Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Co-Based Superalloy Strip

In this paper, the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a deformed Co-Cr-Ni-W superalloy strip was investigated. The cold-rolled superalloy was annealed at different temperatures 500°C~1240°C for 10min. It was found that hardness increased in the range temperature 500°C~800°C, the annealing had aging strengthening effect, this was due to the fcc~hcp transformation. As the annealing temperature is higher than 800°C, the hardness decreased with the increase of the annealing temperature. There were four inflection points in the influence of annealing temperature on the hardness of the alloy, which were about 800°C,900°C,1050°Cand 1150°C. From 800°C to 900°C, the hardness of the alloy decreased rapidly, recovery and recrystallization was initial. From 900°C to 1050°C, the hardness of the alloy decreased slower, recrystallization was finished and grain growth slowly. The temperature reaches 1050°C to 1150°C, the hardness curve decreased rapidly, carbides dissolution and grain growth was considerable. Above 1150°C, the hardness tended to be stable, the grain growth of the alloy was obvious, and more annealing twins were also formed. As the annealing temperature increased, the tensile strength decreased and the elongation increased. Keywords Cobalt-base superalloy; Heat treatment; Microstructure; Mechanical Properties Yong-Ji Niu,Yue Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,china; e-mail: niuyongji@163.com Yong-Ji Niu, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Ning An, Yang Gao Beijing Beiye Functional Materials Corproration, Beijing 100192, China