Effects of Mg on the Fluidity and Microporosity Defects of K492M Superalloy
Author of the article: ZHOUYuhan1, YANGWenchao1, ZHANGLihui2, XIE Jun3, ZHANG Yanchao1, XINGWeijie2, FU Wenlei1, FAN Xiao
Author's Workplace:1. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; 2. Science and Technology on Advanced High Temperatures Structural Materials Laboratory, Beijing 100095, China; 3. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences High Temperature Structural Materials Research Department, Shenyang 110016, China
Key Words:K492M superalloy; microalloying of Mg; fluidity; microporosity
Abstract:
Superalloy components are constantly evolving toward more complex structures and thin-walled designs, and
misrun and microporosity potentially result from the casting process. In response to the above issues, ProCAST simulations
and experiments were used to investigate the castability of the Mg microalloyed K492M superalloy, and the influence
mechanism of Mg on fluidity and microporosity defects was also revealed. The results show that the addition of Mg can
efficiently improve the fluidity of the K492M superalloy and reduce microporosity. The longest fluidity is obtained when
the content of Mg is 0.01 wt.%, which is approximately 32.9% greater than that of the master alloy, and the microporosity
decreases from 0.033% to 0.005%. The mechanism is that the solidification temperature range and viscosity are reduced in
the Mg microalloyed K492M superalloy, which is conducive to improving the melt fluidity. Moreover, the size of the
carbides and remaining liquid phase quantity increase, and the viscosity decreases, which is beneficial for reducing the
microporosity.