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Acta Metall Sin  2025, Vol. 61 Issue (2): 235-242    DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2022.00540
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Evolution of Microstrucutre During Static Recrystallization in FGH96 Superalloy
PENG Zichao1(), LUO Junpeng2, ZHAO Yu3, ZHOU Lei1, WANG Xuqing1, ZOU Jinwen1
1 Science and Technology on Advanced High Temperature Structural Materials Laboratory, AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
2 AECC South Industry Co. Ltd., Zhuzhou 412002, China
3 AECC Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute, Zhuzhou 412002, China
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PENG Zichao, LUO Junpeng, ZHAO Yu, ZHOU Lei, WANG Xuqing, ZOU Jinwen. Evolution of Microstrucutre During Static Recrystallization in FGH96 Superalloy. Acta Metall Sin, 2025, 61(2): 235-242.

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Abstract  

FGH96 alloy is a nickel-based superalloy that is commonly used in fabricating the turbine disks of aero engines owing of its excellent mechanical properties. Because the properties of nickel-based superalloys are determined based on their microstructure, researchers have been studying the evolution of microstructure in FGH96. However, most studies have focused on FGH96 superalloys that have undergone a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) process or a combination of HIP and hot isostatic forging. Recently, hot extrusion (HEX) has been widely used for manufacturing FGH96 superalloys; however, the research on alloys manufactured via HEX is scarce. In this study, FGH96 superalloys were solution heat-treated at temperatures ranging from 1100 oC to 1260 oC, and the evolution of their microstructure was analyzed via OM, EBSD, and TEM techniques. The mechanism of static recrystallization and the formation mechanism of Σ3 twin boundaries were also investigated. The results showed that the static recrystallization grain size and grain boundaries, including small angle boundaries, large angle boundaries, and Σ3 twin boundaries, were substantially influenced by the solution temperature. Furthermore, a distinct correlation existed between the microstructure evolution and solution temperature. The static recrystallization in the FGH96 alloy mainly occurs through the nucleation and growth of subgrains at temperatures ranging from 1100 oC to 1260 oC. During the static recrystallization process, a large number of stacking faults formed at the (111¯) close-packed plane, which improved the free energy. Therefore, to reduce the free energy, subsequent atoms were stacked symmetrically to the stacking faults, leading to the formation of Σ3 twin boundaries.

Key words:  FGH96 superalloy      solution temperature      recrystallization      Σ3 twin boundary     
Received:  24 October 2022     
ZTFLH:  TG132.32  
Corresponding Authors:  PENG Zichao, professor, Tel: (010)62498272, E-mail: pengzichaonba@126.com

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https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/10.11900/0412.1961.2022.00540     OR     https://www.ams.org.cn/EN/Y2025/V61/I2/235

Fig.1  OM images of FGH96 superalloy with different solution temperatures
(a) forged (b) 1100 oC (c) 1120 oC (d) 1140 oC (e) 1160 oC (f) 1180 oC (g) 1220 oC (h) 1260 oC
Fig.2  Grain boundary frequencies and morphologies (insets) of forged (a) and 1260 oC solution heat-treated (b) FGH96 superalloys; and relationship between frequency of LAGBs, HAGBs, and Σ3 twin boundaries and solution temperature (c) (Green line: low angle grain boundary (LAGB), black line: high angle grain boundary (HAGB), red line: Σ3 twin boundary)
Fig.3  TEM images of FGH96 superalloy with different solution temperatures
(a) 1100 oC (b) 1120 oC (c) 1140 oC (d) 1160 oC (e) 1180 oC (f) 1260 oC
Fig.4  Σ3 twins in FGH96 superalloy
(a) orientation imaging microscopy (Grain boundaries with larger than 10° misorientation angle tolerance are marked as black lines, Σ3 twin boundary as red lines)
(b) TEM image of the oval area in Fig.4a
Fig.5  Formation mechanism of Σ3 twin boundary in FGH96 superalloy (M—matrix, T—twin)
(a) TEM image of Σ3 twin boundary
(b) SAED pattern of twin boundary
(c) HRTEM image and corresponding SAED patterns of Σ3 twin boundary
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