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The Development of Improved Performance PM UDIMET(R) THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE PM UDIMEP 720 TURBINE DISKS S. K. Jain, B. A. Ewing, C. A. Yin Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana Abstract 9. Cut-up evaluations were then performed on fully heat treated disks representative of each grain size and chemistry Udimet@ 720 is an important alloy because it exhibits an combination. This included tensile, creep rupture, fatigue crack outstanding balance of strength, temperature,and defect tolerance growth (FCG), and low cycle fatigue (LCF) testing at characteristics (Ref. 1). In its cast and wrought alloy form, it is temperatures and conditions of interest for gas turbine disk employed for turbine disk componentsutilized in a large number applications. of civil and military propulsion systems. In its powder metal (PM) alloy form, which has been shown to be very cost Test results showed supersolvus processing to an ASTM 9 target competitive with its cast and wrought counterpart, Udimet 720 grain size resulted in attractive reductions in 1200°F FCG rate exhibits superior alloy homogeneity that provides an opportunity relative to both the subsolvus processedASTM 11 PM alloys and to develop the uniform and controlled microstructures desired for cast and wrought Udimet 720 disk product subsolvus processed. advanceddesigns (Ref. 2). Becauseit was recognized that Udimet Significant improvements in both 1200°F LCF life and 1350°F 720 compositions developed for cast and wrought applications creep rupture capability were also achieved for material were not necessarilythe best for PM processing,it was decided to processedto the ASTM 9 grain size. It was observed that the study PM Udimet 720 chemistry, processing, and mechanical higher boron and boron/zirconium levels in the coarse grained property relationships. The goal of this effort was to determine if PM alloys enhanced these properties. By comparison, tensile an improved balance of performance characteristics could be testing did not show trends that could be attributed to the developed for advanced turbine disk applications. For this work, chemistry modifications, but 0.2% tensile yield strengths for the four Udimet 720 chemistry modifications involving boron, ASTM 9 material were reduced on the order of 10 ksi relative to zirconium, and hafnium additions were made to the baseline the ASTM 11 material. composition. Also representedin the program, for reference, was a contemporarybaseline PM Udimet 720 composition. From this work it was found that selected chemistry modifications, when combined with appropriate grain size To produce materials for evaluation, powder representative of control, can yield an improved balance of FCG resistance, LCF each of the five compositions was argon atomized and screened capability, creep strength, and tensile properties relative to the to a -150 mesh powder fraction and consolidated by hot isostatic baseline PM alloy as well as traditional cast and wrought Udimet pressing (HIP) technique into 30 lb billet preforms. The HIP 720 that is subsolvus processed. In particular, this work has processedbillets were then isothermally forged at two different shown promise for PM Udimet 720 alloy forms exhibiting boron forging temperatures into pancakes. After forging, selected and boron/zirconium levels that exceed baseline PM and cast and pancakeswere subsolvus and supersolvus solution heat treated to wrought Udimet 720 target levels. Based on these results, it achieve target grain sizes, respectively, of ASTM 11 and ASTM should be possible to greatly extend the performance capabilities of PM Udimet 720 turbine disks. *@Udimet is a registeredtrademark of SpecialMetals Corporation. supml10ys 2ooo Edited by T.M. Pollock, RD. Kissinger,R.R. Bowman, K.A. Green,M. McLean, S. Olson, and J.J. Schirra TMS (The Minerals, Metals &Materials Society), 2CH33 785 Introduction and processing complexity is dramatically increased. For these applications the use of PM processing affords the opportunity to Early cast and wrought Udimet 720 compositions used for disk produce cost-effective, high quality homogeneousbillet product forgings were susceptible to chemical segregation, causing wide with uniform microstructural characteristics(Ref. 3). variability in grain size and heat treatment response.As a result, extensive homogenization and billet working practices had to be Because of the opportunities PM billet processing provides for developed to improve alloy homogeneity. Problems were also the improved microstructural control demanded by new disk encountered with the formation of boride and carbide stringers designs, as well as the recognition that the compositions that can act as nucleation sites, which lead to early fatigue developed for cast and wrought applications were not necessarily cracking and premature component failure. These stringer the best for PM processing, it was decided to study PM Udimet problems were related to the alloying constituents required to 720 chemistry, processing, and mechanicalproperty relationships. promote grain boundary strengthening. The goal of this effort was to determineif an improved balance of performance characteristics could be developed for advanced Due to these difficulties, several changeswere made to the m&It turbine disk applications. practices and chemistry used for Udimet 720 disk components. As an example, melt practices were changed from a vacuum To achieve an improved balance of defect tolerance, LCF induction melt plus vacuum arc remelt double melt practice to a resistance,creep strength, and tensile strength relative to cast and vacuum induction melt plus electroslag remelt plus vacuum arc wrought Udimet 720, the work focused on two key aspectsof remelt triple melt practice to improve cleanliness and structure. disk manufacturing: a) chemistry modifications and b) isothermal Elements that can lead to stringer formation were also adjusted; forging/heat treat practices. The approach involved evaluating specifically, carbon and boron were reduced. Due to the lower subscale disk forgings produced by a HIP consolidation and carbon levels, chromium content was reduced as well to develop isothermal forging processing route. Crucible Materials a chromium/carbon balance to minimize, if not eliminate, the Corporation produced and consolidated the powders and the formation of a deleterious chromium rich sigma phase. A Ladish Company produced and heat treated the forgings to target comparison of first and current generation cast and wrought grain sizes of ASTM 9 and ASTM 11. compositions reflecting these changesis presentedin Table I. Udimet 720 Chemistry Modification Overall, the cast and wrought processing methods developed for Udimet 720 have been very successful in managing the For this work, four Udimet 720 chemistry modifications segregation related issues associated with the manufacture of involving boron, zirconium, and hafnium additions were made to relatively small cast and wrought disks. These disks typically the baseline composition (Table II). Also represented in the require forging multiple weights of up to 150 lb, and utilize 4 to program, for reference, was a standard PM Udimet 720 6-in. diameter billet. As a result, 4 and 6-in. diameter cast and composition (Alloy 1). Of the four compositions, Alloy 2 was wrought Udimet 720 billet is routinely being used to produce designedto evaluate hafnium effects relative to the baseline Alloy turbine disk forgings used in a number of Rolls-Royce 1, whereasAlloys 3 and 5 were formulated to evaluate the effect Corporation engine applications. These include AB 3007 turbofan of higher boron. Alloy 4 was designed to evaluate the effect of engines powering the Embraer RJ 135/145 and Citation X increasedboron and zirconium. This alloying approachwas taken aircraft, the AB 2100 turboprop engine powering the C-130J and as a result of previous work performed by both Rolls-Royce Saab2000 aircraft, the AE 1107 turboshaft engine used on the V- Corporation and Rolls-Royce plc. 22 Osprey tiltrotor, and the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC) T800 turboshaft engine powering the Powder Production and HIP Compaction ComancheRAH-66 helicopter. The powder for the program was produced at the Crucible Unfortunately, as disk size increasesbeyond that accommodated Research Division of the Crucible Materials Corporation by by 6 to S-in. diameter billet, segregation problems and related conventional vacuum induction melting and argon atomization. microstructural control issuesbecome significantly more difficult Two heats were made for each composition. The heats were to manage. For example, turbine disks for turbofan engines analyzed individually for major alloying elements and then powering modem wide-bodied aircraft require large loOO-lb blended. Powder characterization included scanning electron 12-in. diameter billet. As a result of increased billet size, the microscope(SEM) examination of the surface characteristicsand microstructural control and quality levels desired are very optical examination of the as-atomizedpowder microstructures. difficult to achieve using conventional cast and wrought methods Table I. Evolution of cast and wrought Udimet 720 alloy chemistries. Alloy Alloy compositions(weight percent) C Cr Co MO Ti Al W Zr B tlf Ni Firstgeneration 0.035 16.0 14.75 3.0 5.0 2.5 1.25 0.035 0.035 - Bal. Currentgeneration 0.015 16.0 14.75 3.0 5.0 2.5 1.25 0.035 0.017 - Bal. Table II. Target alloy compositions for PM Udimet 720 alloy/processmodification program. 786 Water elutriation was also conducted on -150 mesh
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