Additive manufacturing of high-strength multiphase nanostructures in the binary Ni–Nb system for the discovery of new types of superalloys

Jones, M. R.; DelRio, F. W.; Pegues, J. W.; Lu, P.; Puckett, R.; Bobbitt, N. S.; Hardin, T. J.; Chandross, M.; Kustas, A. B.; Argibay, N.

doi:10.1557/s43578-021-00290-7

Additive manufacturing of high-strength multiphase nanostructures in the binary Ni–Nb system for the discovery of new types of superalloys

Journal Article · Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Materials Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00290-7· OSTI ID:1813879

Jones, M. R.; DelRio, F. W.; Pegues, J. W.; Lu, P.; Puckett, R.; Bobbitt, N. S.; Hardin, T. J.; Chandross, M.; Kustas, A. B.; Argibay, N.

Abstract

Ni-based superalloys have been studied extensively due to their impressive mechanical properties, including strength and creep resistance at high temperatures. Growing interest surrounding additive manufacturing (AM) methods has led to recent investigations of alloys that are traditionally difficult to process, including Ni-based superalloys. Recent work has shown that AM methods enable high-throughput materials discovery and optimization of difficult- or impractical-to-process alloys, including those with high or even majority refractory element compositions. This work focuses on AM-enabled investigations of composition-dependent mechanical and microstructural properties for Ni–Nb binary alloys. Specifically, we report on the mechanical behavior of compositionally-graded Ni _x Nb _{1− x} and uniform composition Ni _59.5 Nb _40.5 specimens made with AM. The AM fabrication process resulted in extraordinarily high strength, attributed to the formation of a dual-phase microstructure consisting of δ-Ni ₃ Nb and µ-Ni ₆ Nb ₇ intermetallic compounds with nanostructured and multimodal grain size and eutectic lamellar spacing.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI ID:: 1813879

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 36; ISSN 0884-2914

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Country of Publication:: United States

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