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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2008-04-15

Journal:MATERIALS LETTERS

Included Journals:SCIE、EI

Volume:62

Issue:10-11

Page Number:1585-1588

ISSN No.:0167-577X

Key Words:superalloy; rotary magnetic field; inoculant; casting; crystal structure

Abstract:The crystal structures of superalloy IN100 ingots under the action of rotary magnetic fields and inoculants were studied with the X-ray diffractometer and the optical microscope. The results indicate that the application of rotary magnetic fields and inoculants can refine the grain of gamma matrix and increase the fraction of equiaxed grains. By initiating the 50 Hz and 150 A reversible electromagnetic stirring as soon as the molten metal was poured into the mould, which was coated with inoculant CoAl2O4, the average equiaxed grain size of IN100 superalloy ingots can be refined to 95 mu m and the fraction of equiaxed grains can be increased to 100%. The mechanisms of the grain refinement and the increment in the equiaxed fraction were proposed. The effect of the inoculant on the crystal structures of superalloy IN100 ingots was studied. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.