Stability of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of GH984G Alloy during Long-Term Thermal Exposure

Abstract

A low cost Ni-Fe-based wrought superalloy for 700 advance ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants was developed. The stability of microstructure and mechanical properties of this alloy during long-term thermal exposure was investigated by SEM,TEM and tensile tests. The experimental results showed that the major precipitates in the alloy were spherical γ, MC and discrete M23C6 distributing along grain boundary after the long-term exposure at 700 and 750 and no harmful phases, such as σ phase and η phase, were found. However, after exposure at 800 up to 3000 h, small amount of lath-like η phase precipitated at grain boundary by consuming the surrounding γ. The η phase exhibited a fixed orientation relationship with the γ matrix. During thermal exposure γ coarsened with increasing the exposure time and exposure temperature. In addition, all major phases and their stability temperature ranges were calculated by JMatPro and these results were confirmed by the experimental results. The 700 tensile tests revealed that the alloy after exposure at 700 and 750 for 3000 h exhibited excellent ductility and strength. Therefore, the GH984G alloy possessed excellent stability of microstructure and mechanical properties between 700 and 750 up to 3000 h, and it is a promising material for 700 advance ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants.