EFFECT OF REMELTING IN AN ARC VACUUM FURNACE ON THE PROPERTIES OF A NICKEL-BASE HEAT-RESISTANT ALLOY

Abstract

A study was made of the effect of remelting in an arc vacuum furnace on the properties of a heat-resistant nickel-base alloy. The alloy possesses high heat resistance but not sufficient plasticity. Conclusions: (1) It is possible to obtain ingots without surface defects in an arc vacuum furnace (the volume of the shrinkage cavity is considerably reduced in ingots produced in an arc vacuum furnace; there are no sub-skin porosities, scabs, or laps); (2) remelting in an arc furnace ensures a decrease in the C, S, O, and N content in the alloy; (3) the nonmetallic inclusions are markedly reduced in an alloy melted in an arc vacuum furnace (the inclusion particles are finer and are uniformly distributed through the volume of the metal); and (4) remelting in a vacuum ensures increased tensile strength of an alloy and improvement of its plasticity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 1959
Accession Number
AD0256154

Entities

People

  • V.a. Sheremet'yev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Furnaces
  • Heat Resistant Alloys
  • Inclusions
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Properties
  • Porosity
  • Resistance
  • Tensile Strength
  • Vacuum
  • Vacuum Furnaces

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.