Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment

This work proposes an innovative targeted regulation approach that leverages the more pronounced thermoelectric effects of electric currents on dense and fine γ’ precipitates in the friction welded joint of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloys, achieving the significant growth of γ’ phases in the...

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Main Authors: Rui Zhan, Qing Liu, Xiaoguang Li, Zixin Zhang, Chunbo Zhang, Wei Guan, Hang Liang, Lei Cui, Yongchang Liu
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2025.2492349
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Qing Liu
Xiaoguang Li
Zixin Zhang
Chunbo Zhang
Wei Guan
Hang Liang
Lei Cui
Yongchang Liu
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Qing Liu
Xiaoguang Li
Zixin Zhang
Chunbo Zhang
Wei Guan
Hang Liang
Lei Cui
Yongchang Liu
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description This work proposes an innovative targeted regulation approach that leverages the more pronounced thermoelectric effects of electric currents on dense and fine γ’ precipitates in the friction welded joint of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloys, achieving the significant growth of γ’ phases in the weld zone and heat-affected zones, while slight changes in precipitates in the base metal. Corresponding to the growth of γ’ precipitates from 12.28 to 43.16 nm only in the weld, the creep performance of friction welds significantly improved from 12.9 to 99.3 h. Detailed characterizations highlight that the remarkably targeted regulation effect is ascribed to the increased electron scattering rate caused by dense γ’ precipitates, which enhanced local thermal effects and induced high-density currents between the precipitates, collectively promoting element diffusion and corresponding γ’ precipitate growth.
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spelling doaj-art-5de5c8c13a1f4985a64e9c80f30adafa2025-08-20T02:25:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMaterials Research Letters2166-38312025-06-0113664264810.1080/21663831.2025.2492349Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatmentRui Zhan0Qing Liu1Xiaoguang Li2Zixin Zhang3Chunbo Zhang4Wei Guan5Hang Liang6Lei Cui7Yongchang Liu8School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaHarbin Welding Institute Co., Ltd., Harbin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaThis work proposes an innovative targeted regulation approach that leverages the more pronounced thermoelectric effects of electric currents on dense and fine γ’ precipitates in the friction welded joint of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloys, achieving the significant growth of γ’ phases in the weld zone and heat-affected zones, while slight changes in precipitates in the base metal. Corresponding to the growth of γ’ precipitates from 12.28 to 43.16 nm only in the weld, the creep performance of friction welds significantly improved from 12.9 to 99.3 h. Detailed characterizations highlight that the remarkably targeted regulation effect is ascribed to the increased electron scattering rate caused by dense γ’ precipitates, which enhanced local thermal effects and induced high-density currents between the precipitates, collectively promoting element diffusion and corresponding γ’ precipitate growth.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2025.2492349γ’ strengthening phasetargeted regulationhighly alloyed nickel-based superalloyfriction weldingcreep resistance improvement
spellingShingle Rui Zhan
Qing Liu
Xiaoguang Li
Zixin Zhang
Chunbo Zhang
Wei Guan
Hang Liang
Lei Cui
Yongchang Liu
Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
Materials Research Letters
γ’ strengthening phase
targeted regulation
highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy
friction welding
creep resistance improvement
title Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
title_full Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
title_fullStr Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
title_full_unstemmed Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
title_short Achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy by electric current treatment
title_sort achieving the targeted regulation of gamma prime phase in the heterogeneous friction weld of highly alloyed nickel based superalloy by electric current treatment
topic γ’ strengthening phase
targeted regulation
highly alloyed nickel-based superalloy
friction welding
creep resistance improvement
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21663831.2025.2492349
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