Abstract
Inconel 740H® alloy is considered a leading candidate for advanced ultra-supercritical steam power generation at temperatures up to 750°C and pressures up to 35 MPa.Stable alloy microstructures for extremely long-term use are needed; however, extended exposure to high temperatures and stresses can lead to microstructural instabilities when the material is joined with other alloys, thereby decreasing component lifetime. It is, therefore, critical to understand the microstructural evolution of weldments of this alloy during high-temperature and high-pressure exposures. This research specifically aims to evaluate the effects of stress and joining processes on the lifetime of Inconel 740H welded with Thermanit 263 filler metal (based on Alloy 263™). Electron microscopy techniques were used to evaluate the evolution of γ′-precipitates, grain boundary phases, grain sizes and boundary types, weldment interfaces, and other relevant microstructural characteristics resulting from long-term exposure at elevated temperatures (650–850°C) and external stresses (53–440 MPa) during creep testing. The creep strength of Inconel 740H weldments with Alloy 263 (740H/263) as a filler metal was less than that of Inconel 740H/740H base metal because of the microstructural instability of Alloy 263 at the subject creep temperatures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1811-1821 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | JOM |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2020 |
Funding
Research sponsored by U.S. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy, Crosscutting Research Program. We are grateful to R.D. Golihue of Special Metals Corporation (SMC) for welding the Inconel 740H/Thermanit 263 plate and for providing the associated cross-weld creep specimens and the initial characterization results for the as-welded material, and to J.J. de Barbadillo and B.A.?Baker of SMC for their consultation. Student participation was made possible by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. The authors thank Jackson Spurling, Tracie Lowe, Tom Geer, Dorothy Coffey, Jeremy L. Moser, and Andr?s E. M?rquez Rossy for assistance with the experimental procedure. Research sponsored by U.S. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy, Crosscutting Research Program. We are grateful to R.D. Golihue of Special Metals Corporation (SMC) for welding the Inconel 740H/Thermanit 263 plate and for providing the associated cross-weld creep specimens and the initial characterization results for the as-welded material, and to J.J. de Barbadillo and B.A. Baker of SMC for their consultation. Student participation was made possible by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. The authors thank Jackson Spurling, Tracie Lowe, Tom Geer, Dorothy Coffey, Jeremy L. Moser, and Andrés E. Márquez Rossy for assistance with the experimental procedure.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Golihue of Special Metals Corporation | |
| U.S. DOE | |
| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Office of Fossil Energy | |
| Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education | |
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