The effect of hydrogen and microstructure on the deformation and fracture behavior of a single crystal nickel-base superalloy. Final report Ph. D. Thesis
A study was conducted on the effects of internal hydrogen and microstructure on the deformation and fracture of a single crystal nickel-base superalloy. In particular, room temperature plane strain fracture toughness and tensile tests were performed on hydrogen-free and hydrogen charged samples of PWA 1480. The role of microstructure was incorporated by varying the levels of porosity and eutectic gamma/gamma prime through hot isostatic pressing and heat treatment. The room temperature behavior of PWA 1480 was unusual because precipitate shearing was not the primary deformation mechanism at all strains. At strains over 1 percent, dislocations were trapped in the gamma matrix and an attempt was made to relate this behavior to compositional differences between PWA 1480 and other superalloys. Another unique feature of the tensile behavior was cleavage of the eutectic gamma/gamma prime, which is believed to initiate the failure process. Fracture occurred on (111) planes and is likely a result of shear localization along these planes. Elimination of the eutectic gamma/gamma prime greatly improved the tensile ductility, but pososity had no effect on tensile properties. Large quantities of hydrogen (1.74 at. percent) were gas-phase charged into the material, but surprisingly this was not a function of the amount of porosity or eutectic gamma/gamma prime present. Desorption experiments suggest that the vast majority of hydrogen is at reversible lattice trapping sites. This large, uniform concentration of hydrogen dramatically reduced the tensile strain to failure, but only slightly affected the reduction in area. Available hydrogen embrittlement models were examined in light of these results and it was found that the hydrogen enhanced localized plasticity model can explain much of the tensile behavior. K(IC) fracture toughness tests were conducted.
- Research Organization:
- Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6736826
- Report Number(s):
- N-90-21849; NASA-CR--185219; NAS--1.26:185219
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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