Application of Super Alloy

• Super Alloy are commonly used in gas turbine engines in regions

that are subject to high temperatures which require high strength,
excellent creep resistance, as well as corrosion and oxidation
resistance.

• In most turbine engines this is in the high pressure turbine, blades

here can face temperatures approaching if not beyond their melting
temperature. Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) play an important role
in blades allowing them to operate under such conditions, protecting
the base material from the thermal effects as well as corrosion and
oxidation.

• They are also used where corrosion by media would rule-out other
metal materials (e.g.) instead of stainless steel in acidic or saltwater
environments.
 Application of Super Alloy
Gas Turbines
Submarines

power generation
Space craft
Microstructure of Super Alloy
Use of dimensional measurement tool on semiconductor

Microstructure of nickel-based super alloy

Shrinkage defect on the fracture surface of a casting

Chemical Elements Min Max

Nickel 1.65 2.0

Molybdenum 0.3 0.65

Carbon 0.38 0.46

Phosphorus - 0.01

Sulfur - 0.01

Silicon 1.45 1.8

Titanium 0.3 0.5

Manganese 0.6 0.9

Iron 94.0 -

Chromium 0.7 0.95

Vanadium - 0.05