Occurrence and Behavior of Mo-Containing Precipitations in Nodular Cast Iron at High Temperatures

In nodular cast iron molybdenum is alloyed in the range of 0.5 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% to increase the mechanical properties for high temperature application, especially for thick-walled castings like housings of gas or steam turbines. The behaviour of Mo-precipitations in the as cast state as well as un...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dekker, L., Tonn, B.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: INTEMA - UNMdP-CONICET 2014
Acceso en línea:10 Th International Symposium on the Science and Processing of Cast Iron. 2014. Argentina: Mar del Plata 10 to 13th of November.
Aporte de:
Descripción
Sumario:In nodular cast iron molybdenum is alloyed in the range of 0.5 wt.-% to 1.5 wt.-% to increase the mechanical properties for high temperature application, especially for thick-walled castings like housings of gas or steam turbines. The behaviour of Mo-precipitations in the as cast state as well as under long exposure to heat was the object of this investigation. In the as-cast state Mo forms metastable carbidic grain-boundary precipitations with iron, silicon and carbon. These transform into stable MoC precipitations during sustained temperature influence. Furthermore, there are finely dispersed Mo-containing precipitations found in the matrix. These increase the high temperature strength of Mo-alloyed cast iron due to the Orowan mechanism and the occurrence of additional grain boundaries. However, it has been shown that these Mo-containing precipitations underlie Ostwald ripening under continuous heat exposure and a precipitation free area occurs along the ferritic grain boundary.