High Temperature, Slow Strain Rate Forging of Advanced Disk Alloy Me3

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The advanced disk alloy ME3 was designed in the HSR/EPM disk program to have extended durability at 1150 to 1250 F in large disks. This was achieved by designing a disk alloy and process producing balanced monotonic, cyclic, and time-dependent mechanical properties. combined with robust processing and manufacturing characteristics. The resulting baseline alloy, processing, and supersolvus heat treatment produces a uniform, relatively fine mean grain size of about ASTM 7, with as-large-as (ALA) grain size of about ASTM 3. There is a long term need for disks with higher rim temperature capabilities than 1250 F. This would allow higher compressor exit (T3) temperatures and allow the full utilization of advanced combustor and airfoil concepts under development. Several approaches are being studied that modify the processing and chemistry of ME3, to possibly improve high temperature properties. Promising approaches would be applied to subscale material, for screening the resulting mechanical properties at these high temperatures. n obvious path traditionally employed to improve the high temperature and time-dependent capabilities of disk alloys is to coarsen the grain size. A coarser grain size than ASTM 7 could potentially be achieved by varying the forging conditions and supersolvus heat treatment. The objective of this study was to perform forging and heat treatment experiments ("thermomechanical processing experiments") on small compression test specimens of the baseline ME3 composition, to identify a viable forging process allowing significantly coarser grain size targeted at ASTM 3-5, than that of the baseline, ASTM 7.Gabb, Timothy P. and OConnor, KennethGlenn Research CenterHIGH TEMPERATURE; STRAIN RATE; FORGING; ALLOYS; DESIGN ANALYSIS; TIME DEPENDENCE; MANUFACTURING; HEAT TREATMENT; GRAIN SIZE; COMPRESSION TESTS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; AIRFOILS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1723956031
• ISBN13: 9781723956034
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"