y’ FORMATION IN A NICKEL-BASE DISK SUPERALLOY

A streamlined,physics-based kinetic model was formulated, calibrated, and validated on a nickel-base superalloy. It was designed to be simplified and streamlined, to speed up calculations and facilitate linkage to finite element modeling thermal codes. The model describes and predicts the formation of y’ precipitates during the heat treatment process. Standardized experimental methods were employed to calibrate and initially validate the microstructure model. The model was then validated on an oil-quenched generic disk. Predictions of primary cooling y’ size and area fraction agreed well with experimental measurements over a large range of values and cooling rates.

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