US4140555A
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Nickel-base casting superalloys
Assignee: Howmet Corp
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Filing: 1977-11-07
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Granted: 1979-02-20
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Expires: 1997-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting essentially (by weight of the alloy) of 7% to 25% chromium, 02.% to 7% aluminum, 0.2% to 6% titanium, 0.01% to 0.25% carbon, up to 0.2% zirconium, up to 0.15% boron, up to 3% hafnium, at least 5% of a matrix-strengthening element selected from the group consisting of 0 to 25% cobalt, 0 to 10% molybdenum, 0 to 13% tungsten to 6% tantalum, 0 to 5% columbium, and 0 to 1.5% vanadium, a carbide shape controller selected from 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, 0.005% to 0.1% calcium, or mixtures thereof, and the balance nickel except for impurties, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium and/or calcium content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said carbide shape controller.
Inventors
- 👤 Willard Garcia
- 👤 Jerry A. Butzer
- 👤 John R. Mihalisin
- 👤 Gerald W. Hulit
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-10-27 23:28
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C19/00; C22C19/03; C22C19/05; C22C19/051; C22C19/055
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting (by weight of the alloy) of 7% to 25% chromium, 0.2% to 7% aluminum, 0.2% to 6% titanium, 0.01% to 0.25% carbon, up to 0.2% zirconium, up to 0.15% boron, up to 3% hafnium, at least 5% of a matrix-strengthening element selected from the group consisting of 0 to 25% cobalt, 0 to 10% molybdenum, 0 to 13% tungsten, 0 to 6% tantalum, 0 to 5% columbium, and 0 to 1.5% vanadium, a carbide shape controller selected from 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, 0.005% to 0.1% calcium, or mixtures thereof, and the balance nickel except for impurities said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the carbide shape controller content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said carbide shape controller.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting (by weight of the alloy) of 7% to 25% chromium, 0.2% to 7% aluminum, 0.2% to 6% titanium, 0.01% to 0.25% carbon, up to 0.2% zirconium, up to 0.15% boron, up to 3% hafnium, at least 5% of a matrix-strengthening element selected from the group consisting of 0 to 25% cobalt, 0 to 10% molybdenum, 0 to 13% tungsten, 0 to 6% tantalum, 0 to 5% columbium, and 0 to 1.5% vanadium, a carbide shape controller selected from 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, 0.005% to 0.1% calcium, or mixtures thereof, and the balance nickel except for impurities said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the carbide shape controller content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said carbide shape controller.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The superalloy of claim 1 in which the carbide shape controller is magnesium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The superalloy of claim 1 in which the carbide shape controller is calcium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The superalloy of claim 1 in which the carbide shape controller is a combination of magnesium and calcium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 11% to 13% chromium, 5.5% to 6.2% aluminum, 0.5% to 0.8% titanium, 0.05% to 0.07% carbon, 0.05% to 0.15% zirconium, 0.005% to 0.015% boron, up to 1% cobalt, 3.8% to 4.5% molybdenum, 1.8% to 2.3% tantalum plus columbium, and 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy contentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 11% to 13% chromium, 5.5% to 6.2% aluminum, 0.5% to 0.8% titanium, 0.05% to 0.07% carbon, 0.05% to 0.15% zirconium, 0.005% to 0.015% boron, up to 1% cobalt, 3.8% to 4.5% molybdenum, 1.8% to 2.3% tantalum plus columbium, and 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy contentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
143 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 13% to 15% chromium, 5.5% to 6.5% aluminum, 0.75% to 1.25% titanium, 0.08% to 0.016% carbon, 0.05% to 0.015% zirconium, 0.005% to 0.015% boron, up to 1% cobalt, molybdenum, 1.8% to 2.5% tantalum plus columbium, 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
143 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 13% to 15% chromium, 5.5% to 6.5% aluminum, 0.75% to 1.25% titanium, 0.08% to 0.016% carbon, 0.05% to 0.015% zirconium, 0.005% to 0.015% boron, up to 1% cobalt, molybdenum, 1.8% to 2.5% tantalum plus columbium, 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
152 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 8% to 10% chromium, 5.3% to 5.7% aluminum, 1.3% to 1.7% titanium, 0.13% to 0.17% carbon, 0.03% to 0.08% zirconium, 0.01% to 0.02% boron, 9 to 11% cobalt, 2.3% to 2.7% malybdenum, 9% to 11% tungsten, 1.3% to 1.7% tantalum, 0.022% to 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and in displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
152 words
A nickel-base casting superalloy consisting of, by weight of the alloy, 8% to 10% chromium, 5.3% to 5.7% aluminum, 1.3% to 1.7% titanium, 0.13% to 0.17% carbon, 0.03% to 0.08% zirconium, 0.01% to 0.02% boron, 9 to 11% cobalt, 2.3% to 2.7% malybdenum, 9% to 11% tungsten, 1.3% to 1.7% tantalum, 0.022% to 0.022% to 0.15% magnesium, and the balance nickel, said alloy in the as-cast condition having a fine grain macrostructure in thick as well as thin sections, exhibiting a microstructure having precipitated carbide particles which are substantially equi-axed in shape and well-distributed through the alloy with a substantial portion of the magnesium content of the alloy concentrated in such particles and at grain boundaries, and in displaying in its thick sections a tensile strength and elongation substantially higher than a corresponding thick-section alloy having a microstructure exhibiting script-like carbide particles substantially free internally and at grain boundaries of said magnesium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The superalloy of claim 5 in which the magnesium is replaced at least in part by 0.005% to 0.1% calcium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The superalloy of claim 6 in which the magnesium is replaced at least in part by 0.005% to 0.1% calcium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The superalloy of claim 7 in which the magnesium is replaced at least in part by 0.005% to 0.1% calcium.
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