test sample is pulled to fracture at a constant engineering strain rate.
  • the test sample starts in the annealed (not age-hardened) condition, so that the gamma-prime phase is precipitating during the heat-up stage as would be the case in a welded component being subjected to a post-weld heat treatment.
  • the percent elongation to fracture in the test sample is taken as a measure of susceptibility to strain age cracking (lower elongation values suggesting greater susceptibility to strain age cracking).
  • the elongation in the CHRT is a function of test temperature and normally will exhibit a minimum at a particular temperature. The temperature at which this occurs is around 816°C (1500°F) for many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys.
  • High temperature strength has long been evaluated with the use of creep-rupture tests, where samples are isothermally subjected to a constant load until the sample fractures. The time to fracture, or rupture life, is then used as a measure of the alloy strength at that temperature.
  • Thermal stability is a measure of whether the alloy microstructure remains relatively unaffected during a thermal exposure. Many high-temperature alloys can form brittle intermetallic or carbide phases during thermal exposure. The presence of these phases can dramatically reduce the room-temperature ductility of the material. This loss of ductility can be effectively measured using a standard tensile test.
  • Rene-41 or R-41 alloy U.S. Patent No. 2,945,758
  • M-252 alloy U.S. Patent No. 2,747,993
  • the M-252 alloy has good creep strength and resistance to strain age cracking, but like R-41 alloy is limited by poor thermal stability.
  • the Pratt & Whitney developed alloy known commercially as WASPALOY alloy (apparently having no U.S. patent coverage) is another gamma-prime strengthened alloy intended for use in turbine engines and available in sheet form. However, this alloy has marginal creep strength above 1500°F, marginal thermal stability, and has fairly poor resistance to strain age cracking.
  • the alloy commercially known as 263 alloy ( U.S. Patent 3,222,165 ) was developed in the late 1950's and introduced in 1960 by Rolls-Royce Limited. This alloy has excellent thermal stability and resistance to strain age cracking, but has very poor creep strength at temperatures greater than 816°C (1500°F).
  • the PK-33 alloy ( U.S. Patent No. 3,248,213 ) was developed by the International Nickel Company and introduced in 1961.
  • US 3207599 also discloses a creep resistant nickel based alloy having good strain age ductility and weldability but contains silicon and manganese. As suggested by these examples, no currently commercially available alloys are available which possess the unique combination of three key properties: good creep strength and good thermal stability in the 871°C-927°C (1600 to 1700°F) temperature range as well as good resistance to strain age cracking.
  • the principal objective of this invention is to provide new wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys which are suitable for use in high temperature gas turbine transition ducts and other gas turbine components possessing a combination of three specific key properties, namely resistance to strain age cracking, good thermal stability, and good creep-rupture strength.
  • the wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys described here have sufficient creep strength, thermal stability, and resistance to strain age cracking to allow for service in sheet or plate form in gas turbine transition ducts as well as in other product forms and other demanding gas turbine applications.
  • This combination of critical properties is achieved through control of several critical elements each with certain functions.
  • the presence of gamma-prime forming elements such as aluminum, titanium, and niobium contribute significantly to the high creep-rupture strength through the formation of the gamma-prime phase during the age-hardening process.
  • the combined amount of aluminum, titanium, and niobium must be carefully controlled to allow for good resistance to strain age cracking.
  • Molybdenum and possibly tungsten are added to provide additional creep-rupture strength through solid solution strengthening. Again, however, the total combined molybdenum and tungsten concentration must be carefully controlled, in this case to ensure sufficient thermal stability of the alloy.
  • gamma-prime strengthened alloys Based on the projected requirements for the next generation of gas turbine transition ducts, gamma-prime strengthened alloys have significant potential. Three of the more critical properties are creep strength, weldability (i.e. strain age cracking resistance), and thermal stability. However, producing a gamma-prime strengthened alloy which excels in all three of these properties is not straightforward and no commercially available alloy was found which possessed all three properties to a sufficient degree.
  • the experimental alloys have been labeled A through Z.
  • the commercial alloys were HAYNES R-41 alloy, HAYNES WASPALOY alloy, HAYNES 263 alloy, M-252 alloy, and NIMONIC PK-33 alloy.
  • the alloys (including both the experimental and the commercial alloys) had a Cr content which ranged from 17.5 to 21.3 wt.%, as well as a cobalt content ranging from 8.3 to 19.6 wt.%.
  • the aluminum content ranged from 0.49 to 1.89 wt.%, the titanium content from 1.53 to 3.12 wt.%, and the niobium content ranged from nil to 0.79 wt.%.
  • the molybdenum content ranged from 3.2 to 10.5 wt.% and the tungsten ranged from nil up to 8.3 wt.%.
  • Intentional minor element additions carbon and boron ranged from 0.034 to 0.163 wt.% and from nil to 0.008 wt.%, respectively.
  • Iron ranged from nil to 3.6 wt.%.
  • the cold rolled sheets were annealed at temperatures between 1121-1190°C (2050 and 2175°F) as necessary to produce a fully recrystallized, equiaxed grain structure with an ASTM grain size between 4 and 5. Finally, the sheet material was given an age-hardening heat treatment of 802°C (1475°F) for 8 hours to produce the gamma-prime phase.
  • the commercial alloys HAYNES R-41 alloy, HAYNES WASPALOY alloy, HAYNES 263 alloy, and NIMONIC PK-33 alloy were obtained in sheet form in the mill annealed condition. Since no commercially available M-252 alloy sheet could be found, a 22 kg (50 lb). heat was produced for evaluation using the same method as described above for the experimental alloys. All five of the commercial alloys were given post-anneal age-hardening heat treatments according accepted standards. These heat treatments are reported in Table 2.
  • the critical property in this test is the tensile ductility, as measured by a measurement of the elongation to failure. Alloys with a greater ductility in this test are expected to have greater resistance to strain age cracking. The objective of the present study was to have a ductility of 4.5% or greater. Of the experimental alloys, only alloy W failed to meet this requirement.
  • the tensile ductility (measured as the percent elongation to failure) is plotted as a function of the compositional variable A1 + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%).
  • a line is drawn on the figure corresponding to a tensile ductility of 4.5%. All alloys plotted above this line (symbol: filled circles) were considered to have passed the controlled heating rate tensile test, while alloys plotted below the line (symbol: x-marks) were considered to have failed.
  • a dashed vertical line is drawn at a value of 2.9 wt.% for the compositional variable, Al + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb.
  • a line is drawn on the figure corresponding to a tensile ductility of 20%. All alloys plotted above this line (symbol: filled circles) were considered to have passed the thermal stability test, while alloys plotted below the line (symbol: x-marks) were considered to have failed.
  • a dashed vertical line is drawn at a value of 9.5 wt.% for the compositional variable, Mo + 0.52W. All alloys with a value greater than 9.5 were found to fail the thermal stability test.
  • the third key property for the target application is creep strength.
  • the creep-rupture strength of the alloys was measured at 927°C (1700°F) with a load of 7 ksi. A rupture life of greater than 300 hours was the established goal.
  • the results for the experimental and commercial alloys are shown in Table 5. All of the experimental alloys were found to pass the goal, with the exception of alloys V, Y, and Z. The commercial alloys all passed with the exception of 263 alloy and WASPALOY alloy. Of the total of five alloys which failed the creep-rupture goal, three of them (alloys V and Z, as well as WASPALOY alloy) did not satisfy one or both of Eqs. (1) and (2) and were thermally unstable. Thermal instability can be a negative influence on creep strength.
  • alloy Y and 263 alloy both had a relatively low total content of the solid solution strengthening elements molybdenum and tungsten. Additionally, the 263 alloy had a low total content of the gamma-prime forming elements aluminum, titanium, and niobium.
  • the Eqs. (1) and (2) were modified respectfully as (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%): 2.2 ⁇ Al + 0.56 ⁇ Ti + 0.29 ⁇ Nb ⁇ 2.9 and 6.5 ⁇ Mo + 0.52 ⁇ W ⁇ 9.5
  • the acceptable alloys contained in weight percent 17.5 to 21.3 chromium, 8.3 to 14.2 cobalt, 4.3 to 9.3 molybdenum, up to 7.0 tungsten, 1.29 to 1.63 aluminum, 1.59 to 2.28 titanium, up to 0.79 niobium, 0.034 to 0.097 carbon, 0.002 to 0.007 boron and up to 2.6 iron.
  • alloys containing these elements within the following ranges and meeting Eqs.
  • the alloy may also contain tantalum, up to 1.5 wt. %, and one or more of magnesium, calcium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, cerium and lanthanum. Each of these seven elements may be present up to 0.05 wt. %.
  • the acceptable alloys had a range of values for Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb of from 2.35 to 2.84 and a range for Mo + 0.52 W of from 7.1 to 9.3.
  • TABLE 5 Alloy Rupture Life (hours) A 304 B 560 C 481 D 375 E 346 F 522 G 584 H 764 I 410 J 767 K 560 L 522 M 581 N 401 O 403 P 664 Q 419 R 328 S 641 T 506 U 384 V 284 W 463 X 339 Y 271 Z 283 R-41 alloy 618 WASPALOY 243 263 alloy 139 M-252 alloy 392 PK-33 alloy 412
  • chromium Cr
  • the chromium level should be between 17 to 22 wt.%.
  • Co Co
  • Cobalt is a common element in many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys. Cobalt decreases the solubility of aluminum and titanium in nickel at lower temperatures allowing for a greater gamma-prime content for a given level of aluminum and titanium. It was found that Co levels of 8 to 15 wt.% are acceptable for the alloys of this invention.
  • Al aluminum
  • Ti titanium
  • Nb niobium
  • Mo molybdenum
  • W tungsten
  • Carbon (C) is a necessary component and contributes to creep-strength of the alloys of this invention through formation of carbides. Carbides are also necessary for proper grain size control. Carbon should be present in the amount of 0.01 to 0.2 wt.%.
  • Iron is not required, but typically will be present.
  • the presence of Fe allows economic use of revert materials, most of which contain residual amounts of Fe.
  • An acceptable, Fe-free alloy might be possible using new furnace linings and high purity charge materials.
  • the presented data indicate that levels up to at least 3.0 wt.% are acceptable.
  • Boron (B) is normally added to wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys in small amounts to improve elevated temperature ductility. Too much boron may lead to weldability problems. The range is up to 0.015 wt.%.
  • Tantalum (Ta) is a gamma-prime forming element in this class of alloys. It is expected that tantalum could be partially substituted for aluminum, titanium, or niobium at levels up to 1.5 wt.%.
  • Silicon (Si) can be present as an impurity.
  • Copper (Cu) can be present as an impurity originating either from the use of revert materials or during the melting and processing of the alloy itself. It is expected that Cu could be present in amounts up to at least 0.5 wt.%.
  • magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) is often employed during primary melting of nickel base alloys. It is expected that levels of these elements up to 0.05 wt.% could be present in alloys of this invention.
  • nickel based alloys to provide increased environmental resistance.
  • These elements include, but are not necessarily limited to lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), and hafnium (Hf). It is expected that amounts of each of these elements up to 0.5 wt.%, especially up to 0.05 wt.% could be present in alloys of this invention.
  • the alloys should exhibit comparable properties in other wrought forms (such as plates, bars, tubes, pipes, forgings, and wires) and in cast, spray-formed, or powder metallurgy forms, namely, powder, compacted powder and sintered compacted powder. Consequently, the present invention encompasses all forms of the alloy composition.

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A wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy suitable for use in high temperature gas turbine transition ducts possessing a combination of three specific key properties, namely resistance to strain age cracking, good thermal stability, and good creep-rupture strength

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  • This invention relates to wroughtable high strength alloys for use at elevated temperatures. In particular, it is related to alloys which possess sufficient creep strength, thermal stability, and resistance to strain age cracking to allow for fabrication and service in gas turbine transition ducts and other gas turbine components.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • To meet the demand for increased operating efficiency, gas turbine engine designers would like to employ higher and higher operating temperatures. However, the ability to increase operating temperatures is often limited by material properties. One application with such a limitation is gas turbine transition ducts. Transition ducts are often welded components made of sheet or thin plate material and thus need to be weldable as well as wroughtable. Often gamma-prime strengthened alloys are used in transition ducts due to their high-strength at elevated temperatures. However, current commercially available wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys either do not have the strength or stability to be used at the very high temperatures demanded by advanced gas turbine design concepts, or can present difficulties during fabrication. In particular, one such fabrication difficulty is the susceptibility of many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys to strain age cracking. The problem of strain age cracking will be described in more detail later in this document.
  • Wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys are often based on the nickel-chromium-cobalt system, although other base systems are also used. These alloys will typically have aluminum and titanium additions which are responsible for the formation of the gamma-prime phase, Ni3(Al,Ti). Other gamma-prime forming elements, such as niobium and/or tantalum, can also be employed. An age-hardening heat treatment is used to develop the gamma-prime phase into the alloy microstructure. This heat treatment is normally given to the alloy when it is in the annealed condition. The presence of gamma-prime phase leads to a considerable strengthening of the alloy over a broad temperature range. Other elemental additions may include molybdenum or tungsten for solid solution strengthening, carbon for carbide formation, and boron for improved high temperature ductility.
  • Strain age cracking is a problem which limits the weldability of many gamma-prime strengthened alloys. This phenomenon typically occurs when a welded part is subjected to a high temperature for the first time after the welding operation. Often this is during the post-weld annealing treatment given to most welded gamma-prime alloy fabrications. The cracking occurs as a result of the formation of the gamma-prime phase during the heat up to the annealing temperature. The formation of the strengthening gamma-prime phase in conjunction with the low ductility many of these alloys possess at intermediate temperatures, as well as the mechanical restraint typically imposed by the welding operation will often lead to cracking. The problem of strain age cracking can limit alloys to be used up to only a certain thickness since greater material thickness leads to greater mechanical restraint.
  • Several types of tests to evaluate the susceptibility of an alloy to strain age cracking have been developed. These include the circular patch test, the restrained plate test, and various dynamic thermal-mechanical tests. One test which can be used to evaluate the susceptibility of an alloy to strain age cracking is the controlled heating rate tensile (CHRT) test developed in the 1960's. Recent testing at Haynes International has found the CHRT test to successfully rank the susceptibility of several commercial alloys in an order consistent with field experience. In the CHRT test, a sheet tensile sample is heated from a low temperature up to the test temperature at a constant rate (a rate of 14-17°C (25°F to 30°F) per minute was used in the tests run at Haynes International). Once reaching the test temperature the sample is pulled to fracture at a constant engineering strain rate. The test sample starts in the annealed (not age-hardened) condition, so that the gamma-prime phase is precipitating during the heat-up stage as would be the case in a welded component being subjected to a post-weld heat treatment. The percent elongation to fracture in the test sample is taken as a measure of susceptibility to strain age cracking (lower elongation values suggesting greater susceptibility to strain age cracking). The elongation in the CHRT is a function of test temperature and normally will exhibit a minimum at a particular temperature. The temperature at which this occurs is around 816°C (1500°F) for many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys.
  • Good strength and thermal stability at the high temperatures demanded by advanced gas turbine concepts are two properties lacking in many current commercially available wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys. High temperature strength has long been evaluated with the use of creep-rupture tests, where samples are isothermally subjected to a constant load until the sample fractures. The time to fracture, or rupture life, is then used as a measure of the alloy strength at that temperature. Thermal stability is a measure of whether the alloy microstructure remains relatively unaffected during a thermal exposure. Many high-temperature alloys can form brittle intermetallic or carbide phases during thermal exposure. The presence of these phases can dramatically reduce the room-temperature ductility of the material. This loss of ductility can be effectively measured using a standard tensile test.
  • Many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys are available in sheet form today in today's marketplace. The Rene-41 or R-41 alloy ( U.S. Patent No. 2,945,758 ) was developed by General Electric in the 1950's for use in turbine engines. It has excellent creep strength, but is limited by poor thermal stability and resistance to strain age cracking. A similar General Electric alloy, M-252 alloy ( U.S. Patent No. 2,747,993 ), was also developed in the 1950's. Although currently available only in bar form, the composition would easily lend itself to sheet manufacture. The M-252 alloy has good creep strength and resistance to strain age cracking, but like R-41 alloy is limited by poor thermal stability. The Pratt & Whitney developed alloy known commercially as WASPALOY alloy (apparently having no U.S. patent coverage) is another gamma-prime strengthened alloy intended for use in turbine engines and available in sheet form. However, this alloy has marginal creep strength above 1500°F, marginal thermal stability, and has fairly poor resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy commercially known as 263 alloy ( U.S. Patent 3,222,165 ) was developed in the late 1950's and introduced in 1960 by Rolls-Royce Limited. This alloy has excellent thermal stability and resistance to strain age cracking, but has very poor creep strength at temperatures greater than 816°C (1500°F). The PK-33 alloy ( U.S. Patent No. 3,248,213 ) was developed by the International Nickel Company and introduced in 1961. This alloy has good thermal stability and creep strength, but is limited by a poor resistance to strain age cracking. US 3207599 also discloses a creep resistant nickel based alloy having good strain age ductility and weldability but contains silicon and manganese. As suggested by these examples, no currently commercially available alloys are available which possess the unique combination of three key properties: good creep strength and good thermal stability in the 871°C-927°C (1600 to 1700°F) temperature range as well as good resistance to strain age cracking.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The principal objective of this invention is to provide new wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys which are suitable for use in high temperature gas turbine transition ducts and other gas turbine components possessing a combination of three specific key properties, namely resistance to strain age cracking, good thermal stability, and good creep-rupture strength.
  • It has been found that this objective can be reached with an alloy as given in the claims containing a certain range of chromium and cobalt, a certain range of molybdenum and possibly tungsten, and a certain range of aluminum, titanium and possibly niobium, with a balance of nickel and various minor elements and impurities.
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    • Figure 1 is a graph of the ductility of the studied wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys in a controlled heating rate tensile test at 1500°F.
    • Figure 2 is a graph of the ductility of the studied wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys in a standard tensile test at room temperature.
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  • The wrought age-hardenable nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloys described here have sufficient creep strength, thermal stability, and resistance to strain age cracking to allow for service in sheet or plate form in gas turbine transition ducts as well as in other product forms and other demanding gas turbine applications. This combination of critical properties is achieved through control of several critical elements each with certain functions. The presence of gamma-prime forming elements such as aluminum, titanium, and niobium contribute significantly to the high creep-rupture strength through the formation of the gamma-prime phase during the age-hardening process. However, the combined amount of aluminum, titanium, and niobium must be carefully controlled to allow for good resistance to strain age cracking. Molybdenum and possibly tungsten are added to provide additional creep-rupture strength through solid solution strengthening. Again, however, the total combined molybdenum and tungsten concentration must be carefully controlled, in this case to ensure sufficient thermal stability of the alloy.
  • Based on the projected requirements for the next generation of gas turbine transition ducts, gamma-prime strengthened alloys have significant potential. Three of the more critical properties are creep strength, weldability (i.e. strain age cracking resistance), and thermal stability. However, producing a gamma-prime strengthened alloy which excels in all three of these properties is not straightforward and no commercially available alloy was found which possessed all three properties to a sufficient degree.
  • I tested 26 experimental and 5 commercial alloys whose compositions are set forth in Table 1. The experimental alloys have been labeled A through Z. The commercial alloys were HAYNES R-41 alloy, HAYNES WASPALOY alloy, HAYNES 263 alloy, M-252 alloy, and NIMONIC PK-33 alloy. The alloys (including both the experimental and the commercial alloys) had a Cr content which ranged from 17.5 to 21.3 wt.%, as well as a cobalt content ranging from 8.3 to 19.6 wt.%. The aluminum content ranged from 0.49 to 1.89 wt.%, the titanium content from 1.53 to 3.12 wt.%, and the niobium content ranged from nil to 0.79 wt.%. The molybdenum content ranged from 3.2 to 10.5 wt.% and the tungsten ranged from nil up to 8.3 wt.%. Intentional minor element additions carbon and boron ranged from 0.034 to 0.163 wt.% and from nil to 0.008 wt.%, respectively. Iron ranged from nil to 3.6 wt.%.
  • All testing of the alloys was performed on sheet material of 0.119-0.165 cms (0.047" to 0.065") thickness. The experimental alloys were vacuum induction melted, and then electro-slag remelted, at a heat size of 50 1b. The ingots so produced were soaked at 1176°C (2150°F) and then forged and rolled with starting temperatures of 1176°C (2150°F). The sheet thickness after hot rolling was 0.216 cms (0.085"). The sheets were annealed at 1176°C (2150°F) for 15 minutes and water quenched. The sheets were then cold rolled to 0.060" thickness. The cold rolled sheets were annealed at temperatures between 1121-1190°C (2050 and 2175°F) as necessary to produce a fully recrystallized, equiaxed grain structure with an ASTM grain size between 4 and 5. Finally, the sheet material was given an age-hardening heat treatment of 802°C (1475°F) for 8 hours to produce the gamma-prime phase. The commercial alloys HAYNES R-41 alloy, HAYNES WASPALOY alloy, HAYNES 263 alloy, and NIMONIC PK-33 alloy were obtained in sheet form in the mill annealed condition. Since no commercially available M-252 alloy sheet could be found, a 22 kg (50 lb). heat was produced for evaluation using the same method as described above for the experimental alloys. All five of the commercial alloys were given post-anneal age-hardening heat treatments according accepted standards. These heat treatments are reported in Table 2.
  • To evaluate the three properties identified above as important (strain age cracking resistance, thermal stability, and creep strength) three different tests were employed on each of the alloys. The first test was the controlled heating rate tensile test (CHRT). The results of the CHRT testing are given in Table 3. The critical property in this test is the tensile ductility, as measured by a measurement of the elongation to failure. Alloys with a greater ductility in this test are expected to have greater resistance to strain age cracking. The objective of the present study was to have a ductility of 4.5% or greater. Of the experimental alloys, only alloy W failed to meet this requirement. For the commercial alloys, M-252 alloy and 263 alloy met the requirement, while PK-33 alloy, WASPALOY alloy, and R-41 alloy did not. It was found that the performance of a given alloy in the CHRT test could be correlated to the amount of the gamma-prime forming elements in the alloy using the following equation (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%): Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb < 2.9
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  • The values of the left hand side of Eq. (1) for all of the alloys in this study are given in Table 1. All of the alloys which passed the CHRT test were found to obey Eq. (1). Furthermore, all of the alloys which did not obey Eq. (1) did not pass the CHRT test requirement, that is, they were found to have a 816°C (1500°F) CHRT ductility less than 4.5%. This relationship is shown more clearly in Fig. 1, where the 816°C (1500°F) CHRT ductility is plotted against the value of the left hand side of Eq. (1) for,all of the alloys in the study. All testing was performed on samples in the annealed condition. The tensile ductility (measured as the percent elongation to failure) is plotted as a function of the compositional variable A1 + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%). A line is drawn on the figure corresponding to a tensile ductility of 4.5%. All alloys plotted above this line (symbol: filled circles) were considered to have passed the controlled heating rate tensile test, while alloys plotted below the line (symbol: x-marks) were considered to have failed. A dashed vertical line is drawn at a value of 2.9 wt.% for the compositional variable, Al + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb. All alloys with a value greater than 2.9 were found to fail the controlled heating rate tensile test. TABLE 1
    Alloy Ni Cr Co W Mo Ti Al Nb C B Fe Mo+0.52W Al+0.56Ti+0.29Cb
    A BAL 19.1 10.7 7.0 5.5 1.91 1.53 < 0.05 0.079 0.003 <0.1 9.1 2.60
    B BAL 19.5 10.9 5.4 4.3 2.07 1.51 0.02 0.097 0.006 <0.1 7.1 2.68
    C BAL 19.2 10.8 6.3 5.1 2.20 1.60 < 0.05 0.095 0.006 <0.1 8.4 2.84
    D BAL 19.0 10.7 5.9 6.3 1.71 1.57 0.63 0.090 0.005 <0.1 9.3 2.71
    E BAL 19.2 10.7 6.8 5.3 1.59 1.51 0.79 0.085 0.003 <0.1 8.8 2.63
    F BAL 19.4 10.9 5.9 4.5 2.05 1.47 < 0.05 0.086 0.005 <0.1 7.6 2.62
    G BAL 19.1 10.7 6.3 5.1 2.03 1.40 < 0.05 0.097 0.002 <0.1 8.4 2.54
    H BAL 19.3 10.8 6.1 4.6 1.85 1.63 < 0.05 0.088 0.003 0.2 7.8 2.67
    I BAL 19.3 10.7 6.1 4.7 1.89 1.29 < 0.05 0.075 0.004 0.2 7.9 2.35
    J BAL 19.2 10.7 6.1 4.6 2.28 1.30 < 0.05 0.074 0.003 0.2 7.8 2.58
    K BAL 19.2 10.7 6.2 4.8 2.07 1.60 < 0.05 0.080 0.003 0.2 8.0 2.77
    L BAL 19.2 10.8 6.0 4.8 2.08 1.48 0.02 0.088 0.005 <0.1 7.9 2.65
    M BAL 19.3 10.7 6.1 4.6 1.97 1.39 < 0.05 0.081 0.003 2.6 7.8 2.50
    N BAL 21.3 8.3 6.0 4.7 2.13 1.45 < 0.05 0.073 0.004 0.2 7.8 2.65
    O BAL 17.5 14.2 6.1 4.7 2.11 1.47 < 0.05 0.077 0.004 0.2 7.9 2.66
    P BAL 19.4 10.7 6.2 4.6 1.98 1.52 < 0.05 0.034 0.006 0.2 7.8 2.64
    Q BAL 19.2 10.7 2.7 6.2 2.01 1.54 < 0.05 0.056 0.006 0.2 7.6 2.68
    R BAL 19.9 10.1 < 0.1 7.2 2.05 1.50 < 0.05 0.058 0.006 0.7 7.2 2.65
    S BAL 20.2 9.6 < 0.1 8.3 2.12 1.48 < 0.05 0.062 0.007 0.7 8.3 2.67
    T BAL 18.9 10.1 < 0.1 9.3 2.07 1.56 < 0.05 0.066 0.006 0.7 9.3 2.72
    U BAL 18.7 10.5 8.3 6.3 1.80 1.43 < 0.05 0.089 0.002 0.1 10.6 2.44
    V BAL 19.6 10.9 0.1 9.9 2.21 1.33 0.65 0.094 0.004 <0.1 9.9 2.76
    W BAL 19.4 10.9 5.4 4.3 2.30 1.66 < 0.05 0.096 0.006 <0.1 7.1 2.95
    X BAL 18.8 10.3 7.6 6.0 1.53 1.39 0.72 0.089 < 0.002 <0.1 9.9 2.46
    Y BAL 19.2 10.6 4.1 3.2 2.13 1.45 < 0.05 0.080 0.004 0.2 5.3 2.65
    Z BAL 19.2 10.8 0.1 10.5 2.10 1.46 < 0.05 0.077 0.004 0.2 10.5 2.64
    M-252 BAL 18.9 9.7 < 0.1 10.0 2.30 1.01 1 0.04 0.163 0.005 0.2 10.0 2.31
    PK-33 BAL 18.8 13.1 --- 7.2 1.90 1.89 --- 0.048 0.003 0.7 7.2 2.95
    263 BAL 20.5 19.6 < 0.1 5.9 2.16 0.49 < 0.05 0.060 0.002 0.4 5.9 1.61
    WASP BAL 19.1 13.3 < 0.1 4.3 2.92 1.45 0.05 0.080 0.008 1.0 4.3 2.97
    R-41 BAL 19.1 10.9 < 0.1 9.7 3.12 1.48 < 0.05 0.090 0.008 3.6 9.7 3.10
    TABLE 2
    Alloy Heat Treatment*Δ
    Experimental alloys A-Z 1475°F/8hr./AC
    R-41 alloy 2050°F/30min./AC + 1650°F/4hr./AC
    WASPALOY alloy 1825°F/2hr./AC + 1550°F/4hr./AC + 1400°F/16hr./AC
    263 alloy 1472°F/8hr./AC
    M-252 alloy 1400°F/15hr./AC
    PK-33 alloy 1562°F/4hr./AC
    * All heat treatments performed after an annealing heat treatment.
    AC= air cool Δ °C = 5/9 (°f -32)
    TABLE 3
    Alloy 1500°F CHRT Ductility (% Elong.)
    A 5.9
    B 4.9
    C 5.0
    D 6.4
    E 9.5
    F 6.0
    G 4.9
    H 8.5
    I 10.0
    J 5.5
    K 5.4
    L 5.7
    M 8.5
    N 5.6
    O 5.8
    P 5.2
    Q 5.9
    R 6.9
    S 8.2
    T 7.0
    U 5.0
    V 6.7
    W 4.2
    X 6.9
    Y 5.1
    Z 9.3
    R-41 alloy 2.8
    WASPALOY alloy 3.5
    263 alloy 22.9
    M-252 alloy 5.6
    PK-33 alloy 3.6
  • To evaluate the thermal stability of the alloys, their room temperature tensile ductility was determined after a long term thermal exposure. After performing the age-hardening heat treatments given in Table 2, samples from all of the experimental and commercial alloys were given a thermal exposure of 1600°F/1000 hrs./AC. A room temperature tensile test was performed on the thermally exposed samples and the results are given in Table 4. Ductility greater than 20% was considered acceptable. Using this guideline, the experimental alloys U, V, X, and Z were found to fail along with the commercial alloys M-252 alloy, WASPALOY alloy, and R-41 alloy. It was found that control of the elements molybdenum and tungsten was critical to develop a thermally stable alloy. The following relationship was found (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%): Mo + 0.52 W < 9.5
    Figure imgb0002
  • The values of the left hand side of Eq. (2) for all of the alloys in this study are given in Table 1. All of the alloys which did not obey Eq. (2) were found to not have sufficient thermal stability, that is, their room temperature tensile ductility after a 1000 hour thermal exposure at 871°C (1600°F) was found to be less than 20%. One alloy (WASPALOY alloy) was found to satisfy Eq. (2), but to have poor thermal stability. However, this alloy did not satisfy Eq. (1) and therefore is not suitable for the target application. From this example, it is clear that to ensure thermal stability for this class of alloys, it is necessary to control the amount of aluminum, titanium, and niobium as well as the molybdenum and tungsten. The usefulness of Eq. (2) becomes quite clear when considering Fig. 2, where the ductility of the thermally exposed samples is plotted against the value of the left hand side of Eq. (2) for all of the alloys in the study. Only alloys which satisfy the relationship A1 + 0.56Ti + 0.29Nb < 2.9 (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%) are plotted in the graph. All testing was performed on samples given an age-hardening heat treatment followed by a thermal exposure of 871°C (1600°F) for 1000 hours. In the graph, the tensile ductility (measured as the percent elongation to failure) is plotted as a function of the compositional variable Mo + 0.52W (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%). A line is drawn on the figure corresponding to a tensile ductility of 20%. All alloys plotted above this line (symbol: filled circles) were considered to have passed the thermal stability test, while alloys plotted below the line (symbol: x-marks) were considered to have failed. A dashed vertical line is drawn at a value of 9.5 wt.% for the compositional variable, Mo + 0.52W. All alloys with a value greater than 9.5 were found to fail the thermal stability test. TABLE 4
    Alloy Ductility after 1600°FΔ/1000 hrs./AC (% Elong.)
    A 27.8
    B 29.2
    C 28.8
    D 22.2
    E 24.3
    F 29.5
    G 26.3
    H 29.3
    I 34.3
    J 30.8
    K 28.3
    L 30.2
    M 32.1
    N 23.5
    O 32.5
    P 32.8
    Q 29.4
    R 34.5
    S 33.6
    T 29.9
    U 10.4
    V 9.2
    W 27.3
    X 19.0
    Y 33.6
    Z 18.0
    R-41 alloy 2.6
    WASPALOY 12.8
    263 alloy 40.9
    M-252 alloy 10.1
    PK-33 alloy 26.2
    Δ °C = 5/9 (°F-32)
  • The third key property for the target application is creep strength. The creep-rupture strength of the alloys was measured at 927°C (1700°F) with a load of 7 ksi. A rupture life of greater than 300 hours was the established goal. The results for the experimental and commercial alloys are shown in Table 5. All of the experimental alloys were found to pass the goal, with the exception of alloys V, Y, and Z. The commercial alloys all passed with the exception of 263 alloy and WASPALOY alloy. Of the total of five alloys which failed the creep-rupture goal, three of them (alloys V and Z, as well as WASPALOY alloy) did not satisfy one or both of Eqs. (1) and (2) and were thermally unstable. Thermal instability can be a negative influence on creep strength. The other two alloys which did not meet the creep strength goal (alloy Y and 263 alloy) both had a relatively low total content of the solid solution strengthening elements molybdenum and tungsten. Additionally, the 263 alloy had a low total content of the gamma-prime forming elements aluminum, titanium, and niobium. To ensure adequate levels of both the solid solution strengthening elements and the gamma-prime forming elements, the Eqs. (1) and (2) were modified respectfully as (where the elemental compositions are in wt.%): 2.2 < Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb < 2.9
    Figure imgb0003
    and 6.5 < Mo + 0.52 W < 9.5
    Figure imgb0004
  • Of the 31 total experimental and commercial alloys tested in this study, 20 were found to pass all three key property tests, i.e. the CHRT test, the thermal exposure test, and the creep-rupture test. All 20 of the acceptable alloys (experimental alloys A through T) had compositions which satisfied both Eqs. (3) and (4). The 11 alloys which were deemed unacceptable (which included experimental alloys U through Z and all five of the commercial alloys) had compositions which failed to satisfy one or both of Eqs. (3) and (4). From Table 1 it can be seen that the acceptable alloys contained in weight percent 17.5 to 21.3 chromium, 8.3 to 14.2 cobalt, 4.3 to 9.3 molybdenum, up to 7.0 tungsten, 1.29 to 1.63 aluminum, 1.59 to 2.28 titanium, up to 0.79 niobium, 0.034 to 0.097 carbon, 0.002 to 0.007 boron and up to 2.6 iron. For the reasons explained below, alloys containing these elements within the following ranges and meeting Eqs. (3) and (4) should provide the desired properties: 17 to 22 chromium, 8 to 15 cobalt, 4.0 to 9.5 molybdenum, up to 7.0 tungsten, 1.28 to 1.65 aluminum, 1.50 to 2.30 titanium, up to 0.80 niobium, 0.01 to 0.2 carbon and up to 0.015 boron with the balance being nickel plus impurities. The alloy may also contain tantalum, up to 1.5 wt. %, and one or more of magnesium, calcium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, cerium and lanthanum. Each of these seven elements may be present up to 0.05 wt. %. The acceptable alloys had a range of values for Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb of from 2.35 to 2.84 and a range for Mo + 0.52 W of from 7.1 to 9.3. TABLE 5
    Alloy Rupture Life (hours)
    A 304
    B 560
    C 481
    D 375
    E 346
    F 522
    G 584
    H 764
    I 410
    J 767
    K 560
    L 522
    M 581
    N 401
    O 403
    P 664
    Q 419
    R 328
    S 641
    T 506
    U 384
    V 284
    W 463
    X 339
    Y 271
    Z 283
    R-41 alloy 618
    WASPALOY 243
    263 alloy 139
    M-252 alloy 392
    PK-33 alloy 412
  • The presence of chromium (Cr) in alloys used in high temperature environments provides for necessary oxidation and hot corrosion resistance. In general, the higher the Cr content the better the oxidation resistance, however, too much Cr can lead to thermal instability in the alloy. For the alloys of this invention, it was found that the chromium level should be between 17 to 22 wt.%.
  • Cobalt (Co) is a common element in many wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys. Cobalt decreases the solubility of aluminum and titanium in nickel at lower temperatures allowing for a greater gamma-prime content for a given level of aluminum and titanium. It was found that Co levels of 8 to 15 wt.% are acceptable for the alloys of this invention.
  • As mentioned previously, aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), and niobium (Nb) contribute to the creep-strength of the alloys of this invention through the formation of the strengthening gamma-prime phase upon an age-hardening heat treatment. The combined total of these elements is limited by Eq. (3) above. In terms of the individual elements, it was found that Al could range from 1.28 to 1.65 wt.%, Ti could range from 1.50 to 2.30 wt.%, and Nb could range from nil to 0.80 wt.%.
  • As mentioned previously, molybdenum (Mo) and tungsten (W) contribute to the creep-rupture strength of the alloys of this invention through solid solution strengthening. The combined total of these elements is limited by Eq. (4) above. In terms of the individual elements, it was found that Mo could range from 4.0 to 9.5 wt.%, while W could range from nil to 7.0 wt.%.
  • Carbon (C) is a necessary component and contributes to creep-strength of the alloys of this invention through formation of carbides. Carbides are also necessary for proper grain size control. Carbon should be present in the amount of 0.01 to 0.2 wt.%.
  • Iron (Fe) is not required, but typically will be present. The presence of Fe allows economic use of revert materials, most of which contain residual amounts of Fe. An acceptable, Fe-free alloy might be possible using new furnace linings and high purity charge materials. The presented data indicate that levels up to at least 3.0 wt.% are acceptable.
  • Boron (B) is normally added to wrought gamma-prime strengthened alloys in small amounts to improve elevated temperature ductility. Too much boron may lead to weldability problems. The range is up to 0.015 wt.%.
  • Tantalum (Ta) is a gamma-prime forming element in this class of alloys. It is expected that tantalum could be partially substituted for aluminum, titanium, or niobium at levels up to 1.5 wt.%.
  • Silicon (Si) can be present as an impurity.
  • Copper (Cu) can be present as an impurity originating either from the use of revert materials or during the melting and processing of the alloy itself. It is expected that Cu could be present in amounts up to at least 0.5 wt.%.
  • The use of magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) is often employed during primary melting of nickel base alloys. It is expected that levels of these elements up to 0.05 wt.% could be present in alloys of this invention.
  • Often, small amounts of certain elements are added to nickel based alloys to provide increased environmental resistance. These elements include, but are not necessarily limited to lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), and hafnium (Hf). It is expected that amounts of each of these elements up to 0.5 wt.%, especially up to 0.05 wt.% could be present in alloys of this invention.
  • Even though the samples tested were limited to wrought sheet, the alloys should exhibit comparable properties in other wrought forms (such as plates, bars, tubes, pipes, forgings, and wires) and in cast, spray-formed, or powder metallurgy forms, namely, powder, compacted powder and sintered compacted powder. Consequently, the present invention encompasses all forms of the alloy composition.
  • The combined properties of good thermal stability, resistance to strain age cracking and good creep rupture strength exhibited by this alloy make it particularly useful for fabrication into gas turbine engine components and particularly useful for transition ducts in these engines. Such components and engines containing these components can be operated at higher temperatures without failure and should have a longer service life than those components and engines currently available.
  • Although I have disclosed certain preferred embodiments of the alloy, it should be distinctly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto, but may be variously embodied within the scope of the following claims.

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  1. A nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy having a composition consisting in weight percent of: 17 to 22 chromium 8 to 15 cobalt 4.0 to 9.5 molybdenum up to 7.0 tungsten 1.28 to 1.65 aluminum 1.50 to 2.30 titanium up to 0.80 niobium 0.01 to 0.2 carbon up to 0.015 boron
    and also containing iron in an amount up to 3.0 iron
    and also containing at least one of up to 1.5 tantalum up to 0.5 copper
    and also containing at least one element of up to 0.5 magnesium up to 0.5 calcium up to 0.5 hafnium up to 0.5 zirconium up to 0.5 yttrium up to 0.5 cerium up to 0.5 lanthanum
    with a balance of nickel and impurities, the alloy further satisfying the following compositional relationships defined with elemental quantities being in terms of weight percent: 2.2 < Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb < 2.9
    Figure imgb0005
    6.5 < Mo + 0.52 W < 9.5
    Figure imgb0006
  2. The nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy of claim 1, wherein the alloy is in wrought form selected from the group consisting of sheets, plates, bars, wires, tubes, pipes, and forgings.
  3. The nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy of claim 1, wherein the alloy is in cast form.
  4. The nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy of claim 1, wherein the alloy has been spray-formed.
  5. The nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy of claim 1, wherein the alloy is in powder metallurgy form.
  6. A nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy, according to anyone of the preceeding claims, having a composition consisting in weight percent of: 17.5 to 21.3 chromium 8.3 to 14.2 cobalt 4.3 to 9.3 molybdenum up to 7.0 tungsten 1.29 to 1.63 aluminum 1.59 to 2.28 titanium up to 0.79 niobium 0.034 to 0.097 carbon 0.002 to 0.007 boron up to 2.6 iron
    with a balance of nickel and impurities, the alloy further satisfying the following compositional relationships defined with elemental quantities being in terms of weight percent: 2.35 < Al + 0.56 Ti + 0.29 Nb < 2.84
    Figure imgb0007
    7.1 < Mo + 0.52 W < 9.3
    Figure imgb0008
  7. The nickel-chromium-cobalt based alloy of claim 1 or 6, wherein the alloy is formed as a component for a gas turbine engine.
  8. A gas turbine engine of the type having a plurality of metal components wherein at least one of the metal components consists of an alloy according to claims 1 or 6.
  9. The improved gas turbine engine according to claim 9, wherein the at least one of the metal components is a transition duct.
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