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Title: Properties of large heats of Fe sub 3 Al-based alloys

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5814038

The scaleup of three Fe{sub 3}Al-based alloys at several commercial vendors is described. The scaleup processes examined the effect of crucible materials (MgO versus Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}), melting practice, vacuum-induction melting, vacuum-arc remelting, electroslag remelting, and processing under commercial conditions. Each alloy is designed for a specific use: sulfidation resistance, room-temperature ductility, and high-temperature strength. One of the alloys was also scaled up through powder production by nitrogen-gas atomization. The scaled-up heats varied in size from 50 to 250 kg (100 to 500 lb). The ingot sizes varied from 38- to 203-mm (1 1/2- to 8-in.) diam. The scaleup processes occurred at Ametek Specialty Metal Products Division; Haynes International, Inc.; Carpenter Technology Corporation; Special Metals Corporation; and Precision Rolled Products, Inc. The processing of 102-mm-diam (4-in.) ingots at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory into plate and sheet is described in detail. Tensile and creep data on a large powder-metallurgy and cast-and-worked alloys are presented. Recommendations are made for future work on the heats scaled up in this study. 2 refs., 25 figs., 6 tabs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
5814038
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-11796; ON: DE91013268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English