Author:
Madhusudan Sudhanva,Epifano Enrica,Favergeon Jérôme,Sanviemvongsak Tom,Maréchal David,Monceau Daniel
Abstract
AbstractIntergranular oxidation (IGO) of the Ni-based superalloy Inconel 718 was studied at 650 °C, 700 °C and 900 °C. The oxidized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. For all the studied temperatures, the external scale was mainly composed of Cr2O3, while the oxides along the grain boundaries were rich in Al and, to a minor extent, Ti. This was consistent with thermodynamic computations. The time evolution of the maximum depth of IGO was found to be parabolic with an apparent activation energy of 164 kJ/mol. The results of this study confirm with three temperatures that IGO kinetics can be described using an extension of the Wagner’s theory of internal oxidation, as recently suggested in the literature at 850 °C. According to this description, the mechanisms controlling the IGO kinetics of Inconel 718 are the aluminum diffusion in the alloy matrix and the oxygen diffusion along the interface between the alloy matrix and the oxidized grain boundary.
Funder
COMEHT project, French program Plan d’Investissement d’Avenir
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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