Characterization of single crystal mechanical test specimens for advanced turbine applications

A series of fifteen mechanical test specimens made from a nickel-based superalloy were supplied by Siemens Westinghouse in order that Asymmetric Crystal Topography (ACT), an x-ray diffraction technique, be used to confirm which samples were single crystal samples and which samples contained low angl...

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Main Authors: Lipetzky, Kirsten G., Green, Robert E. Jr
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
MATERIALS SCIENCE
MECHANICAL TESTS
MONOCRYSTALS
NICKEL BASE ALLOYS
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
RAW MATERIALS
SILICON
SURFACES
TEXTURE
TURBINES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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Summary:A series of fifteen mechanical test specimens made from a nickel-based superalloy were supplied by Siemens Westinghouse in order that Asymmetric Crystal Topography (ACT), an x-ray diffraction technique, be used to confirm which samples were single crystal samples and which samples contained low angle grain boundaries. It had been determined (by another investigator) prior to the manufacture of the mechanical test specimens, which 'raw' material contained low angle grain boundaries and which material was single crystalline in nature. Siemens Westinghouse requisitioned the production of mechanical test specimens from several manufacturers, with specific requirements that some of the samples were to be single crystalline and that other samples were to contain low angle grain boundaries within the gauge length. Once completed, Siemens Westinghouse wanted to confirm that the samples were properly manufactured and selected a representative portion of the mechanical test samples to be examined via ACT.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.1302071