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The effects of molybdenum and aluminum on the thermal expansion coefficients of nickel-base alloys

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The effects of molybdenum and aluminum on the mean linear thermal expansion coefficients from room temperature to 1050°C were determined for two types of nickel-base alloys. The Solid Solution Alloys were cast and homogenized Ni-Co-Cr-Mo alloys with 0, 312, and 612 nominal wt pct molybdenum concentrations. The Gamma Prime Alloys were wrought and heat-treated Ni-Cr-Mo-Al(Ti) alloys with 0, 2, 5, and 8 nominal wt pct molybdenum in each of four aluminum plus titanium levels (3 pct Al, 412 pct Al, 6 pct Al, or 1 pct Al + 312 pct Ti nominal wt pct). Thermal expansion coefficients were determined on at least two specimens from each alloy.

It was found that molybdenum lowers the thermal expansion coefficients of both the cast Ni-Co-Cr solid solutions and the wrought Ni-Cr-Al(Ti) two-phase alloys. Both aluminum and titanium were also observed to decrease expansion coefficients in the two-phase, γ + γ, alloys. Results are discussed in terms of relative melting point effects between solute and solvent elements, and in terms of the volume fraction of the γ phase present.

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  1. Climax Molybdenum Company of Michigan, a subsidiary of AMAX, Inc., 48105, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Hugh Morrow (Manager, High Temperature Alloy Development), D. L. Sponseller (Research Supervisor, Metallurgical Development, USA) & M. Semchyshen (Manager)

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Morrow, H., Sponseller, D.L. & Semchyshen, M. The effects of molybdenum and aluminum on the thermal expansion coefficients of nickel-base alloys. Metall Trans A 6, 477 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02658405

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